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After missing out on the 30 nominees for Golden Ball, Lionel Messi was chosen as one of the best 25 players of the year for the Globe Soccer Awards. In addition, the PSG player and the Argentine team will be accompanied by Yamila Rodrigueznominated for best player of the year, and for Julian Alvarezchosen as one of the best young footballers of 2022.
These awards, known as the Golden Dubai, reward the best in sport and also have digital distinctions for the best content on social networks. It has been awarded by the European Club Association since 2011 and Messi will want to win it for the second time, after his coronation in 2015. Kylian Mbappe was the last winner of the award in 2021.
The leader of the Albiceleste in the Qatar 2022 World Cup could start the World Cup with a smile because the prize will be awarded on November 17 in Dubai, five days before the debut against Saudi Arabia for group C. Before, he must beat competitors of the size of Karim Benzemalast Ballon d’Or winner, Kevin De Bruyne, Thibaut Courtois, Erling Haaland, Robert Lewandowski, Mbappé, Neymar o Cristiano Ronaldo.
On the other hand, the player Boca is one of the big surprises in the nominations. The captain of Xeneize obtained the two-time local championship with her club, qualification for the Copa Libertadores 2023 and was essential to win third place in the last Copa América with a double of hers that culminated the comeback of the Argentine team against Paraguay.
The former Bajajoz player from Spain will participate in the 13th delivery of this type of award in a list that includes the winner of the Ballon d’Or, Alexia Putellasthe winner of the first European Championship in the history of England, Lucy Bronze and the norwegian Ada Hegerberg.
In addition, it highlights the nomination of the Colombian Linda Caycedoone of the revelations of the last Copa América, and Debinha, the Brazilian who became champion of that tournament. Also present is the Chilean goalkeeper Tiane Endler who was champion of the last UEFA Champions League with the Lyon Olympics.
In addition, the award for the best young player of the year has already begun to weave its own web. The presence of Julián Álvarez reinforces the moment that the reinforcement of the Manchester City For this season. The former River player has accumulated 22 goals and 6 assists in 39 games played so far in 2022 at club level. In addition, he has already accumulated 11 games played with 2 goals in the Argentine National Team.
But he won’t have it easy with competitors like the winner of the Kopa Trophy for the best talent under 21, Gaviadded to Jamal Musiala, Pedri, Federico Valverde y Eduardo Camavinga.
Off the pitch, another Argentine joined the nominations for best coach of the year, but Mauricio Pochettino He has almost zero chances of earning this distinction after being fired as Paris Saint-Germain manager.
Their competitors are the two DTs that took England and Germany to the final of the last Women’s Euro, Sarina Wiegmann y Martina Voss-Tecklenburgwith the addition of Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, UEFA Champions League champion with Real Madrid, and Abel Ferreirawho manages Palmeiras.
Also, Boca y River They are the only Argentine institutions nominated for the best men’s club in the world, while there will also be a statuette for the best institution of 2022 in the women’s branch.
All voting can be done on the official page of the Globe Soccer Awards and the votes are made up of two moments. From October 20 to November 1, the public will be able to vote for only one candidate in each of the six different categories that have the main prizes.
“The nominees who receive the highest number of votes in each category will make up the list of finalists who will go on to Round 2”, they clarify from the official website of the award. This second step will take place from November 3 to 10, but they have already established that the public will not have the final decision.
From the organization, they concluded: “In this second and last round, the computation of the final results will be in charge of the official jury of Globe Soccer, with a weight of the vote of the jury of the 75%while the public vote will have 25% to choose the final winners”.
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