Mansour bin Mohammed attends the Dubai International Sports Conference and crowns the winners of the "Dubai Globe Soccer" award
His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, attended this evening the activities of the Dubai International Sports Conference - a member of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, organized by the Dubai Sports Council under the slogan "Football at the Top".
The conference was held at the Armani Hotel, next to the "Burj Khalifa," symbol of creativity, excellence and leadership of the UAE, in the presence of the Vice President of the Dubai Sports Council, Mattar Al Tayer, President of the International Football Association, Gianni Infantino, the Director General of the Dubai Health Authority, First Deputy Chairman of the National Olympic Committee, Chairman of the Executive Office Hamid Al Qatami, and Chairman of the Sharjah Sports Council Issa Hilal, Secretary-General of the Dubai Sports Council Saeed Hareb, and a number of members of the Dubai Sports Council, sports federations, boards of directors of clubs, football companies in the country and sports institutions, as well as honorees and representatives of local and international media institutions.
The conference was opened with a speech by His Excellency Gianni Infantino, President of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), in which he expressed the importance of meeting stars and decision-makers in world football here in Dubai, which represents a global center and is an ideal place to meet the global football family to celebrate the status of the game and appreciate its stars and makers of joy. In it, he also stressed that football represents a message of peace and coexistence between peoples and nations, and that the International Federation is making great efforts in cooperation with national federations to find solutions to face challenges and achieve the best football in the world.
His Highness also witnessed the star session that brought together Juventus star and captain of the Portuguese football team Cristiano Ronaldo, Bayern Munich star and captain of the Polish national team Robert Lvandevsky, goalkeeper and former captain of Real Madrid and the Spanish national team Iker Casillas.
His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, accompanied by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Vice President of Dubai Sports Council Mattar Al Tayer, crowned the winners of the leading annual Dubai Globe Soccer award categories organized by the Dubai Sports Council in conjunction with the conference. Dubai International Sports, in which the best players, coaches, clubs and players' agents are crowned stars of the year 2020 as well as the best of the current century, "the period from 2001 to 2020".
His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum handed the award for the best player of the current century "from 2001 to 2020" to Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus star and captain of the Portugal national team, who has achieved many achievements during the past two decades at the individual level as a scorer and the best player in the world as well as leading the national team. Portugal to win the 2016 European Nations Championship and the European Nations League Championship in 2019, and he also led Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus to win many titles in local, European and international tournaments.
His Highness, the President of the Dubai Sports Council, awarded the best player in the world during the year 2020 to Polish Robert Lewandowski for presenting an exceptional season in which he scored 55 goals in 47 matches and led Bayern Munich to win 5 titles, namely the European Champions League, the League Championship, the German Cup, the European Super Cup and the German Super Cup. He also won the UEFA Champions League Top Scorer award and the FIFA Best Player of the Year award for 2020.
His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum handed the award for the best player career to Iker Casillas, the goalkeeper and former captain of the Spain national team, champion of the year 2010 and European champions 2008 and 2012, who played for Real Madrid 16 seasons and won five titles in the Spanish League and the King’s Cup twice and four titles. In the Spanish Super Cup, he also won the European Champions League three times with Real Madrid, the European Super Cup twice, and the Club World Cup once.
His Highness also awarded the best player career award to Gerard Pique, defender of the Spain national team and FC Barcelona, in recognition of his bus career, as he won with Manchester United during the 2007-2008 sports season the Premier League title, the FA Shield, and the European Champions League, and he also achieved several titles with Barcelona. These include the Spanish League title 7 times, the King's Cup 6 times, the Spanish Super Cup 6 times, the European Champions League 3 times, the European Super Cup 3 times, the Club World Cup 3 times, and with the Spanish national team he won the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 European Nations Championship At the individual level, Pique won a number of titles and was awarded the Gold Medal from the Spanish Royal Order of Merit in 2011.
Bayern Munich won the title of best club in the year 2020 and received the award from His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, star Robert Lewandowski, and Real Madrid won the title of best club in the current century, and the award was received by the star of the team and director of institutional relations at the former club, Butragueño, The Egyptian Al-Ahly Club won the title of the best club in the Middle East, and Mahmoud Al-Khatib, the former star and current president of Al-Ahly, received the award.
In the rest of the categories, Spaniard Pep Guardiola won the title of coach of the current century for his many domestic, European and global achievements with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City, while German Hans Flick won the 2020 coach of the year for winning five local and European titles with Bayern Munich, and Portuguese Jorge Mendes won the title of best player agent In the current century, for its success in presenting the best international players and providing them with the best sports and commercial contracts, and the three honorees received their award in their countries and sent letters of thanks via video.
The Dubai Globe Soccer Awards included the presentation of two films about the legendary Maradona and Italian legend Paolo Rossi, in appreciation of their busy career in the stadiums and their leadership of their national team to win the 1986 and 1982 World Cup titles, and each won the title of star and goal of the tournament, and their leadership of their clubs to achieve many titles and timeless achievements .
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