The FIFA celebrate this Thursday, December 17 the gala del The Best 2020, a ceremony in which the best in the world of football will be awarded in 2020. Contrary to what is usual, the event will take place in a virtual gala that has had to adapt to the restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This is the fifth edition in which the The Best since the current format began, after the separation of the FIFA awards and the Ballon d’Or.
With the 2020 edition of the Ballon d’Or, awarded by France Football, suspended because of the strange year that is coming to an end, the The Best It will be the only major award at an international level that will recognize the best of the year. FIFA has had many doubts in the previous weeks about whether or not to celebrate the trophy, an award that it will finally award. Zurich will host a gala that will be presented by the former Dutch footballer Ruud Guillit and by the English journalist Reshmin Chowdhury.
Up to eleven categories will be awarded in this gala of the The Best. The best player in the world this year will be recognized as main prizes. In addition, prizes will be distributed to the best male and female soccer coaches and the best goalkeepers, both boys and girls. The best male and female eleven will be established and, finally, awards will be awarded jointly for fair play, the best goal (Puskas Award) and the best fans.
In the main men’s category, that of the best player, Barça Leo messi defends his 2019 trophy by being among the three finalists. Your rivals will be Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) and a Robert Lewandowski that a priori leaves as a favorite after the sensational year set by Bayern. Meanwhile, they opt for the award for the best goalkeeper Alisson (Liverpool), Manuel Neuer (Bavaria) y Jan Oblak (Atlético de Madrid), while they will fight for the best coach Marcelo bielsa (Leeds), Hans-Dieter Flick (Bavaria) y Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool).
At the female level, the English woman competes for the main award for best player Lucy Bronze for her performance in Lyon and Manchester City, the Danish Pernille Harder for her performance between Wolfsburg and Chelsea and the Frenchwoman from Lyon Wendie Renard. The candidates for best goalkeeper of the year are Sarah Bouhaddi (Lyon), Christiane Endler (PSG) and Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars). They choose to win the trophy for best female soccer coach Emma Hayes (Chelsea), Jean-Luc Vasseur (Lyon) y Sarina Wiegman (Holland selection).
In addition to these six trophies, it will be necessary to know the best eleven of the year, both male and female, as well as the winner of fair play and the best fans. These are prizes without shortlist of finalists. If there are three candidates for the remaining trophy, the Puskas Award to the best goal of the year. The Uruguayan opts for him Giorgian de Arrascaeta for his goal with Flamengo against Ceará, Tottenham’s South Korean Son Heung-min for his both against Burnley and also Uruguayan Luis Suarez, now at Atlético de Madrid, for his heels as a Barça player against Mallorca.
When is The Best 2020 gala held?
The gala is celebrated Today, Thursday, December 17, at 7:00 p.m.
Where to see the The Best 2020 gala?
The event can be seen by the FIFA channel on YouTube. FIFA will also be following closely on its website and Facebook page. Another way to follow it is the website of GOL Television. It can also be followed in a special conducted by Josep Pedrerol in ATRESplayer which will start at 6:45 p.m. You can follow all the information about the contest live on the Mundo Deportivo website.
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