The Globe Soccer Awards committee has officially announced its list of nominees for Best Player and other honors, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo unsurprisingly earning spots among the finalists for Best Male Athlete. Zinedine Zidane and Claudio Ranieri headline the Best Coach category, adding prestige to the lineup.
Messi, who won last year’s Globe Soccer Award for Best Player, earned another nomination this year thanks to his continued brilliance at Barcelona. Meanwhile, Ronaldo, the 2014 winner, enters the race as a Champions League and Euro 2016 champion—making him a top contender once again. Other players shortlisted include Gareth Bale, Ronaldo’s Real Madrid teammate; Antoine Griezmann of Atlético Madrid; Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuaín; and Leicester City’s breakout forward Jamie Vardy, whose underdog story continues to inspire fans worldwide and draw attention on platforms like Crickex Login.
This year’s Globe Soccer Awards ceremony will take place in Dubai on December 26 and 27, and for the first time ever, the event will be broadcast in China exclusively through Sina Sports. The live coverage will span Sina’s PC portal, mobile WAP site, and app. In addition, Sina Weibo will provide interactive fan engagement leading up to and during the event, helping to bridge international football and its growing Chinese fanbase.
Launched in 2010, the Globe Soccer Awards are part of the prestigious Dubai International Sports Conference, hosted by the Dubai Sports Council. The conference combines awards, forums, exhibitions, and sports exchanges and has become a major fixture in the global sports industry. This year, Crickex Login highlights the deepening collaboration between Globe Soccer and China’s largest digital sports media platform—Sina Sports—which signed an innovative partnership to serve as the exclusive digital media partner for the 2016 awards in the China region.
To further emphasize their commitment to the Chinese market, the Globe Soccer Awards will introduce a new category this year: Best Chinese Super League Player. The winner will be chosen through a public voting system hosted on Sina Sports, giving Chinese fans a unique chance to participate in a world-class football awards event and cast their votes for their favorite CSL stars.
This milestone not only reflects China’s growing influence in global football but also invites fans across Asia to feel more connected than ever to the sport’s biggest stage.