Chapter 745: Winning the World Footballer of the Year Award Again

The ceremony kicked off with a beautiful ballet performance.

The first award was the Puskás Award. The expert panel selected 10 candidates for the best goal. Then fans from all over the world voted on the FIFA official website to select the top three goals. Finally, the FIFA legends selected the winner of this year's Puskás Award.

The three candidates for this year's Puskás Award were Yosi, Quintero and Daniel Zori. The award presenter, Chelsea legend Essien, announced that Daniel Zori, who was only 18 years old, won the Puskás Award for his amazing overhead kick against Ferencvaros in the 2018-2019 season on behalf of Debrecen.

The second award was the best men's football coach of the year. The award was first selected by an expert panel to select a list of 10 candidates, and then fans, journalists, and national team coaches and captains (each accounting for 25%) voted from July 31 to August 19, 2019.

The three candidates for the best men's football coach of the year are Manchester City coach Guardiola, Liverpool coach Klopp and Manchester United coach Mourinho.

In the end, Mourinho defeated Guardiola and Klopp to be selected as the best men's football coach of the year.

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The third award is the annual best fan award.

FIFA selected three candidates by an expert panel, and then fans from all over the world went to the FIFA official website to vote for the final winner. The best fan award is entirely decided by the fans themselves.

The final three candidates for the best fan award are Silvia Greco, Justo Sanchez and Dutch fans.

The award presenter, Italian football legend Pirlo, presented the Best Fan Award to Silvia Greco in recognition of the contribution of this great mother. Silvia Greco served as a "private commentator" for her blind son during the game, and her deeds were moving.

The fourth award was the Best Women's Goalkeeper of the Year, which was newly added this year.

The three candidates for the Best Women's Goalkeeper of the Year were Chilean women's goalkeeper Christian Enderle, Dutch women's goalkeeper Van Veningdahl and Swedish women's goalkeeper Lindahl. The award presenter Eto'o announced that Van Veningdahl was elected the Best Women's Goalkeeper of the Year.

The fifth award was the Fair Play Award. The award presenter Zanetti presented the Fair Play Award to Leeds United and coach Bielsa.

In the last season's Championship Leeds United home game against Aston Villa, Leeds United needed a victory to be promoted directly to the Premier League. Leeds United continued to attack and scored the ball when the Villa player fell to the ground. Then Bielsa signaled the Leeds United players to give up defense and let the opponent equalize the score. Leeds United was praised for abiding by the spirit of sportsmanship and giving up defense when they were in urgent need of a victory.

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Then there was a song and dance performance.

The sixth award was the annual best women's football team.

The best women's football team was: Van Venendaal, Lucy Bronze, Fischer, Kelly O'Hara, Wendy Renard, Julia Eltz, Amandina Henry, Ruth Lavelle, Marta, Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan.

The seventh award was the annual best men's football goalkeeper.

FIFA directly selected the final three candidates based on the performance of goalkeepers from July 16, 2018 to July 19, 2019, and finally the selection panel composed of legendary goalkeepers and forwards selected by FIFA selected the best men's goalkeeper of the year. This award was newly established in 2017.

The three candidates for the best men's goalkeeper of the year are Alisson, Ederson and De Gea.

The award presenter was Brazilian women's football legend Marta, who announced that De Gea was elected as the best men's goalkeeper of the year. De Gea also won the UEFA Best Goalkeeper and FIFA Best Goalkeeper awards of the year.

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The eighth award was the best women's football coach of the year.

FIFA selected a list of 10 candidates based on the achievements of women's football coaches from May 25, 2018 to July 7, 2019, and then fans, reporters, and national team coaches and captains voted.

The three candidates for the best women's football coach of the year are Jill Ellis, head coach of the US women's football team, Phil Neville, head coach of the England women's football team, and Sarina German, head coach of the Netherlands women's football team.

The award presenter Wenger announced that Jill Ellis was elected as the best women's football coach of the year. Jill Ellis led the US women's football team to win the 2019 Women's World Cup.

The ninth award was the best men's football team of the year.

The best men's football team is: De Gea, De Ligt, Maguire, Van Dijk, Luke Shaw, Modric, Kante, Bruno, Yosi, Harry Kane, Ronaldo.

Among the lineup, the number of players playing for Manchester United is the largest, with a total of 7 people, which is almost two-thirds of the best lineup.

This also shows that Manchester United has a strong dominance in European football in the past season.

Whether it is forwards, midfielders, or even the back line and goalkeepers, Manchester United has the best players.

………………   After nine awards were presented, the most anticipated moment of the night arrived, which was the awarding of the best men's football player of the year, also known as the FIFA World Footballer of the Year.

Based on the players' performances from July 16, 2018 to July 19, 2019, FIFA has a panel of experts to select a list of 10 candidates, and then fans, journalists, coaches and captains of national teams vote to select the final winner.

The three candidates for the best men's football player of the year are Yosi, Ronaldo and Bruno.

The award presenter is FIFA President Infantino.

Infantino announced that Bruno was elected the best men's football player of the year. Bruno defeated Ronaldo and Yosi and was elected the world footballer for two consecutive years.

This is also the third time that Bruno has won the FIFA annual individual best (including the FIFA Golden Ball Award). His number of awards has tied Ronaldo, second only to Ronaldo who won 5 times and Yosi who won 4 times.

In the just-concluded 2018-2019 season, Bruno played 57 games for Manchester United in various competitions, scored 68 goals and assisted 44 times, both the number of goals and the number of assists, which are the highest in the world football.

These 68 goals include 39 Premier League goals and 18 Champions League goals. He also won the Premier League top scorer and the European Golden Boot. At the same time, he scored 18 goals in the Champions League, breaking the Champions League single-season goal record created by Ronaldo and won the Champions League top scorer.

Under Bruno's leadership, Manchester United won the FA Cup, Premier League and Champions League titles, achieving the triple crown. This is also the second consecutive season that they have won the triple crown.

In addition to the club, Bruno also played 8 games for the Portuguese national team in various competitions, scored 7 goals and assisted 6 times, helping the Portuguese national team win the first European Nations League championship. This is also the fourth consecutive year that Portugal has won the intercontinental championship.

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As far as the performance in the 2018-2019 season is concerned, whether in Manchester United or in the Portuguese national team, Bruno is still close to perfect, and is also the best in the world.

In the history of the World Footballer of the Year and the Ballon d'Or, there are also controversies. There have been at least three times in the previous 11 years.

In 2010, Sneijder won three championships in Inter Milan, Xavi and Iniesta won the World Cup, and Yosi only won the La Liga championship and the La Liga Golden Boot, but the final FIFA Ballon d'Or went to Yosi.

In 2013, Ribery won five championships in Bayern, and Ronaldo won nothing in the four major championships with Real Madrid. He only won one Champions League Golden Boot and won his second Ballon d'Or.

In 2014, Ronaldo won the Champions League trophy, but this year was the World Cup year, and Neuer, an important contributor to the German team that won the World Cup, eventually lost to Ronaldo.

Of course, the probability of a goalkeeper winning the Ballon d'Or is very small. Everyone knows that the former Soviet goalkeeper Yashin used to be one of them.

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It should be undisputed that Bruno finally won the 2019 World Footballer of the Year.

Even if there is controversy, it is far less than the several times listed above.

This year is not a big competition year, and the three-way PK mainly depends on the performance of the club. Compared with Bruno, Ronaldo and Yosi are definitely inferior. Ronaldo and Yosi only won the league championship, while Bruno not only won the league championship, but also won the Champions League and the domestic cup championship, achieving the great triple crown.

Yosi played 50 games for Barcelona last season and contributed an astonishing 47 goals and 22 assists. Among them, he scored 36 goals and 13 assists in 34 La Liga games, won the La Liga Golden Boot, and became the La Liga assist king with 13 assists.

But compared with Bruno's 68 goals and 44 assists, the gap is still a bit big.

As for Ronaldo, who only scored 21 league goals and 6 Champions League goals, the gap is even greater.

Whether it is team honors or personal performance, Bruno is undoubtedly the best one!

From the selection of the World Footballer of the Year, Bruno won easily in the end, which shows that in the selection of the next European Golden Ball, Bruno is still likely to be the final winner.

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The last award was the Best Women's Football Player of the Year.

FIFA selected a list of 12 candidates by a panel of women's football experts based on the performance of each female football player from May 25, 2018 to July 7, 2019, and then fans, journalists, and national team coaches and captains (each accounting for 25%) voted from July 31 to August 19, 2019.

The three candidates for the Best Women's Football Player of the Year are Lucy Bronze, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe. FIFA President Infantino announced that Megan Rapinoe was elected the Best Women's Football Player of the Year.

As the captain of the US women's football team, Megan Rapinoe led the US team to win the 2019 Women's World Cup. She also won the 2019 Women's World Cup Golden Boot.