Julius OkoriePortugal international and Al Nassr forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, emerged best player in the Middle East on Friday at the 2024 Globe Soccer Awards ceremony held in Dubai.
Ronaldo, who joined Al Nassr from Manchester United in 2003, has practically been on target in every match for the team.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelReacting to the award, an elated Ronaldo thanked his family, staff of the club and teammates for their support which earned him the award. Taking to his X he said “A great way to end the year. Thank you to my teammates, staff, to everyone who has supported me along the way, and especially to my family. There is still more to come!”
It is the second time, the Al Nassr forward has claimed the Best Middle Eastern player award after claiming it back in 2023.
Real Madrid President, Florentino Perez, was equally honoured with career-recognition award tagged “The greatest president of all time”.
Former England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand alongside Alessandro Del Piero, Neymar, and Thibaut Courtois were also given lifetime achievement awards.
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It was equally a night for Real Madrid and members of the team as the club’s coach, Carlo Ancelotti was named Best Coach. His player, Vinicius Junior, was named Best Men’s Player of the Year, while Jude Bellingham won the Best Midfielder award.
List Of All The Awardees At The 2024 Globe Soccer Awards
Best Men’s player (18 finalists): Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid)
Best Midfielder (11 nominees): Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
Best Forward (10 nominees): Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
Best Women’s player (12 finalists): Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona)
Best Men’s Club (10 finalists): Real Madrid
Best Women’s Club (4 finalists): Barcelona
Best Coach (7 finalists, all in men’s football): Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
Best Emerging player (7 finalists, all men): Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona)
Best Agent (7 nominees): Jorge Mendes
Best Sporting Director (6 nominees): Piero Ausilio (Inter Milan)
Best Middle Eastern player (5 finalists): Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr)
Best Middle Eastern coach: Jorge Jesus (Al Hilal)
Best Middle East club (4 finalists): Al Ain
Revelation Award: Olympiacos
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
