Lakers guard Kobe Bryant took home his fourth NBA crown and was voted the finals Most Valuable Player.
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They have shared the last three Premier League titles, Chelsea clinching the 2005-2006 crown with a 3-0 win over Manchester United but then having to lead a guard of honour to the men from Old Trafford as they celebrated winning the championship last season at Stamford Bridge.
Since Qusay, aged 35, already controls the internal security services, the Republican Guard, and much of the lucrative oil-smuggling business, he is, in effect, already crown prince.