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Ramos, Casillas, Xavi and Iniesta, candidates for Best Player of the Century at the Globe Soccer Awards

In Dubai this Sunday, December 27, the Globe Soccer Award, an annual gala that comes to recognize the Best Player of the season, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi, Robert Lewandowski y Mohamed Salah, among the candidates for the award. There is also a category for the most outstanding coach and agent, but this year, in addition, these mentions have been included in the period between 2000 and 2020. Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández are among the candidates.

To close this 2020, the Globe Soccer Award celebrates its annual gala in which it recognizes who has been for the Globe Soccer association the best player of the year, as well as the best coach and the best agent in a ceremony held in Dubai. This year, in addition, it seeks to also recognize the best player, coach and club of the century by taking a look at the last years of the new millennium. Among the candidates for the different categories we find several Spaniards.

Sergio Ramos, Iker Casillas, Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta are listed in the category of Best Player of the 2000-2020 stage. All four played a very active role in the great golden age of Spain, with the achievement of two Euro Cups and a World Cup. In addition, they treasure many other titles with their respective clubs in this period.

The list of applicants to win the award of Best Player of the Century it is quite broad and includes retired players and others who are still active. Among the candidates are David Beckham, Andrea Pirlo, Andriy Shevchenko, Arjen Robben, Cristiano Ronaldo, Fabio Cannavaro, Francesco Totti, Frank Lampard, Gianluigi Buffon, Kaká, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, Luis Figo, Luka Modric, Manuel Neuer, Mohamed Salah, Neymar, Philipp Lahm, Robert Lewandowski, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Steven Gerrard, Zlatan Ibrahimovic y Zinedine Zidane.

Zinedine Zidane, best player and best coach

Zidane, during a Champions League match with Real Madrid (Getty)

In the case of Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane, he can boast of aspiring to a prize in two categories: Best Player of the Century and Best Coach of the Century, thanks to his great career as a player and as a coach, both at Real Madrid.

The Frenchman won his first Champions League with the Real Madrid shirt, as well as a League, two Spanish Super Cups, an Intercontinental and the European Super Cup. As a coach, Zidane made history by winning three consecutive Champions League at the head of the Santiago Bernabéu bench.

Vicente Del Bosque and Guardiola compete for Best Coach

In the section of Best Coach of the century we also find two Spaniards: Vicente Del Bosque and Pep Guardiola. The first, he won two Champions League with Real Madrid, in addition to two Leagues and one Intercontinental and with the Spanish team he won the World Cup and the Euro 2012.

In the case of Pep Guardila, his golden stage as a coach coincides with the time he held the Barcelona bench, with the achievement of two Champions League and three Leagues, among others. But it also adds another five national leagues with Bayern and Manchester City, among other titles.

They complete the list of candidates for Best Coach 2000-2020: Alex Ferguson, Carlo Ancelotti, Didier Deschamps, Joachim Löw, José Mourinho, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Marcello Lippi y Zinedine Zidane.

Further, Real Madrid and Barcelona they also aspire to gain recognition as Best Club of the Century, a nomination they share with Al Ahly, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester United and Paris Saint Germain.

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