Cristiano Ronaldo has been nominated alongside an outstanding list of players for the 2023 Globe Soccer Awards.
The Portuguese is amongst 30 players vying to win the award, with rival Lionel Messi also shortlisted.
Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Yassine Bounou, Harry Kane, Julian Alvarez, Nicolo Barella, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Jr, and Jude Bellingham to name a few were also nominated.
The 14th edition of the swashbuckling Globe Soccer Awards will be held on the 19th of January 2024.
The award ceremony will take place alongside the 18th Dubai International Sports Conference, which is in partnership with the Dubai Sports Council.
It will be held at the luxurious five-star Atlantis, The Palm, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the player to have won the award the most, winning it six times since its inception.
Lionel Messi has won it just once in history, winning it in 2015. The last three winners of the Globe Soccer Awards for the Best Men's Player are; Robert Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappe, and Karim Benzema.
Ronaldo won the award in 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, whilst at Real Madrid and also during his early years at Juventus.
The 2023 Globe Soccer Awards could be a three-horse race, with Erling Haaland, and Lionel Messi apparently also the favorites to possibly land the award.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo's form in 2023 could also put him in the mix, with an impressive 46 goals so far for club and country.
Meanwhile, in the women's category for the Best Women's Player for 2023, 20 players were nominated.
Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala is the only African player that made the cut, with other notable players nominated being; Chelsea's Sam Kerr, Manchester United's Mary Earp, Real Madrid's duo of Linda Caicedo and Olga Carmona also made it to the 20-man list.
Aitana Bonmati, who won the 2023 Ballon d'Or was also nominated and she has been tipped as a prime favorite to go home with the Best Women's Player at the 2023 Globe Soccer Awards.
Other award categories include; Best Men and Women Club of the Year, Best Coach of the Year, Fans Favorite Player of the Year, and Emerging Player of the Year amongst others.
Additionally, there is an award for basically players and clubs in the Middle East, with the Best Club President and Best Sporting Director of the Year also to be awarded.
Notable individuals nominated in the Best President of the Year Awards include; Joan Laporta of Barcelona, Florentino Perez of Real Madrid, Aurelio De Laurentiis of Napoli e.t.c
For the Best Sporting Director of the Year Award, notable names include; Monchi of Aston Villa, Edu Cesar Daud Gasper of Arsenal, and Txiki Bergiristain of Manchester City.
Nominees for the 2023 Best Men's Player of the Year award
Julian Alvarez - Manchester City/Argentina
Nicolo Barella - Inter Milan/Italy
Jude Bellingham - Real Madrid/England
Karim Benzema - Al Ittihad
Yassine Bounou - Al Hilal/Morocco
Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City/Belgium
Ruben Dias - Manchester City/Portugal
Ederson - Manchester City/Brazil
Phil Foden - Manchester City/England
Jack Grealish - Manchester City/England
Antoine Griezmann - Atletico Madrid/France
IIkay Gundogan - Barcelona/Germany
Erling Haaland - Manchester City/Norway
Harry Kane - Bayern Munich/England
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - Napoli/Georgia
Robert Lewandowski - Barcelona/Poland
Lautaro Martinez - Inter Milan/Argentina
Kylian Mbappe - Paris Saint Germain/France
Lionel Messi - Inter Miami/Argentina
Kim Min-Jae - Bayern Munich/South Korea
Luka Modric - Real Madrid/Croatia
Martin Odegaard - Arsenal/Real Madrid
Andre Onana - Manchester United/Cameroon
Victor Osimhen - Napoli/Nigeria
Rodrigo - Manchester City/Brazil
Cristiano Ronaldo - Al Nassr/Portugal
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal/England
Mohamed Salah - Liverpool/Egypt
Bernardo Silva - Manchester City/Portugal
Vinicius Jr - Real Madrid/Brazil
Nominees for the 2023 Best Women's Player of the Year award
Aitana Bonmati - Barcelona/Spain
Millie Bright - Chelsea/England
Linda Caicedo - Real Madrid Feminino/Colombia
Olga Carmona - Real Madrid/Spain
Rachel Daly - Aston Villa/England
Debinha - Kansas City Current/Brazil
Kadidiatou Diani - Olympique Lyon/France
Mary Earps - Manchester United/England
Esther Gonzalez - NJ/NY Gotham FC/Spain
Patricia Guijarro - Barcelona/Spain
Yui Hasegawa - Manchester City Women/Japan
Amanda Ilestedt - Arsenal Women/Sweden
Sam Kerr - Chelsea/Australia
Mapi Leon - Barcelona/Spain
Asisat Oshoala - Barcelona/Nigeria
Salma Paralluelo - Barcelona/Spain
Alexandra Popp - VFL Wolfsburg/Germany
Wendie Renard - Olympique Lyon/France
Fridolina Rolfo - Barcelona/Sweden
Georgia Stanway - Bayern Munich/England
The Portuguese is amongst 30 players vying to win the award, with rival Lionel Messi also shortlisted.
Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Yassine Bounou, Harry Kane, Julian Alvarez, Nicolo Barella, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Jr, and Jude Bellingham to name a few were also nominated.
The 14th edition of the swashbuckling Globe Soccer Awards will be held on the 19th of January 2024.
The award ceremony will take place alongside the 18th Dubai International Sports Conference, which is in partnership with the Dubai Sports Council.
It will be held at the luxurious five-star Atlantis, The Palm, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the player to have won the award the most, winning it six times since its inception.
Lionel Messi has won it just once in history, winning it in 2015. The last three winners of the Globe Soccer Awards for the Best Men's Player are; Robert Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappe, and Karim Benzema.
Ronaldo won the award in 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, whilst at Real Madrid and also during his early years at Juventus.
The 2023 Globe Soccer Awards could be a three-horse race, with Erling Haaland, and Lionel Messi apparently also the favorites to possibly land the award.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo's form in 2023 could also put him in the mix, with an impressive 46 goals so far for club and country.
Meanwhile, in the women's category for the Best Women's Player for 2023, 20 players were nominated.
Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala is the only African player that made the cut, with other notable players nominated being; Chelsea's Sam Kerr, Manchester United's Mary Earp, Real Madrid's duo of Linda Caicedo and Olga Carmona also made it to the 20-man list.
Aitana Bonmati, who won the 2023 Ballon d'Or was also nominated and she has been tipped as a prime favorite to go home with the Best Women's Player at the 2023 Globe Soccer Awards.
Other award categories include; Best Men and Women Club of the Year, Best Coach of the Year, Fans Favorite Player of the Year, and Emerging Player of the Year amongst others.
Additionally, there is an award for basically players and clubs in the Middle East, with the Best Club President and Best Sporting Director of the Year also to be awarded.
Notable individuals nominated in the Best President of the Year Awards include; Joan Laporta of Barcelona, Florentino Perez of Real Madrid, Aurelio De Laurentiis of Napoli e.t.c
For the Best Sporting Director of the Year Award, notable names include; Monchi of Aston Villa, Edu Cesar Daud Gasper of Arsenal, and Txiki Bergiristain of Manchester City.
Nominees for the 2023 Best Men's Player of the Year award
Julian Alvarez - Manchester City/Argentina
Nicolo Barella - Inter Milan/Italy
Jude Bellingham - Real Madrid/England
Karim Benzema - Al Ittihad
Yassine Bounou - Al Hilal/Morocco
Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City/Belgium
Ruben Dias - Manchester City/Portugal
Ederson - Manchester City/Brazil
Phil Foden - Manchester City/England
Jack Grealish - Manchester City/England
Antoine Griezmann - Atletico Madrid/France
IIkay Gundogan - Barcelona/Germany
Erling Haaland - Manchester City/Norway
Harry Kane - Bayern Munich/England
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - Napoli/Georgia
Robert Lewandowski - Barcelona/Poland
Lautaro Martinez - Inter Milan/Argentina
Kylian Mbappe - Paris Saint Germain/France
Lionel Messi - Inter Miami/Argentina
Kim Min-Jae - Bayern Munich/South Korea
Luka Modric - Real Madrid/Croatia
Martin Odegaard - Arsenal/Real Madrid
Andre Onana - Manchester United/Cameroon
Victor Osimhen - Napoli/Nigeria
Rodrigo - Manchester City/Brazil
Cristiano Ronaldo - Al Nassr/Portugal
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal/England
Mohamed Salah - Liverpool/Egypt
Bernardo Silva - Manchester City/Portugal
Vinicius Jr - Real Madrid/Brazil
Nominees for the 2023 Best Women's Player of the Year award
Aitana Bonmati - Barcelona/Spain
Millie Bright - Chelsea/England
Linda Caicedo - Real Madrid Feminino/Colombia
Olga Carmona - Real Madrid/Spain
Rachel Daly - Aston Villa/England
Debinha - Kansas City Current/Brazil
Kadidiatou Diani - Olympique Lyon/France
Mary Earps - Manchester United/England
Esther Gonzalez - NJ/NY Gotham FC/Spain
Patricia Guijarro - Barcelona/Spain
Yui Hasegawa - Manchester City Women/Japan
Amanda Ilestedt - Arsenal Women/Sweden
Sam Kerr - Chelsea/Australia
Mapi Leon - Barcelona/Spain
Asisat Oshoala - Barcelona/Nigeria
Salma Paralluelo - Barcelona/Spain
Alexandra Popp - VFL Wolfsburg/Germany
Wendie Renard - Olympique Lyon/France
Fridolina Rolfo - Barcelona/Sweden
Georgia Stanway - Bayern Munich/England