The shortlist of top international football players and professionals has been announced by the Dubai Sports Council and Dubai Globe Soccer Awards, and football fans across the world can now vote for their favourites in the first round of public voting to decide the winners of the 13th edition of the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards.
The gala ceremony will take place on Thursday 17 November, three days before the start of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Ahead of the awards, icons of the sport and decision makers who contribute to the success of international football, will gather for the star-studded 17th edition of the Dubai International Sports Conference, hosted once again by the Dubai Sports Council.
This year’s list of award categories includes the TikTok Fans’ Player of the Year award, with Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah in the running. For Best Men’s Player of the Year and Best Women’s Player of the Year nominees include Karim Benzema, Thibaut Courtois, Erling Haaland, Beth Mead, Lucy Bronze and Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas.
Twenty candidates are competing for the Best Men’s Club of the Year and ten for the Best Women’s Club of the Year, with almost the entire European football aristocracy represented, alongside renowned clubs from South America and the Middle East.
Legendary giants such as José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola are nominated alongside Stefano Pioli in the Best Coach of the Year category.
Back for another edition is the Best President of the Year category with nominees including five of the most illustrious leaders in global football today – Pinto da Costa, Herbert Hainer, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Florentino Pérez and Paolo Scaroni.
Two new awards, Power Horse Emerging Player of the Year will be closely watched with contenders such as Rafael Leão, Gavi, Victor Osimhen and Federico Valverde in the running, while the finalists for the CNN Off The Pitch Award will be announced in the coming weeks.
Best Sporting Director of the Year and Best Agent of the Year will award those who excel in recognising important aspects of the game, and they are joined by two new awards; Best Scout of the Year and Best Transfer Deal of the Year.
As in previous editions, a number of football legends will be presented with Career Awards in recognition of their outstanding contribution to football.
The newly launched Globe Soccer Digital Awards presented by 433, will honour the finest digital media influencers and creators in football’s virtual arena across five categories: Best Football Esports Player, Best Football Journalist, Best Football TikTok Creator, Best Football Social Media Influencer and Best Football YouTube Creator.
For the first time, Socios.com Fans Club of the Year and Socios.com Fan Engagement Activation of the Year will be featured at the Globe Soccer Awards, to be elected by the platforms’ users.
Fan engagement with the Globe Soccer Awards has increased exponentially year on year, with the 2021 awards receiving votes from over 15 million football enthusiasts in over 210 countries and territories around the world.
Globe Soccer has partnered with the platform mySPORT by Emerce for the 2022 awards, where fans can vote on selected categories while taking part in live video talk shows with hosts, influencers, legends and other fans.
The first round of public voting to choose the finalists in the main categories is now open at voting.globesoccer.com and will close on 1 November 2022. The second round of voting to choose this year’s award winners will be open from 3 to 10 November 2022. This year’s winners will once again be chosen by the fans and an international jury of sports coaches, directors and club presidents. Full information is available here. Voting for the TikTok Fans’ Player of the Year award will take place on TikTok.
Supporting the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards for the third year in a row as Title Sponsor is social media giant TikTok. In keeping with the growing success of the event, three new sponsors have been welcomed to the list: Power Horse, El Mathe and CoinW. The organisers are proud to welcome back sponsors including Emirates, Perrelet, Socios.com, Audi Al Nabooda, Ora Developers, Abu Dhabi Media, Waldorf DIFC and Waldorf Palm Jumeirah. An increased media presence for this year’s awards is reflected by the support of media partners: CNN, 433, Marca, Sky, LaPresse, Eurosport, SportBusiness and 90+ Kora.
The Dubai Globe Soccer Awards will be broadcast live via satellite and live streaming all over the world. Announcements and updates ahead of the 2022 edition of the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards will be shared through Globe Soccer’s social media channels: @globesoccer on Instagram, @Globe¬_Soccer on Twitter, @globesoccer on Facebook, @globesoccer on TikTok and Globe Soccer Awards on YouTube.
Note to Editors
The full list of nominees for the 2022 Dubai Globe Soccer Awards are as follows:
TikTok Fans’ Player of the Year
Karim Benzema
Thibaut Courtois
Kevin De Bruyne
Erling Haaland
Robert Lewandowski
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Mohamed Salah
Best Men’s Player of the Year
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Karim Benzema
João Cancelo
Casemiro
Thibaut Courtois
Kevin De Bruyne
Luis Díaz
Phil Foden
Erling Haaland
Sébastien Haller
Ciro Immobile
Vinícius Júnior
Harry Kane
Joshua Kimmich
Robert Lewandowski
Riyad Mahrez
Sadio Mané
Kylian Mbappé
Lionel Messi
Luka Modrić
Neymar
Christopher Nkunku
Cristiano Ronaldo
Mohamed Salah
Heung-Min Son
Best Women’s Player of the Year
Aitana Bonmatí
Millie Bright
Lucy Bronze
Linda Caicedo
Debinha
Christiane Endler
Caroline Graham Hansen
Pernille Harder
Ada Hegerberg
Jennifer Hermoso
Marie-Antoinette Katoto
Sam Kerr
Catarina Macario
Beth Mead
Vivianne Miedema
Lena Oberdorf
Alexandra Popp
Alexia Putellas
Wendie Renard
Yamila Rodríguez
Best Men’s Club of the Year
Ajax
Al-Hilal
Athletico Paranaense
Bayern München
Boca Juniors
Eintracht Frankfurt
Feyenoord
Flamengo
Liverpool
Manchester City
AC Milan
Palmeiras
Paris Saint-Germain
FC Porto
Rangers
Real Madrid
River Plate
AS Roma
Villarreal
Wydad
Best Women’s Club of the Year
Arsenal
Barcelona
Bayern München
Chelsea
Juventus
Lyon
Paris Saint-Germain
Real Madrid
AS Roma
Wolfsburg
Best Coach of the Year
Carlo Ancelotti
Sonia Bompastor
Sérgio Conceição
Unai Emery
Abel Ferreira
Renato Gaúcho
Jonatan Giráldez
Oliver Glasner
Josep Guardiola
Simone Inzaghi
Jürgen Klopp
José Mourinho
Julian Nagelsmann
Stefano Pioli
Mauricio Pochettino
Arne Slot
Luciano Spalletti
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
Sarina Wiegman
Xavi
Power Horse Emerging Player of the Year
Hareb Abdullah
Julián Álvarez
Jude Bellingham
Eduardo Camavinga
Francisco Conceição
Gavi
Ryan Gravenberch
Joško Gvardiol
Rafael Leão
Nuno Mendes
Ilaix Moriba
Jamal Musiala
Victor Osimhen
Pedri
Bukayo Saka
Gabriel Veron
Federico Valverde
Vitinha
Dušan Vlahović
Florian Wirtz
Best President of the Year
Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Pinto da Costa
Herbert Hainer
Florentino Pérez
Paolo Scaroni
Best Sporting Director of the Year
Michael Edwards / Julian Ward
Cristiano Giuntoli
Ricky Massara / Paolo Maldini
Hasan Salihamidžić
Michael Zorc
Best Agent of the Year
Leon Angel / Frank Trimboli
Jonathan Barnett
Jorge Mendes
Rafaela Pimenta
Pini Zahavi
Best Scout of the Year
Juni Calafat
Fermín Galeote Martín
Barry Hunter
Geoffrey Moncada
Markus Pilawa
CNN Off The Pitch Award
To be announced at a later date
Best Transfer Deal of the Year
To be announced at the event
Maradona Award for Best Goal Scorer of the Year
To be announced at the event
Best Executive of the Year
To be announced at the event
Career Awards
To be announced at the event
Globe Soccer Digital Awards:
Best Football Esports Player
AndoniiPM
Conkai
Crepaldi
DullenMIKE
Klinger
LevideWeerd
ManuelBachoore
MatiasBonanno
Nicolas99fc
Ollelito
PHzin
Stingrayjnr
Tekkz
Tuga810
Umut
Best Football Journalist
Andrea Di Caro
Didier Roustan
Fabrizio Romano
Football Ramble
Gerard Romero
Gianluca Di Marzio
Guillem Balagué
Henry Winter
Sam Wallace
Sid Lowe
The Football Fanalytics
The Greatest Game with Jamie Carragher
The Tifo Football
The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
These Football Times
Best Football Social Media Influencer
AguskaFree
Appie Aurag
Elischa
Indi Cowie
Joris Sebregts
Khaby Lame
Lia Lewis
Lisa Zimouche
Luva de Pedreiro
Raquel Freestyle
Séan Garnier
Shannon Ghee
SkillTwins
Tobias Becs
Yoanna
Best Football TikTok Creator
AhmedFreestylee
Alnoufali_7
BnFreestyle
CataVegap
CejasFreestyle
D9Freestyle
D10Football
DiegoFreestyle
Iamandrewhenderson
Johnfarnworth
Mrcomp0sure
OussiFooty
Patrickbfree
PolaFreestyle
RyuTricks
Best Football YouTube Creator
7mlc
AllAttack
Become Elite
Daniel Cutting
F2Freestylers
Foothacker
Gomez Nawer
Kieran Brown
McEw
SimplySoccer
Street Panna
Tomzo
Will John
ZABALIVE
ZaynQF
About the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards
The Globe Soccer Awards is an event that has taken place every year in Dubai since 2010 to recognise not only the best players and coaches but also all the professionals who work behind the scenes in the world of international football. The great success of the event over the years has meant that new categories are regularly added to the list of prizes to be awarded, and the event today can boast of being able to truly reward all the best in global football. www.globesoccer.com
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