Cristiano Ronaldo leads the nominees for the Men’s Best Player of the Year award alongside nemesis Lionel Messi, Bernardo Silva and four Liverpool stars Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, goalkeeper Alisson and current UEFA player of the year, Virgil van Dijk.
The 11th Globe Soccer Awards, organised by the European Association of Player’s Agents and the European Club Association, will be staged in Dubai on December 29.
For the first time in the history of the awards, Globe Soccer has included three new categories in recognition of the world’s best female footballing talent, namely Best Women’s Player of the Year, Best Club of the Year and Best Referee of the Year.
See the full list of nominees and categories below
AWARDS
Best player (men)
Alisson Becker, Liverpool
Bernardo Silva, Manchester City
Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus
Lionel Messi, Barcelona
Mohammad Salah, Liverpool
Sadio Mane, Liverpool
Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool
Best player (women)
Ada Hegerberg, Lyon
Alex Morgan, Orlando
Amandine Henry, Lyon
Lucy Bronze, Lyon????
Marta Vieira da Silva, Orlando
Megan Rapinoe, Reign???????????
Sari van Veenendaal, Atletico
Best club
Ajax Amsterdam?????????
Liverpool ??
Olympique Lyonnais Feminin
Best coach
Djamel Belmadi???????????
Erik Ten Hag????
Fernando Santos
Jurgen Klopp??
Massimiliano Allegri
Others
Best sporting director
Best agent
Best revelation
Best goalkeeper
Player Career Award x 2
Coach Career Award
Best Referee
Sport Business Award
Kooora — Best Arab Coach Award
Kooora — Best Arab Player Award?
