Welcome to ESPN's fan vote, where you, the reader and sports fan, will decide which individual or team has been the most dominant in the 21st century.

In the process of […] For our second match-up, we have Zinedine Zidane's UCL-conquering Real Madrid up against a modern legend in Michael Phelps. In an op-ed published by ESPN this week, legendary swimmer Michael Phelps — who amassed the most medals of any Olympian in history over his career, some 28 medals total, including 23 golds — offered a blunt and excruciatingly candid glimpse into his state of mind in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Fans are used to seeing Michael Phelps scantily clad in a Speedo swimsuit — but for the 2014 ESPN The Magazine's The Body Issue, the Olympian strips down to his tan lines. More News. Michael Phelps will reveal all when ESPN's Body Issue hits stands July 11. Archive photo via Mike Lewis/Ola Vista Photography. Phelps, the record-setting Olympic swimmer, is one of 22 athletes appearing nude in ESPN The Magazine's The Body Issue, which features photo spreads of … Michael Phelps has admitted that the Covid-19 pandemic is taking a toll on his mental health..