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The term Team Europe is used in a number of sports to designate a unified team of European countries in several sports competitions. Whilst neither the European Union nor the Council of Europe are countries themselves, European teams have been formed to compete in several international competitions. The most famous of these is the Ryder Cup in golf which sees a European team play against a team from the USA in even-numbered years. In football, a selection of European footballers play occasionally for charity games and anniversary games in the Europe XI team.

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Examples of competitions featuring a European team

"Team Europe" is the official designation of the team representing Europe in several international competitions

Europe vs. USA

  • Ryder Cup — Biennial men's professional golf event
  • Solheim Cup — Biennial women's professional golf event
  • Arnold Palmer Cup — Annual men's amateur golf event featuring college/university players
  • Mosconi Cup — Annual Nine-ball pool competition
  • Weber Cup — Annual Ten-pin bowling competition

    • Europe vs. Asia

  • EurAsia Cup — Biennial men's professional golf event
  • Royal Trophy — Defunct men's professional golf event from 2006 to 2013, replaced by the EurAsia Cup.
  • Bonallack Trophy — Biennial men's amateur golf event (Team Europe vs. Team Asia/Pacific)
  • Euro-Asia Cup — Table tennis

    • Other

  • Fightmaster Cup — Biennial golf event involving players with the use of one arm only (Team Europe vs. Team North America)
  • Continental Cup of Curling — Curling
  • IAAF World Cup — Athletics
  • NFL Global Junior Championship — American football
  • 2016 World Cup of Hockey (team) — Ice hockey
    • Note that in the above sports there also exist national teams taking part in other competitions.

    Junior Events

  • Junior Ryder Cup — Biennial golf event based on the Ryder Cup
  • Junior Solheim Cup — Biennial golf event for girls aged 12 to 18, based on the Solheim Cup

    • Competitions featuring a Europe team

    Note that in the above sports there also exist national teams taking part in other competitions

    References

    Team Europe Wikipedia
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