Just like the Gold ballo FIFA The Best Football Awards enshrines the best players in the world last season, considering female and male soccer athletes. The event held this Monday (27th) at the famous Salle Pleyel, a traditional stage for musical concerts in Paris (France), this time it received soccer stars, both past and present.
The ceremony began with a tribute to soccer kingvictim of multiple organ failure as a result of a tumor in the colon, with the presence of family members such as his ex-wife, Marcia Aoki. She received a trophy from the hands of Ronaldo Fenômeno and, shortly after, there was a live musical performance by the Brazilian artist Seu Jorge singing and playing on the guitar. “Changes”a version of David Bowie’s classic.
“Many helped me to get over the difficulties after the accident I had so I have to say a big thank you to everyone in football and thank God”celebrated the emotional Marcin Oleksy on receiving the Puskas Award for the most beautiful goal by volley in the Polish Amputee Football Championship
The speech by the Dutch European champion for the England team was one of the most celebrated. “Since they were little, girls have idols, I thank all the people who contributed for women’s football to reach today’s level. The structure has improved, this growth also brings some challenges, we need to overcome adversities. With this development, responsibilities increase. Inside on the field we compete, but off them we need to work together to evolve even more”.
“When they ask me who my idols or references are, I remember my mother, who was a cleaning worker in buildings and my father who also always worked hard”, declared Emiliano Martinezchosen for the performance with the shirt of the Argentina national team It’s from Aston Villa. He overcame competitors like Courtois (Real Madrid), champion of the Champions League, and Bono, one of the symbols of Morocco of the world cup
Owner of the bass drum that stirs up Argentine fans in stadiums around the world, Carlos “Tula” Pascual, 82, took the stage to represent the feeling and passion of the current world champions. In addition to the trophy and the speech, he made a point of livening up the event with irreverence and drumming.
awards | winners | teams |
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goalkeeper of the year | Mary Earps | Inglaterra / Manchester United |
goalkeeper of the year | Emiliano Martinez | Argentina / Aston Villa |
Puskas | Marcin Oleksy | Poland / Warta Poznan |
Fair Play Trophy | Luka Lochoshvili | Wolfsberger / Cremona |
crowd of the year | Argentina | Argentina |
technique of the year | Sarah Wiegman | England |
technician of the year | Lionel Scaloni | Argentina |
best player | Alexia Putellas | Spain / Barcelona |
Best player | Lionel Messi | Argentina / PSG |