Ronaldo wins the Player of the Century award ... and Lewandowski the best player of 2020
Mansour bin Mohammed attends the Dubai Sports Conference ... and crowns the winners of the "Globe Soccer" award
Mansour bin Mohammed during the coronation of the winners, in the presence of Al Tayer and Infantino.
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Mansour bin Mohammed in an interview with Cristiano Ronaldo.
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His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, witnessed the activities of the Dubai International Sports Conference, a member of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, which was organized by the Dubai Sports Council, yesterday, under the slogan «Football at the Summit».
The conference was held at the Armani Hotel, next to Burj Khalifa, in the presence of the Vice President of the Dubai Sports Council, Mattar Al Tayer, President of the International Federation of Football Association, Gianni Infantino, Director General of the Dubai Health Authority, First Deputy Chairman of the National Olympic Committee, Chairman of the Executive Office, Humaid Al Qatami, and Chairman of the Council Sharjah Sports, Issa Hilal, the Secretary General of the Dubai Sports Council, Saeed Hareb, and a number of members of the Dubai Sports Council, sports federations, club boards of directors, football companies in the country, sports institutions, as well as honorees and representatives of local and international media institutions.
The conference was opened by the speech of the President of the International Federation of Football Association "FIFA", Gianni Infantino, in which he expressed the importance of meeting stars and decision-makers in world football here in Dubai, which is a global center and is an ideal place for the global football family to meet to celebrate the place of the game. And appreciation of its stars and makers of joy in it, and 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 meet the challenges and achieve the best football in the world.
The FIFA President’s speech was followed by a star session that brought together Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus star and captain of the Portuguese national football team, Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich star and captain of the Polish national team, and Iker Casillas, goalkeeper and former captain of Real Madrid and the Spanish national team.
His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, accompanied by the President of the International Federation of Football Associations, Gianni Infantino, and Vice President of the Dubai Sports Council, Mattar Al Tayer, crowned the winners of the categories of the annual leading annual Dubai Globe Soccer Award, organized by the Council. Dubai Sports, in conjunction with the Dubai International Sports Conference, in which the best players, coaches, clubs and players' agents are crowned stars of 2020, as well as the best in the current century (from 2001 to 2020).
His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum awarded 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. He also led the Portugal national team to win the European Nations Championship 2016 and the European Nations League Championship in 2019, and he also led Manchester United, then Real Madrid and Juventus to win many titles in the local, European and international tournaments.
His Highness, the President of the Dubai Sports Council, awarded the best player in the world award in 2020 to the Polish man, Robert Lewandowski, for presenting an exceptional season in which he scored 55 goals in 47 matches, and led Bayern Munich to five titles: the European Champions League, the League Championship and the Cup. German, the European Super Cup and the German Super Cup, as well as the top scorer award in the European Champions League and the FIFA award for best player in 2020.
His Highness awarded the best player career award to Iker Casillas, the former goalkeeper and 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 with him five titles in the Spanish League, the King’s Cup twice, and four titles in the Spanish Super Cup, He also won the 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 appreciation of his successful 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, as he achieved with Barcelona has a number of titles, including the Spanish League seven times, the King’s Cup six times, the Spanish Super Cup six times, the European Champions League three times, the European Super Cup three times, and the Club World Cup three times, and also won the 2010 World Cup with Spain. , And the European Nations Championship 2012, and at the individual level, Pique won a number of titles, and won the gold medal from the Spanish Royal Order of Merit in 2011.
Bayern Munich won the title of best club in 2020, and the award was received by 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, director of institutional relations at the club, the top scorer. The former Butragueño, the Egyptian club Al-Ahly won the title of the best club in the Middle East, and the award was received by the former star, the current president of Al-Ahly of Egypt, Mahmoud Al-Khatib.
In the rest of the categories, the Spaniard, Pep Guardiola, won the title of coach of the current century for his many local, European and global achievements, with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City, while the German, Hans Flick, won the 2020 coach award for winning five local and European titles with Bayern Munich, and the Portuguese won, Jorge Mendes, named the best player agent in the current century, for his 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 messages of thanks via video.
The Dubai Globe Soccer Awards included the presentation of two films about the legendary Maradona and the Italian legend Paolo Rossi, in appreciation of their busy career in the stadiums, and their leadership of their national team to win the World Cup in 1986 and 1982, and each won the title of star and goal of the tournament, and led their clubs to score many Of immortal titles and achievements.
Infantino: The UAE is making history again by organizing the Dubai Sports Conference
The President of the International Football Association, Gianni Infantino, confirmed that the UAE's organization of the Dubai Sports Conference and the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards, makes the country make history again, after this month witnessed another historic event in Dubai, with the signing of a cooperation and partnership agreement between the UAE and Israeli football federations. The foot.
Infantino said that this year was exceptional due to the Corona virus pandemic, while noting that the current year witnessed many sad events, most notably the death of Argentine Diego Armando Maradona and Italian Paolo Rossi, in addition to the bombing in the Lebanese capital Beirut.
He added, "We focused in the International Federation of football on returning the game and competitions, but with preserving the safety of all football affiliates, because health is the most important and first place."
Ronaldo: Playing in front of an empty stadium is very boring
The Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo, confirmed that this year was exceptional due to the emerging corona virus pandemic, pointing out that playing in front of stands without an audience is very boring.
"I love football, and I play for my family, my children and the fans," Ronaldo said during the Dubai Sports Conference yesterday, "Even if the crowd I play in front of you cheers against me, that gives me the incentive to appear well and give everything I have."
As for the fact that if he scores any goal next year, he will become one of the few players who have scored goals for 20 consecutive years, he said: “I am proud to continue scoring goals and winning titles, because it is not easy to stay at the top for many years. "What I achieve speaks for itself, but in the end this is a team effort and the work of the team I play with."
On the other hand, Ronaldo indicated that Portugal is capable of achieving the next European Nations Cup title, stressing his respect for all other teams participating in the tournament.
He talked about his son, Junior, and whether he will continue his career in the stadiums, and said: “I will not pressure Junior until he becomes a football player, he is still 10 years old, and if he wants to play football I will definitely support him. .
Lewandowski: Staying on top like Messi and Ronaldo is tough
The Polish star, Robert Lewandowski, confirmed that he feels proud because of his winning the title of the best player in the world, and achieving many titles with Bayern Munich, explaining that he hopes to continue his appearance well for many years to come, stressing that the repetition of what the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentine do Lionel Messi, it's tough.
Lewandowski said during the Dubai Sports Conference: “Great things cannot be done without a team, as I can score goals with the help of my team-mates to achieve titles, while I see that the absence of fans reduces feelings on the stadium, and I hope for a normal return next year, and there is no doubt that the Corona virus. Imposing football to deal as one family in the world, and I hope to achieve more titles with Bayern Munich in the coming period.
Iker Casillas: 5 teams can win the Euro 2021 title
The former Real Madrid star, goalkeeper Iker Casillas, said that it is difficult to predict the identity of the team that will win the next European Nations Cup 2021, indicating that there are five teams capable of winning the title, most notably Portugal, France, Germany and Spain.
During the Dubai Sports Conference held yesterday at the Armani Hotel next to the Burj Khalifa, Casillas indicated that his return to work to Real Madrid makes him feel happy, and said: “Real Madrid is my destiny, and when I left the team five years ago, that was difficult. For me, while I see that despite the exceptional period the team is going through at the present time, it is able to continue winning titles in the coming period.
Real Madrid is the Century Club ... Bayern Munich is the club of the year ... and Egypt's Al-Ahly is the best in the Middle East.
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