Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as Player of the Century at the 2020 Globe Soccer Awards after he finished ahead of Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho and Mohamed Salah.
A star studded event was held in Dubai the Portuguese was deemed to be the best player between 2001 and 2020, after winning five Champions League titles, three Premier Leagues with Manchester United and two LaLiga Santander trophies with Real Madrid, as well as the Nations League with Portugal.
"Thank you, to everyone who voted for me, to my family, to my mother and sisters," Cristiano said.
"It is an exceptional achievement. It gives me the motivation to move forward.
"To be named the best is a great honour, I hope that this situation is over next year and that we can have more fun, thank you very much.
"I hope to still be able to play for more years. It is an exceptional achievement. It gives me the motivation to move forward.
"To be named the best is a great honour, I hope that this situation is over next year and that we can have more fun, thank you very much. I hope to still be able to play for more years."
Elsewhere at the Globe Soccer Awards, Robert Lewandowski won Best Player of the Year, Hans Dieter Flick lifted the Best Coach of the Year award, and Iker Casillas was handed a Player Career Award.
Lewandowski wins the 2020 Globe Soccer Player of the Year award
Real Madrid named Globe Soccer 2001-2020 Club of the Century
Bayern win the 2020 Globe Soccer Club of the Year
Cristiano Ronaldo wasn't the only big winner at Sunday's Globe Soccer Awards, where he was named as the 21 century's best player, as Real Madrid and Pep Guardiola achievements were also honoured.
Robert Lewandowski also picked up the award for being 2020's best player at the ceremony, for which MARCA is the official newspaper, in Dubai.
While Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick beat Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp and Atalanta's Gian Piero Gasperini to be named 2020's best coach, it was Guardiola who picked up the biggest coaching honour, winning the Coach of the Century award, beating Jose Mourinho, Zinedine Zidane, and Sir Alex Ferguson.
There was no doubting Bayern's win as the best club of 2020 ahead of Real Madrid and Liverpool, but it was the current Spanish champions who won the prize for the Club of the Century.
"Real Madrid are such a successful club thanks to the support of our many fans who drive us to constantly grow," said Emilio Butragueno, who received the award on Real Madrid's behalf.
Jorge Mendes won the award for being the century's best agent. Iker Casillas and Gerard Pique also received recognition for their respective careers.
Guardiola wins Globe Soccer 2001-2020 Coach of the Century
Hansi Flick wins the 2020 Globe Soccer Coach of the Year
MesutPjanic
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So pratically Globe soccer knows what its doing than FIFA
Syd007
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Finally Flick got what he deserved😅💯
cristiano_blitzer_7
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Cristiaaano does it again..siiiuuu🔥🔥🔥🔥
Mosanya
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Hansi Flick Took Over a Struggling Bayern as an Interim Manager & Went On Winning Every Competition He Managed Bayern in. - He Toyed Champions League & Bundesliga. - Won Five Trophies With Bayern Munich. - Fifa didn't award himThe Best Manager of 2020, but it is nice to see others recognize him for his work. He truly deserves it. Congrats Flick 👏
sufyrumu
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Cristiano Ronaldo: -Most goals (active) =CR7 -Most UCL goals & assists = CR7 -Most international goals 🇵🇹= CR7 -Most KO goals in history 🌎= CR7 -Most int. competitive goals = CR7 -Most EURO finals goals = CR7 -Most UCL KO goals = CR7 -Most UCL final goals = CR7 -Most Club World Cup goals -Most wrong foot goals = CR7 -Most freekicks (active)=CR7 -Most hattricks (active)= CR7 -Most freekicks in UCL = CR7 -Most hattricks in UCL = CR7 -Most UCL away goals = CR7 -Most UCL records = CR7 -Most UCL topscorer awards -Most Puskás awards = CR7 -Most Final goals = CR7 -Best La Liga ratio in history (1.065) -Most UEFA Best Player awards -Best UCL laliga, cdr ratio in Spain -5 UCL titles =CR7 🏆 -2 international trophies = CR7 🏆 -Won Serie A, Premier League & La Liga 🇪🇸 🏴 🇮🇹 = CR7 -Won Ballon D’or, Golden Boot & all awards in Prem & Spain =CR7 -11 consecutive games scored in: Serie A, UCL & La Liga =CR7 -Fastest player to reach 100-200-300 goals in La Liga First player to score 3 hat-tricks in 1 single UCL season =CR7 -Oldest player to score a hat-trick in UCL =CR7 -First player to win UEFA team of year in different positions -Top height header (2.93m🤯) -Top speed 38,6km/h -Top shot speed 156km/h -Top distance freekick 42 yards -Most goals in most consecutive seasons (60+ goals 5 cons. seasons) -Most contributions in his 5 UCL, 2 int. trophies, PL, laliga & Serie A -Most MAJOR individual awards (excluding minor awards) -5 Ballon D’or (should be 6 in 2018) -More assists than Xavi & Iniesta -Won individual award as midfielder -980 contributions in 5 different teams 4 different leagues =CR7 - Well deserved player of the Century.❤💎🔥💪
tidaklmouz
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I can feel your pain bro. Take it or leave it..If we had CR7 in Barcelona, we would have won all the Champions leagues during his era. He is a great man. Let's accept it and move forward
MrJEY
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Flick to Klopp be like; please make I enjoy well with this one now, don't protests for revote🤣🤣😂
SIDKAUSH
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I dont think anyone deserved it more than you my GOAT You have won all the individual trophies, Club trophies, Even National trophies Probably the best Choice for an all round Champ CR7 Probably the best Leader any team can have
JerseyIsland7158710
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First of all what is Salah doing there !?maybe because people who organise this very first award are from 2 Arabian country! , How can cr7 be the best in the century when the century is still not finish plus Messi have more Balon’d’Ore, More Golden Boots,More titles Trophies then Cr7 !! I mean come on, The only thing Ronaldo have more is the Champions League (5)again (4)Messi have. The other thing is that (Mr Jose Mendez which is Portugues) he also is the one who organise this ceremony together with the Arabian organisers and there is more! Ronaldo have actions shears of this Awards !!! So hi is a close business partner of the people who organise this award. So credibility for this award is little With all this argumentation this trophy are a little bit suspicion for me taste. It’s like giving the trophy to himself Let the FIFA or Uefa do this award to see how end up, I think totally different to this one.
PAPA_PEREZ
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Congratulations Flick
Viskafrancis
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what a great man he is,. I will forever remember the terrible thing u did to our team.
Lekadlmort
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Cristiano Ronaldo: -Most goals (active) =CR7 -Most UCL goals & assists = CR7 -Most international goals 🇵🇹= CR7 -Most KO goals in history 🌎= CR7 -Most int. competitive goals = CR7 -Most EURO finals goals = CR7 -Most UCL KO goals = CR7 -Most UCL final goals = CR7 -Most Club World Cup goals -Most wrong foot goals = CR7 -Most freekicks (active)=CR7 -Most hattricks (active)= CR7 -Most freekicks in UCL = CR7 -Most hattricks in UCL = CR7 -Most UCL away goals = CR7 -Most UCL records = CR7 -Most UCL topscorer awards -Most Puskás awards = CR7 -Most Final goals = CR7 -Best La Liga ratio in history (1.065) -Most UEFA Best Player awards -Best UCL laliga, cdr ratio in Spain -5 UCL titles =CR7 🏆 -2 international trophies = CR7 🏆 -Won Serie A, Premier League & La Liga 🇪🇸 🏴 🇮🇹 = CR7 -Won Ballon D’or, Golden Boot & all awards in Prem & Spain =CR7 -11 consecutive games scored in: Serie A, UCL & La Liga =CR7 -Fastest player to reach 100-200-300 goals in La Liga First player to score 3 hat-tricks in 1 single UCL season =CR7 -Oldest player to score a hat-trick in UCL =CR7 -First player to win UEFA team of year in different positions -Top height header (2.93m🤯) -Top speed 38,6km/h -Top shot speed 156km/h -Top distance freekick 42 yards -Most goals in most consecutive seasons (60+ goals 5 cons. seasons) -Most contributions in his 5 UCL, 2 int. trophies, PL, laliga & Serie A -Most MAJOR individual awards (excluding minor awards) -5 Ballon D’or (should be 6 in 2018) -More assists than Xavi & Iniesta -Won individual award as midfielder -980 contributions in 5 different teams 4 different leagues =CR7 - Well deserved player of the Century.❤💎🔥💪
Abdullahjalloh
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Where are the haters?? proud of all Madridistas.group hug haha Madrid
leo_avi
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So pratically Globe soccer knows what its doing than FIFA
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Nope. How is Salah in top 3 of the century? They have no credibility.
fadaemu
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Most ballon dor - Messi Most golden boots - Messi Most iffhs playmaker awards- Messi Dubai player of the century but for 20 years - Ronaldo??🤣🤣 Dead
player who never won with country can never be great player
Tudcemnors
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Most ballon dor - Messi Most golden boots - Messi Most iffhs playmaker awards- Messi Dubai player of the century but for 20 years - Ronaldo??🤣🤣 Dead
Messi wins a award , you idiots troll Ronaldo , Ronaldo wins a award you idiots against troll him ....Haters 😵
Bikdenprsu
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You will see that they do not know what they are doing when they crown ronaldo
why wouldn't be be? after winning 4 champions league tittles and won Portugal two trophies as well ? addes to being the highest goal scorer since 2010 both in champions league , international games and second in league games ?
nøbødyishere
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Nope. How is Salah in top 3 of the century? They have no credibility.
this thing is an Arab award. Salah is a Muslim. So it ties. Majority of the Voters are Arabs/Muslims.
EminenceBASIT
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Most ballon dor - Messi Most golden boots - Messi Most iffhs playmaker awards- Messi Dubai player of the century but for 20 years - Ronaldo??🤣🤣 Dead
Yes because Ronaldo surpass him on Goal scoring Appearance international football and club side. This award is won on what's being played club and country and not accolades
Sadiqsavage
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Most ballon dor - Messi Most golden boots - Messi Most iffhs playmaker awards- Messi Dubai player of the century but for 20 years - Ronaldo??🤣🤣 Dead
Ronaldo 4 champions league in 5 seasons champions league top scorer 6years in a row 100 goals for Portugal etc he deserves it
Waseemsajjad
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Most ballon dor - Messi Most golden boots - Messi Most iffhs playmaker awards- Messi Dubai player of the century but for 20 years - Ronaldo??🤣🤣 Dead
You didn’t count his national trophies you didn’t count his premier league trophies that’s why he is not the player of the century dumb ass
JohnWick7
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Cristiano Ronaldo: -Most goals (active) =CR7 -Most UCL goals & assists = CR7 -Most international goals 🇵🇹= CR7 -Most KO goals in history 🌎= CR7 -Most int. competitive goals = CR7 -Most EURO finals goals = CR7 -Most UCL KO goals = CR7 -Most UCL final goals = CR7 -Most Club World Cup goals -Most wrong foot goals = CR7 -Most freekicks (active)=CR7 -Most hattricks (active)= CR7 -Most freekicks in UCL = CR7 -Most hattricks in UCL = CR7 -Most UCL away goals = CR7 -Most UCL records = CR7 -Most UCL topscorer awards -Most Puskás awards = CR7 -Most Final goals = CR7 -Best La Liga ratio in history (1.065) -Most UEFA Best Player awards -Best UCL laliga, cdr ratio in Spain -5 UCL titles =CR7 🏆 -2 international trophies = CR7 🏆 -Won Serie A, Premier League & La Liga 🇪🇸 🏴 🇮🇹 = CR7 -Won Ballon D’or, Golden Boot & all awards in Prem & Spain =CR7 -11 consecutive games scored in: Serie A, UCL & La Liga =CR7 -Fastest player to reach 100-200-300 goals in La Liga First player to score 3 hat-tricks in 1 single UCL season =CR7 -Oldest player to score a hat-trick in UCL =CR7 -First player to win UEFA team of year in different positions -Top height header (2.93m🤯) -Top speed 38,6km/h -Top shot speed 156km/h -Top distance freekick 42 yards -Most goals in most consecutive seasons (60+ goals 5 cons. seasons) -Most contributions in his 5 UCL, 2 int. trophies, PL, laliga & Serie A -Most MAJOR individual awards (excluding minor awards) -5 Ballon D’or (should be 6 in 2018) -More assists than Xavi & Iniesta -Won individual award as midfielder -980 contributions in 5 different teams 4 different leagues =CR7 - Well deserved player of the Century.❤💎🔥💪
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I actually fell in love with Cr7 while reading this 😅
fadaemu
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Most ballon dor - Messi Most golden boots - Messi Most iffhs playmaker awards- Messi Dubai player of the century but for 20 years - Ronaldo??🤣🤣 Dead
cry😭😭😭😭😭
THEFOOTBALLER5D
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I dont think anyone deserved it more than you my GOAT You have won all the individual trophies, Club trophies, Even National trophies Probably the best Choice for an all round Champ CR7 Probably the best Leader any team can have
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Let’s real here I’m not an Messi fanboy but Messi is better then cr7
negi_
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You just won the most senseless comment of the century
bro let him barka they r hurt🤣🤣🤣🤣
KishanMoh
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Most ballon dor - Messi Most golden boots - Messi Most iffhs playmaker awards- Messi Dubai player of the century but for 20 years - Ronaldo??🤣🤣 Dead
it depends dude... messi is great but ronaldo got 2 cups for his country and 5 champions leagues.. adapted playing in most major leagues... but this voting was biased for a certain degree... I can agree on that.. salah on number 3 .. lol
vozeimnz
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Hansi Flick Took Over a Struggling Bayern as an Interim Manager & Went On Winning Every Competition He Managed Bayern in. - He Toyed Champions League & Bundesliga. - Won Five Trophies With Bayern Munich. - Fifa didn't award himThe Best Manager of 2020, but it is nice to see others recognize him for his work. He truly deserves it. Congrats Flick 👏
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FIFA will never cease to amaze people with their choice of winners. I lost interest in the award when I saw Marcelo Bielsa's name on the list. Very pathetic