Madrid, April 18 -- Legends of sport, past and present, will gather in Madrid next week to honour the greatest sportsmen and women of the year at the 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards - the Athletes' Awards.

Laureus Ambassador Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history and winner of five Laureus Statuettes, will be one of the special guests at the gala event to be held at the Cibeles Palace on the evening of April 20, according to a press release.

Joining her will be two of football's most recognisable characters: Xavi Hernandez, who played more than 1,000 professional games, mainly for FC Barcelona whom he also managed, and was a World Cup winner for Spain in 2010; and Fabio Capello, now a Laureus Ambassador, who coached club s...