The Egyptian Mohamed Salah, the star of the Liverpool soccer team, won the Golden Ball award for the best player in the 16th edition of the Club World Cup, which concluded today, Saturday, in the Qatari capital, Doha.
Salah won the award after his great efforts in the two matches of the team in the championship, where he contributed greatly to the team's victory over the Mexican Monterrey 2-1 in the Golden Square, then over the Brazilian Flamingo with a clean goal today, Saturday, in the final to crown Liverpool title.
And the "Egyptian King" joined a list of the best players in the world who won the Golden Ball Award for the best player in the competition:
2000 Edilson (Brazilian Corinthians)
2005: Rogerio Ceni (São Paulo, Brazil)
2006: The Portuguese Deco (Barcelona).
2007: Brazilian Kaka (Milan, Italy).
2008: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United, England)
2009: Argentine Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Spain).
2010: Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan, Italy).
2011: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Spain)
2012: Casio (Brazilian Corinthians).
2013: Frenchman Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich).
2014: Spanish Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
2015: Uruguayan Luis Suárez (Barcelona)
2016: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2017: Croatian Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
2018: Welsh Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)