ESPYS 2019 Complete Winners List: US Women’s National Soccer Team Named Best Team

Tracy Morgan hosts the annual sports awards show

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Just days after their second straight World Cup victory, the U.S. women’s national soccer team won Best Team at the 2019 ESPYS Awards hosted by Tracy Morgan on Wednesday night.

Other winners included Zion Williamson (Best College Athlete), soccer star Alex Morgan (Best Female Athlete), and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Best NBA Player, Best Male Athlete).

Though the night’s nominees included luminaries like Serena Williams (who won for Best Female Tennis Player) and Kevin Durant, the biggest stars of the show were members of the women’s national soccer team, who arrived in L.A. from their World Cup Finals victory parade in New York City earlier Wednesday.

Among other highlights, the St. Louis Blues’ Stanley Cup victory nabbed the team Best Comeback. And for the first time ever, all the nominees for Best Male Athlete — Patrick Mahomes, Mookie Betts, Antetokounmpo and Brooks Koepka — were rookies to the category.

See the full list of winners below.

Best Male Athlete: Giannis Antetokounmpo

Best Female Athlete: Alex Morgan

Best Breakthrough Athlete: Saquon Barkley

Best Game: Rams defeat Chiefs on Monday Night Football

Best College Athlete: Zion Williamson

Best Record Breaking Performance: Drew Brees

Best Play: Katelyn Ohashi

Best Viral Sports Moment: Katelyn Ohashi’s perfect 10

Best Upset: Andy Ruiz Jr. defeats Anthony Joshua

Best International Men’s Soccer Player: Lionel Messi

Best International Women’s Soccer Player: Sam Kerr

Best NFL Player: Patrick Mahomes

Best MLB Player: Christian Yelich

Best NHL Player: Alexander Ovechkin

Best Driver: Kyle Busch

Best NBA Player: Giannis Antetokounmpo

Best WNBA Player: Breanna Stewart

Best Boxer: Canelo Álvarez

Best MMA Fighter: Daniel Cormier

Best Male Golfer: Brooks Koepka

Best Female Golfer: Brooke Henderson

Best Male Tennis Player: Roger Federer

Best Female Tennis Player: Serena Williams

Best Male Action Sports Athlete: Nyjah Huston

Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Chloe Kim

Best Jockey: Mike Smith

Best Male Athlete with a Disability: Mark Barr

Best Female Athlete with a Disability: Allysa Seely

Best Bowler: Norm Duke

Best MLS Player: Zlatan Ibrahimović

Best NWSL Player: Sam Kerr

Best Esports Moment: oLarry returns to NBA2k

Best WWE Moment: Roman Reigns returns to WWE Raw

Best Team: US Women’s National Soccer Team

Best Moment: Lindsey Vonn, Rob Gronkowski, and Dwyane Wade

Best Comeback: St. Louis Blues win the Stanley Cup

SPECIAL AWARDS

Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Rob Mendez

Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: Bill Russell

Pat Tillman Award for Service: Kirstie Ennis

Best Coach: Jim Calhoun

The 2019 ESPYS Awards aired live on ABC at 8:00 p.m. EDT, from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

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