Globe Soccer Awards
Globe Soccer Awards | |
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Sponsored by | Tik Tok |
Country | United Arab Emirates[1] |
First awarded | 2010 |
Currently held by | Kylian Mbappe (2nd award) |
Most awards | Cristiano Ronaldo (6 awards) |
Website | globesoccer.com |
The Globe Soccer Awards are awards which acknowledge achievements in football.[2] It is organized by Globe Soccer and involves participation from international football organizations such as UEFA,[3][4] UAE Pro League,[4] ECA (European Clubs Association),[3][4] and EFAA (European Association of Football Agents) in an annual event held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[5][6]
The annual ceremony of the event is attended by international football players, coaches, and celebrities.[7]
History
[edit]Founded in 2010 by Ricardo Silva, Jeorge Mendes & Tommaso Bendoni, the first edition of the Globe Soccer Awards started with three categories, expanding to six in 2011 and to ten by 2012.[8] Over the years, the number of awards and categories has increased, mirroring the growth and diversification of global football.[8] The focus on women's football at the Globe Soccer Awards has also increased with specific categories introduced for achievements in women's football.[8]
Selection process
[edit]The awards are given to individuals and entities within the football industry for their achievements.[9] The selection process for award recipients involves two stages of voting, where football fans worldwide participate.[10] In the first stage, the public selects the finalists from a set of nominees.[9][10] In the second stage, the final decision is made by both public votes and a jury comprising football professionals such as journalists, agents, coaches, and ex-players.[9][11][10]
Winners
[edit]2010
[edit]- In December 2010, during the closing gala, the Audi Football Night, the winners of the Globe Soccer Awards were announced:[12]
List | Wins | Team |
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Best Agent of the Year | Jorge Mendes | - |
Best Director of the Year | Miguel Ángel Gil Marín | Atlético Madrid |
Best Club Director Career Award | Adriano Galliani | Milan |
2011
[edit]List | Wins | Team |
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Best Player of the Year | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid |
Best Media Attraction in Football | Cristiano Ronaldo | |
Best Club of the Year | Barcelona | - |
Player Career Award | Alessandro Del Piero | Juventus |
Best Agent of the Year | Jorge Mendes | - |
Career Award | Pinto da Costa |
2012
[edit]- In December 2012, 10 awards were awarded in Dubai:[14]
List | Wins | Team |
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Best Player of the Year | Radamel Falcao | Atlético Madrid |
Best Club of the Year | Atlético Madrid | - |
Player Career Award | Eric Abidal | Barcelona |
Best Player of the 20th Century | Diego Maradona | - |
Best Agent of the Year | Jorge Mendes | |
Agent Career Award | Rob Jansen | |
Best Coach of the Year | José Mourinho | Real Madrid |
Best Goal Scorer of the UAE | Hassan Mohamed | Dubai CSC |
Best Media Attraction in Football | José Mourinho | Real Madrid |
Career Award | Michel Platini | - |
2013
[edit]- In December 2013, 11 awards were awarded in Dubai:[15]
List | Wins | Team |
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Best Player of the Year | Franck Ribery | Bayern Munich |
Best Agent of the Year | Jorge Mendes | - |
Agent Career Award | Giovanni Branchini | |
Player Career Award | Deco | |
Best Coach of the Year | Antonio Conte | Juventus |
Coach Career Award | Pep Guardiola | Bayern Munich |
Best Media Attraction in Football | Pep Guardiola | |
Best Club of the Year | Bayern Munich | |
Player Career Award | Xavi | Barcelona |
Best Coach in the GCC | Mahdi Ali | United Arab Emirates |
Fans' Favourite Player | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid |
2014
[edit]- In December 2014, 13 awards were awarded in Dubai:[16]
List | Wins | Team |
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Best Player of the Year | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid |
Marca Fans' Favourite Player | Cristiano Ronaldo | |
Best Agent of the Year | Jorge Mendes | - |
Player Career Award | Filippo Inzaghi | |
Best Coach of the Year | Carlo Ancelotti | Real Madrid |
Best Media Attraction in Football | Carlo Ancelotti | |
Best Club of the Year | Real Madrid | |
Best President of the Year | Florentino Pérez | |
Best Revelation Player of the Year | James Rodríguez | |
Best Referee of the Year | Nicola Rizzoli | - |
Best Media Executive | Riccardo Silva | |
Best Arab Player of The Year | Medhi Benatia | |
Special Award[17] | Atlético Madrid | Atlético Madrid |
Riccardo Montolivo | Milan | |
Vadim Vasilyev | Monaco |
2015
[edit]List | Wins | Team |
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Best Player of the Year | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
Best Agent of the Year | Jorge Mendes | - |
Player Career Award | Andrea Pirlo | |
Frank Lampard | ||
Best Coach of the Year | Marc Wilmots | Belgium |
Best Media Attraction in Football | Barcelona | Barcelona |
Best Club of the Year | Barcelona | |
Best President of the Year | Josep Maria Bartomeu | |
Best Referee of the Year | Ravshan Irmatov | - |
Best Club Academy | Benfica | Benfica |
Best GCC Player of the Year | Yasser Al-Shahrani | Al-Hilal |
Best Transfer Market Club Award | Monaco | - |
2016
[edit]- In December 2016, 15 awards were awarded in Dubai:[20]
List | Wins | Team |
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Best Player of the Year | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid |
Goodwill Award | Cristiano Ronaldo | |
Best Club of the Year | Real Madrid | |
Best President of the Year | Florentino Pérez | |
Best Coach of the Year | Fernando Santos | Portugal |
Best Referee of the Year | Mark Clattenburg | - |
Best GCC Player of the Year | Omar Abdulrahman | Al Ain |
Best GCC Club of the Year | Al-Hilal | Al-Hilal |
Best Arab Player of the Year | Mohamed Salah | Roma |
Best Chinese Player of the Year | Zheng Zhi | Guangzhou Evergrande |
Best Agent of the Year | Mino Raiola | - |
Player Career Award | Javier Zanetti | |
Samuel Eto'o | ||
Special Award | Unai Emery | |
Best Sports Media Agency of the Year | MP & Silva |
2017
[edit]- In December 2017, 14 awards were awarded in Dubai:[21]
List | Wins | Team |
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Best Player of the Year | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid |
Best Club of the Year | Real Madrid | |
Best Coach of the Year | Zinedine Zidane | |
Best League of the Year | La Liga | - |
Best Referee of the Year | Felix Brych | |
Player Career Award | Francesco Totti | |
Carles Puyol | ||
Coach Career Award | Marcello Lippi | |
Best Arab National Team Coach | Héctor Cúper | Egypt |
Best Arab National Team | Saudi Arabia | - |
Best Agent of the Year | Jorge Mendes | |
Best Football Executive Award | Vadim Vasilyev | Monaco |
Sport Business Award | Ferran Soriano | Manchester City New York City Melbourne City |
Master Coach Special Award | Diego Simeone | Atlético Madrid |
2018
[edit]- In January 2019, 13 awards were awarded in Dubai:[22]
List | Wins | Team |
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Best Player of the Year | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid Juventus |
Globe Soccer 433 Fans' Award | Cristiano Ronaldo | |
Best Club of the Year | Atlético Madrid | - |
Best Coach of the Year | Didier Deschamps | France |
Best Goalkeeper of the Year | Alisson | Roma Liverpool |
Best Agent of the Year | Jorge Mendes | - |
Special Career Award | Zvonimir Boban | |
Player Career Award | Ronaldo | |
Blaise Matuidi | ||
Coach Career Award | Fabio Capello | |
Best Sporting Director of the Year | Fabio Paratici | Juventus |
Arab Player Career Award | Sami Al-Jaber | - |
Best Arab Referee of the Year | Mohammed Abdulla |
2019
[edit]- In December 2019, 16 awards were awarded in Dubai:[23]
List | Wins | Team |
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Best Men's Player of the Year | Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus |
Best Revelation Player | João Félix | Benfica Atlético Madrid |
Best Women's Player of the Year | Lucy Bronze | Lyon |
Best Referee of the Year | Stéphanie Frappart | - |
Player Career Award | Miralem Pjanić | |
Ryan Giggs | ||
Best Partnership of the Year Award by Sport Business | Manchester City SAP |
Manchester City |
Best Agent of the Year | Jorge Mendes | - |
Best Academy of the Year | Ajax Benfica |
- |
Best Young Arab Player of the Year | Achraf Hakimi | Borussia Dortmund |
Best Arab Club Award | Al-Hilal | - |
Best Arab Player Award | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr |
Best Coach of the Year | Jürgen Klopp | Liverpool |
Best Club of the Year | Liverpool | |
Best Goalkeeper of the Year | Alisson | |
Best Sporting Director of the Year | Andrea Berta | Atlético Madrid |
2020
[edit]- In December 2020, 10 awards were awarded in Dubai:[24]
List | Wins | Team |
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Player of the Century 2001–2020 | Cristiano Ronaldo | - |
Player of the Year | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich |
Coach of the Century 2001–2020 | Pep Guardiola | - |
Coach of the Year | Hansi Flick | Bayern Munich |
Club of the Century 2001–2020 | Real Madrid | - |
Club of the Year | Bayern Munich | |
Top Title Winners in the Middle East | Al Ahly | |
Agent of the Century 2001–2020 | Jorge Mendes | |
Player Career Award | Iker Casillas | |
Gerard Piqué |
2021
[edit]- In December 2021, 17 awards were awarded in Dubai:[25]
List | Wins | Team |
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Top Goal Scorer of All Time | Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus Manchester United |
Maradona Award for Best Goal Scorer of the Year |
Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich |
TikTok Fans' Player of the Year | Robert Lewandowski | |
Best Coach of the Year | Roberto Mancini | Italy |
Best Defender of the Year | Leonardo Bonucci | Juventus |
Best Goalkeeper of the Year | Gianluigi Donnarumma | Milan Paris Saint-Germain |
Best Men's Player of the Year | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain |
Best Women's Player of the Year | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona |
Player Career Award | Ronaldinho | - |
Best Men's Club of the Year | Chelsea | |
Best Women's Club of the Year | Barcelona | |
Best Youth Academy in Africa | ZED | |
Best Agent of the Year | Federico Pastorello | |
Special Innovation award | Serie A | |
Best Esports player of the Year | Msdossary7 | |
Best Sporting Director of the Year | Txiki Begiristain | Manchester City |
Best National Team of the Year | Italy | - |
2022
[edit]List | Wins | Team |
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Best Men's Player of the Year | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid |
TikTok Fans' Player of the Year | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool |
Best Women's Player of the Year | Alexia Putellas | Barcelona |
Best Defender of All Time | Sergio Ramos | - |
Executive Career Award | Adriano Galliani | |
Coach Career Award | Unai Emery | |
Best Youth Team of the Year | Benfica | |
Best Transfer Deal of the Year | Erling Haaland | Manchester City |
Best Scout of the Year | Juni Calafat | Real Madrid |
Best Sporting Director of the Year | Paolo Maldini Frederic Massara |
Milan |
Best President of the Year | Florentino Pérez | Real Madrid |
Best Coach of the Year | Carlo Ancelotti | |
Best Women's Club of the Year | Lyon | - |
Best Men's Club of the Year | Real Madrid | |
Emerging Player of the Year | Victor Osimhen | Napoli |
Best Agent of the Year | Jorge Mendes | - |
CNN Off the Pitch Award | Didier Drogba Foundation | |
Best Executive of the Year | Jose Angel Sanchez | Real Madrid |
Agent Career Award | René Ramos | - |
Player Career Award | Wayne Rooney | |
Zlatan Ibrahimović | ||
Romário |
Digital Awards Winners
List | Wins |
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Best Football YouTube Creator | Zabalive |
Best Football Esports Player | Tuga810 |
Best Football Social Media Influencer | Khaby Lame |
Best Football TikTok Creator | Alnoufali_7 |
2023
[edit]- On 19 January 2024, the following 18 awards were awarded in Dubai for the calendar year 2023:[31]
List | Wins | Team |
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Best Men's Player of the Year | Erling Haaland | Manchester City |
Fans' Favourite Player of the Year | Cristiano Ronaldo | Al-Nassr |
Best Women's Player of the Year | Aitana Bonmatí | Barcelona |
Best Men's Club | Manchester City | - |
Best Coach | Pep Guardiola | Manchester City |
Best President | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |
Best Women's Club | Barcelona | - |
Best Middle East Player | Cristiano Ronaldo | Al-Nassr |
Power House Emerging Player | Jude Bellingham | Borussia Dortmund Real Madrid |
Best Midfielder of the Year | Rodri | Manchester City |
Best Goalkeeper of the Year | Ederson | |
Player Career Award | Casemiro | Manchester United |
Maradona Award for Best Goal Scorer of the Year | Cristiano Ronaldo | Al-Nassr |
Best Agent of the Year | Jorge Mendes | - |
Player Career Award | John Terry | |
Best Sporting Director | Cristiano Giuntoli | Napoli Juventus |
Coach Career Award | Lionel Scaloni | Argentina |
Best Middle East Club | Al Ahly | - |
Digital Awards Winners
- Recipients of 2023 Digital Awards were:[31]
List | Wins |
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Best Video Creator | Asgari_freestyle |
Best Esports Player | Msdossary7 |
Best Digital Journalist | Fabrizio Romano |
Best Social Media Influencer | Alnoufali_7 |
Serie A - Best Content by a Player | Rafael Leão |
Serie A - Best Digital Content | Roma |
Best Middle East Media Company | Saudi Media Company |
Best Middle East Academy | ZED |
2024 – Europe Edition
[edit]- On 29 May 2024, the following 14 awards were awarded in Sardinia, Italy for the calendar year 2024 in the first Europe Edition:[32]
List | Wins | Team |
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Best Men's Player of the Year | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain |
Best Men's Club | Manchester City | - |
Best Women's Club | Barcelona | |
Best Coach | Xabi Alonso | Bayer Leverkusen |
Coach Career Award | Luciano Spalletti | Italy |
Player Career Award | Gianluigi Buffon | - |
Best Coach Premier League | Mikel Arteta | Arsenal |
Revelation Award | Atalanta | - |
Comeback Award | Como | |
Football Leadership Award | Nasser Al-Khelaifi | Paris Saint-Germain |
Special Career Award | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | - |
Gigi Riva | ||
Emerging Player | Lamine Yamal | Barcelona |
Sportsmanship Award | Gianluca Pessotto | - |
Best Goal Scorer | Harry Kane | Bayern Munich |
Awards of the Century
[edit]Player of the 20th century
[edit]At the 2012 Globe Soccer Awards ceremony, the organisation decided to award a special award to recognise the best Player of the 20th Century.[33][34]
- Player of the 20th century: Diego Armando Maradona (Argentinos Juniors/Boca Juniors/Barcelona/Napoli/Sevilla/Newell's Old Boys/Argentina)
21st Century Awards
[edit]Similarly, at the Globe Soccer 2020 Awards ceremony, the organisation decided to simultaneously award a series of special awards known as the 21st Century Awards, which seek to recognise the most important figures in football in the period 2001–2020. The award ceremony was attended by different personalities linked to the world of football, in which highlights the president of FIFA Gianni Infantino who had delivered a speech at the conference.[35][36]
- Player of the 21st century: Cristiano Ronaldo (Sporting CP/Manchester United/Real Madrid/Juventus/Al Nassr/Portugal)
- Coach of the 21st Century: Pep Guardiola (Barcelona/Bayern Munich/Manchester City)
- Club of the 21st Century: Real Madrid
- Agent of the 21st Century: Jorge Mendes
Best Player of the Year Award
[edit]By year
[edit]- 2011 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
- 2012 – Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid)
- 2013 – Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich)
- 2014 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) (2)
- 2015 – Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
- 2016 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) (3)
- 2017 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) (4)
- 2018 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) (5)
- 2019 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) (6)
- 2020 – Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
- 2021 – Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
- 2022 – Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
- 2023 – Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
- 2024 – Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) (2)
By player
[edit]Best Coach of the Year Award
[edit]- 2012 – José Mourinho (Real Madrid)
- 2013 – Antonio Conte (Juventus)
- 2014 – Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
- 2015 – Marc Wilmots (Belgium)
- 2016 – Fernando Santos (Portugal)
- 2017 – Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)
- 2018 – Didier Deschamps (France)
- 2019 – Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool)
- 2020 – Hansi Flick (Bayern Munich)
- 2021 – Roberto Mancini (Italy)
- 2022 – Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid) (2)
- 2023 – Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
- 2024 – Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen)
Best Agent of the Year Award
[edit]- 2010 – Jorge Mendes
- 2011 – Jorge Mendes (2)
- 2012 – Jorge Mendes (3)
- 2013 – Jorge Mendes (4)
- 2014 – Jorge Mendes (5)
- 2015 – Jorge Mendes (6)
- 2016 – Mino Raiola
- 2017 – Jorge Mendes (7)
- 2018 – Jorge Mendes (8)
- 2019 – Jorge Mendes (9)
- 2021 – Federico Pastorello
- 2022 – Jorge Mendes (10)
- 2023 – Jorge Mendes (11)
By agent
[edit]- Jorge Mendes – 11 wins
- Mino Raiola – 1 win
- Federico Pastorello – 1 win
Best Club of the Year Award
[edit]- 2011 – Barcelona
- 2012 – Atlético Madrid
- 2013 – Bayern Munich
- 2014 – Real Madrid
- 2015 – Barcelona (2)
- 2016 – Real Madrid (2)
- 2017 – Real Madrid (3)
- 2018 – Atlético Madrid (2)
- 2019 – Liverpool
- 2020 – Bayern Munich (2)
- 2021 – Chelsea
- 2022 – Real Madrid (4)
- 2023 – Manchester City
- 2024 – Manchester City (2)
By team
[edit]Rank | Team | Wins |
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1 | Real Madrid | 4 |
2 | Atlético Madrid | 2 |
Barcelona | ||
Bayern Munich | ||
Manchester City | ||
3 | Chelsea | 1 |
Liverpool |
See also
[edit]- The Best FIFA Football Awards
- FIFA Fair Play Award
- FIFPro World11
- UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award
- Bravo Award
- Golden Boy
- Golden Player
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