Globe Soccer Awards

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Globe Soccer Awards
Globe Soccer Awards.jpg
Trophies awarded at the 2010 ceremony
CountryUAE [1]
First awarded2010
Currently held by Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappe (2nd award)
Most awards Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo (6 awards)
Website globesoccer.com

The Globe Soccer Awards also known as the Dubai d'Or 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]

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The annual ceremony of the event is attended by international football players, coaches, and celebrities. [7] le trophée n'est pas reconnu par la FIFA

History

Founded in 2010 by 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

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

2010

ListWinsTeam
Best Agent of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Mendes -
Best Director of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Gil Marín Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid
Best Club Director Career Award Flag of Italy.svg Adriano Galliani Flag of Italy.svg Milan

2011

ListWinsTeam
Best Player of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Best Media Attraction in Football Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo
Best Club of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona -
Player Career Award Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Del Piero Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Best Agent of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Mendes -
Career Award Flag of Portugal.svg Pinto da Costa

2012

ListWinsTeam
Best Player of the Year Flag of Colombia.svg Radamel Falcao Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid
Best Club of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid -
Player Career Award Flag of France.svg Eric Abidal Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Best Player of the 20th Century Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Maradona -
Best Agent of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Mendes
Agent Career Award Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Jansen
Best Coach of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg José Mourinho Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Best Goal Scorer of the UAE Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hassan Mohamed Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai CSC
Best Media Attraction in Football Flag of Portugal.svg José Mourinho Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Career Award Flag of France.svg Michel Platini -

2013

ListWinsTeam
Best Player of the Year Flag of France.svg Franck Ribery Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Best Agent of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Mendes -
Agent Career Award Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Branchini
Player Career Award Flag of Portugal.svg Deco
Best Coach of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Conte Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Coach Career Award Flag of Spain.svg Pep Guardiola Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Best Media Attraction in Football Flag of Spain.svg Pep Guardiola
Best Club of the Year Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Player Career Award Flag of Spain.svg Xavi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Best Coach in the GCC Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mahdi Ali Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
Fans' Favourite Player Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid

2014

ListWinsTeam
Best Player of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Marca Fans' Favourite Player Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo
Best Agent of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Mendes -
Player Career Award Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Inzaghi
Best Coach of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Ancelotti Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Best Media Attraction in Football Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Ancelotti
Best Club of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Best President of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Florentino Pérez
Best Revelation Player of the Year Flag of Colombia.svg James Rodríguez
Best Referee of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Rizzoli -
Best Media Executive Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Silva
Best Arab Player of The Year Flag of Morocco.svg Medhi Benatia
Special Award [17] Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid
Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Montolivo Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Flag of Russia.svg Vadim Vasilyev Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco

2015

ListWinsTeam
Best Player of the Year Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Best Agent of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Mendes -
Player Career Award Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Pirlo
Flag of England.svg Frank Lampard
Best Coach of the Year Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Wilmots Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Best Media Attraction in Football Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Best Club of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Best President of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Josep Maria Bartomeu
Best Referee of the Year Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Ravshan Irmatov -
Best Club Academy Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica
Best GCC Player of the Year Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yasser Al-Shahrani Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Best Transfer Market Club Award Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco -

2016

ListWinsTeam
Best Player of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Goodwill Award Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo
Best Club of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Best President of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Florentino Pérez
Best Coach of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Fernando Santos Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
Best Referee of the Year Flag of England.svg Mark Clattenburg -
Best GCC Player of the Year Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Omar Abdulrahman Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain
Best GCC Club of the Year Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Best Arab Player of the Year Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah Flag of Italy.svg Roma
Best Chinese Player of the Year Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Zhi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande
Best Agent of the Year Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mino Raiola -
Player Career Award Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Zanetti
Flag of Cameroon.svg Samuel Eto'o
Special Award Flag of Spain.svg Unai Emery
Best Sports Media Agency of the Year Flag of England.svg MP & Silva

2017

ListWinsTeam
Best Player of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Best Club of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Best Coach of the Year Flag of France.svg Zinedine Zidane
Best League of the Year Flag of Spain.svg La Liga -
Best Referee of the Year Flag of Germany.svg Felix Brych
Player Career Award Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Totti
Flag of Spain.svg Carles Puyol
Coach Career Award Flag of Italy.svg Marcello Lippi
Best Arab National Team Coach Flag of Argentina.svg Héctor Cúper Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
Best Arab National Team Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia -
Best Agent of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Mendes
Best Football Executive Award Flag of Russia.svg Vadim Vasilyev Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco
Sport Business Award Flag of Spain.svg Ferran Soriano Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Flag of the United States.svg New York City
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne City
Master Coach Special Award Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Simeone Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid

2018

ListWinsTeam
Best Player of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Globe Soccer 433 Fans' Award Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo
Best Club of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid -
Best Coach of the Year Flag of France.svg Didier Deschamps Flag of France.svg France
Best Goalkeeper of the Year Flag of Brazil.svg Alisson Flag of Italy.svg Roma
Flag of England.svg Liverpool
Best Agent of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Mendes -
Special Career Award Flag of Croatia.svg Zvonimir Boban
Player Career Award Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo
Flag of France.svg Blaise Matuidi
Coach Career Award Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Capello
Best Sporting Director of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Paratici Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Arab Player Career Award Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sami Al-Jaber -
Best Arab Referee of the Year Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammed Abdulla

2019

ListWinsTeam
Best Men's Player of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Best Revelation Player Flag of Portugal.svg João Félix Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica
Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid
Best Women's Player of the Year Flag of England.svg Lucy Bronze Flag of France.svg Lyon
Best Referee of the Year Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Frappart -
Player Career Award Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Miralem Pjanić
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Giggs
Best Partnership of the Year Award by Sport Business Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Flag of Germany.svg SAP
Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Best Agent of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Mendes -
Best Academy of the Year Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax
Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica
-
Best Young Arab Player of the Year Flag of Morocco.svg Achraf Hakimi Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
Best Arab Club Award Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal -
Best Arab Player Award Flag of Morocco.svg Abderrazak Hamdallah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Best Coach of the Year Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Klopp Flag of England.svg Liverpool
Best Club of the Year Flag of England.svg Liverpool
Best Goalkeeper of the Year Flag of Brazil.svg Alisson
Best Sporting Director of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Berta Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid

2020

ListWinsTeam
Player of the Century 2001–2020 Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo -
Player of the Year Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Coach of the Century 2001–2020 Flag of Spain.svg Pep Guardiola -
Coach of the Year Flag of Germany.svg Hansi Flick Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Club of the Century 2001–2020 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid -
Club of the Year Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Top Title Winners in the Middle East Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
Agent of the Century 2001–2020 Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Mendes
Player Career Award Flag of Spain.svg Iker Casillas
Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Piqué

2021

ListWinsTeam
Top Goal Scorer of All Time Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Maradona Award
for Best Goal Scorer of the Year
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
TikTok Fans' Player of the Year Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski
Best Coach of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Mancini Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Best Defender of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Leonardo Bonucci Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Best Goalkeeper of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Gianluigi Donnarumma Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Best Men's Player of the Year Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappé Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Best Women's Player of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Alexia Putellas Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Player Career Award Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldinho -
Best Men's Club of the Year Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Best Women's Club of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Best Youth Academy in Africa Flag of Egypt.svg ZED
Best Agent of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Federico Pastorello
Special Innovation award Flag of Italy.svg Serie A
Best Esports player of the Year Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Msdossary7
Best Sporting Director of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Txiki Begiristain Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Best National Team of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Italy -

2022

ListWinsTeam
Best Men's Player of the Year Flag of France.svg Karim Benzema Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
TikTok Fans' Player of the Year Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Salah Flag of England.svg Liverpool
Best Women's Player of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Alexia Putellas Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Best Defender of All Time Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Ramos -
Executive Career Award Flag of Italy.svg Adriano Galliani
Coach Career Award Flag of Spain.svg Unai Emery
Best Youth Team of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica
Best Transfer Deal of the Year Flag of Norway.svg Erling Haaland Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Best Scout of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Juni Calafat Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Best Sporting Director of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Maldini
Flag of Italy.svg Frederic Massara
Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Best President of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Florentino Pérez Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Best Coach of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Ancelotti
Best Women's Club of the Year Flag of France.svg Lyon -
Best Men's Club of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Emerging Player of the Year Flag of Nigeria.svg Victor Osimhen Flag of Italy.svg Napoli
Best Agent of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Mendes -
CNN Off the Pitch Award Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Didier Drogba Foundation
Best Executive of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Jose Angel Sanchez Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Agent Career Award Flag of Spain.svg René Ramos-
Player Career Award Flag of England.svg Wayne Rooney
Flag of Sweden.svg Zlatan Ibrahimović
Flag of Brazil.svg Romário

Digital Awards Winners

ListWins
Best Football YouTube Creator Flag of Spain.svg Zabalive
Best Football Esports Player Flag of Portugal.svg Tuga810
Best Football Social Media Influencer Flag of Senegal.svg Khaby Lame
Best Football TikTok Creator Flag of Oman.svg Alnoufali_7

2023

ListWinsTeam
Best Men's Player of the Year Flag of Norway.svg Erling Haaland Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Fans' Favourite Player of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Best Women's Player of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Aitana Bonmatí Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Best Men's Club Flag of England.svg Manchester City -
Best Coach Flag of Spain.svg Pep Guardiola Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Best President Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Best Women's Club Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona -
Best Middle East Player Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Power House Emerging Player Flag of England.svg Jude Bellingham Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Best Midfielder of the Year Flag of Spain.svg Rodri Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Best Goalkeeper of the Year Flag of Brazil.svg Ederson
Player Career Award Flag of Brazil.svg Casemiro Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Maradona Award for Best Goal Scorer of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
Best Agent of the Year Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Mendes -
Player Career Award Flag of England.svg John Terry
Best Sporting Director Flag of Italy.svg Cristiano Giuntoli Flag of Italy.svg Napoli
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Coach Career Award Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Scaloni Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Best Middle East Club Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly -

Digital Awards Winners

ListWins
Best Video Creator Flag of Iran.svg Asgari_freestyle
Best Esports Player Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Msdossary7
Best Digital Journalist Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Romano
Best Social Media Influencer Flag of Oman.svg Alnoufali_7
Serie A - Best Content by a Player Flag of Italy.svg Rafael Leão
Serie A - Best Digital Content Flag of Italy.svg Roma
Best Middle East Media Company Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Media Company
Best Middle East Academy Flag of Egypt.svg ZED

2024 – Europe Edition

ListWinsTeam
Best Men's Player of the Year Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappé Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Best Men's Club Flag of England.svg Manchester City -
Best Women's Club Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Best Coach Flag of Spain.svg Xabi Alonso Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen
Coach Career Award Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Spalletti Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Player Career Award Flag of Italy.svg Gianluigi Buffon -
Best Coach Premier League Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Arteta Flag of England.svg Arsenal
Revelation Award Flag of Italy.svg Atalanta -
Comeback Award Flag of Italy.svg Como
Football Leadership Award Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Khelaifi Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Special Career Award Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Rummenigge -
Flag of Italy.svg Gigi Riva
Emerging Player Flag of Spain.svg Lamine Yamal Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Sportsmanship Award Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Pessotto -
Best Goal Scorer Flag of England.svg Harry Kane Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich

Awards of the Century

Player of the 20th century

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]

21st Century Awards

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]

Best Player of the Year Award

By year

By player

RankPlayerTeamWins
1 Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
6
2 Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappé Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 2
3 Flag of Colombia.svg Radamel Falcao Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 1
Flag of France.svg Franck Ribery Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski
Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of France.svg Karim Benzema Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Norway.svg Erling Haaland Flag of England.svg Manchester City

Best Coach of the Year Award

Best Agent of the Year Award

By agent

Best Club of the Year Award

By team

RankTeamWins
1 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 4
2 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 2
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Flag of England.svg Manchester City
3 Flag of England.svg Chelsea 1
Flag of England.svg Liverpool

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