The 11th edition of the Globe Soccer Awards will be held in the stunning Madinat Jumeirah Resort Dubai December 29, 2019.
This year’s edition will be recognising female athletes for the first time and their teams.
Young prospects who trained hard to become the future Best Players in the world.
The occasion will showcase once again the importance of Dubai as the Middle Eastern Capital of the global football industry as awards will be presented in 15 different categories, celebrating the performances of key figures on and off the pitch.
Those who would be rewarded also included Middle Eastern Players, Female Players, Coaches, Referees, Club Owners, Agents, Sporting Directors, and young talents in world football.
The nominees were selected by a jury of international football coaches, directors, and chairmen who would also determine the winners.
The international jury includes former world footballer of the year, Fabio Capello, Juventus coach, Antonio Conte, former Barcelona players, Eric Abidal and Luis Figo.
Also to be present at the venue for the event include Wales coach, Ryan Giggs, Juventus midfielder, Miralem Pjanic, former Manchester United defender, Mikael Silvestre, Sara Gama of Juventus, Inter Milan forward, Romelu Lukaku, France coach Didier Deschamps, and the manager of Athletico Madrid, Diego Simone.
Other expected to present awards are former Italian striker, Fillipo Inzaghi, coach Fabio Capello, and Pierluigi Collina.
Four times world footballer of the year, Cristiano Ronaldo will battle for the Best Men Player of the year with Lionel Messi, van Dijk, and Mohammed Salah.
The Portuguese captain is in the running for his 6th Globe Soccer title, which has been keenly contested between him and his longtime rival Messi.
In the women’s category, the four finalists are Lucy Bronze, Amandine Henry, Alex Morgan, and Megan Rapinoe.
Erik Ten Hag (Ajax), Fernando Santos (Portugal), and Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool) will battle for the coach of the year awards.
Other nominees were Manchester midfielder, Bernardo Silva, who won the Premier League and the Nations League with Portugal), Sadio Mané, and Alisson, who occupied the top 7.
The other main categories of the Awards are Best Referee of the Year, Best Women’s Player of the Year, Best Revelation Player, Best Coach of the Year, Best Club of the Year, Best Agent of the Year, Best Sporting Director, Player Career Award, Player Career Award, Best Goalkeeper of the Year, Best Partnership by SportBusiness, Kooora – Best Arab Player Award, and Kooora – Best Arab Club Award.
Written by: Oladipupo Mojeed
Teenage striker Marc Guiu scored a hat-trick as Chelsea thrashed Shamrock Rovers 5-1 for their… Read More
Tottenham Hotspur secured a dramatic 4-3 win over Manchester United to claim the final EFL… Read More
Barcelona are gearing up to face off against Atletico Madrid in a highly anticipated La… Read More
This Saturday, two of boxing's best will meet for the second time. The first time… Read More
Reports from France say Olympique Lyonnais striker Gift Orban is close to a move to… Read More
The Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Lakers dominate not only on… Read More