Announcing the winners on the sidelines of the professional conference
Mohamed Salah and Italy among the leading nominees for the "Dubai Globe Soccer Awards"
Italy compete with Argentina, Brazil, France and Morocco for the title of best national team for the year 2021. From the source
Egyptian star Mohamed Salah.
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The eyes of millions of international football fans from different continents will head to Dubai, next Monday, to follow the 16th edition of the Dubai International Sports Conference, member of the "Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives", and the 12th edition of the "Dubai Globe Soccer Awards", which are hosted by the Armani Hotel. In the “Burj Khalifa” for the second year in a row and the fourth in the age of the conference, and the award nominated for its title in the category of best player for the year 2021 are a number of stars, most notably the Egyptian Mohamed Salah, the Argentine Lionel Messi, the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, and Italy for the best team in the world.
The Dubai Sports Council said in a press statement: "The world's football stars will be present in this urban and tourist edifice, which is the tallest building built by man in the world. The most famous players and coaches are among the stars who have left their mark and achieved great achievements with their national teams and clubs.
He added: "With the end of the voting, which was attended by specialists and more than five million fans from around the world, everyone is waiting for the identity of the winners who will be honored on the platform of the event and next to the Burj Khalifa."
He continued, "The category of best player for the year 2021 was presented by the French Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe, the Polish Robert Lewandowski, the Argentine Lionel Messi, the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, and the Egyptian Mohamed Salah, and these names are also competing to win the award for the best player in the world among (Tik Tok) fans for the year 2021”.
He pointed out that "the category of the best team for the year 2021 was limited to Al-Ahly of Egypt, Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia, Atletico Madrid of Spain, Flamengo of Brazil, Manchester City and Chelsea, the Englishmen."
The competition for the best national team for the year 2021 was limited to “Argentina, Brazil, France, Italy and Morocco.”
There will be an award for the best scorer and best defender for 2021, as the final stage of the voting to choose the winner will be: Trent Alexander Arnold of Liverpool, Cesar Azpilicueta and Antonio Rudiger of Chelsea, Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini of Juventus, and Robin Diaz of Manchester City.
Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois, Italy's Gianluigi Donnarumma, Argentina's Emiliano Martinez, Chelsea's Edward Mendy, Germany's Manuel Neuer and Bayern Munich have all battled for the award for the best goalkeeper of the year.
As for the best coach for 2021, the competition was limited to France coach Didier Deschamps, Hansi Flick for his achievement with Germany and Bayern Munich, Pep Guardiola, coach of Manchester City, Roberto Mancini, coach of Italy, Lionel Scaloni, coach of Argentina, and Thomas Tuchel, coach of Chelsea.
Competing for the 2021 Sports Director of the Year award are Piero Ausilio, Luis Campos, Begiristin Mujica, Roberto Olabi and Marc Overmars.
• 5 million fans from around the world participated in the voting process.
• Benzema, Mbappe, Lewandowski, Lionel Messi, Ronaldo and Salah are competing for the best player category.
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