The 14th Globe Soccer Awards honoring the world’s top soccer stars will take place at Atlantis Hotel, The Palm (UAE) on January 19. With the participation of international football organizations such as FIFA, UEFA, ECA…, this is one of the most important awards in world football, recognizing outstanding achievements during the year.
The two-phase voting process of the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards 2023 started on November 21 and ended on December 28. In particular, the preliminary round results belong entirely to the fans through voting. The shortlist will continue to be considered in round 2.
In this decisive round, the scoring ratio is 75% in favor of the opinion of the jury. The remaining 25% is fan choice. Globe Soccer’s official jury panel brings together more than 30 key figures in the soccer industry such as Francesco Totti, Iker Casillas, Luis Figo, Marcello Lippi, Eric Abidal and Ian Rush…
Former goalkeeper Iker Casillas is on the jury of the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards 2023.
This year’s awards have a total of 172 candidates, 74 nominations in 11 main award categories and 6 digital award categories. The Globe Soccer Awards organizers announced a record number of votes with more than 70 million votes, double that of last year’s awards.
Among them, prizes Best male player always receives the most attention. The two “great rivals” Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are considered by experts to be the two players with the highest chances of winning. Messi has been named once and Ronaldo has won the award 6 times.
Ronaldo has lifted the title 6 times at the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards.
Cristiano Ronaldo is also “on the path” to win two more titles The best player competing in the Middle East and Most popular player. This is an opportunity for CR7 to defeat Messi in 2023. Previously, he missed the opportunity at the Golden Ball and FIFA The Best.
It is necessary to recognize that 2023 is an impressive year of competition for the Portuguese superstar. Contributing to helping Al Nassr win the Arab Club Champions Cup, the striker born in 1985 also scored a total of 54 goals in the Saudi Arabia club shirt and the national team. This achievement helps Ronaldo surpass Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane (with 52 goals) and Erling Haaland (50 goals) to achieve another title, Maradona.
Messi is the owner of the 2023 Golden Ball.
However, Lionel Messi cannot be underestimated. “El Pulga” shined with 11 goals, bringing Inter Miami CF to the throne in the Leagues Cup. Besides, Messi showed impressive performance to help the Argentina team currently lead the 2026 World Cup qualifying rankings, South America region.
Messi has won noble individual awards three times in recent times. He won the 8th Golden Ball in history, beat Erling Haaland to win FIFA The Best 2023 and then received the title once more. Outstanding athlete of the year voted by the prestigious Times magazine. Everything will be even more brilliant if the former Barcelona star wins at the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards 2023.
Manchester City wins 5 titles in 2023.
In the best club category, Manchester City has many advantages when it continuously wins titles including Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, European Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup. Coach Pep Guardiola of the Etihad Stadium team therefore has a great opportunity to win the title of best coach. Elsewhere, the race for Best Young Player is also very attractive with the appearance of Bellingham, Lamine Yamal, Enzo Fernandez as well as Gavi.
This year’s awards ceremony is expected to bring an attractive and explosive atmosphere. Watch all the remarkable developments of the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards 2023 at 10:25 p.m. tonight, January 19, on the FPT Play system.
