FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
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The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball is the award given to the best-performing player at each edition of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball Context triple: [Bronze Ball, associatedWith, FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball]
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A.
Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by France Football magazine to the player judged to have been the best in the world over the previous year.
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B.
FIFA Club World Cup Trophy
The FIFA Club World Cup Trophy is the prestigious award presented to the club that wins FIFA’s annual global competition for champion teams from each continental confederation.
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C.
UEFA President’s Award
The UEFA President’s Award is a special honor bestowed by UEFA to recognize outstanding achievements, professional excellence, and exemplary personal qualities in European football.
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D.
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is an international football tournament organized by FIFA that brings together champion clubs from each continental confederation to compete for the title of world club champion.
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E.
Golden Boot
The Golden Boot is a football award given to the top goal scorer at major tournaments, including the FIFA Club World Cup.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball Target entity description: The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball is the award given to the best-performing player at each edition of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
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A.
Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by France Football magazine to the player judged to have been the best in the world over the previous year.
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B.
FIFA Club World Cup Trophy
The FIFA Club World Cup Trophy is the prestigious award presented to the club that wins FIFA’s annual global competition for champion teams from each continental confederation.
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C.
UEFA President’s Award
The UEFA President’s Award is a special honor bestowed by UEFA to recognize outstanding achievements, professional excellence, and exemplary personal qualities in European football.
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D.
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is an international football tournament organized by FIFA that brings together champion clubs from each continental confederation to compete for the title of world club champion.
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E.
Golden Boot
The Golden Boot is a football award given to the top goal scorer at major tournaments, including the FIFA Club World Cup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football award
ⓘ
individual award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
ⓘ
surface form:
Adidas Golden Ball (FIFA Club World Cup)
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| awardedBy | FIFA representatives ⓘ |
| awardedSince | first FIFA Club World Cup era (2000) ⓘ |
| awardedTo | best-performing player at a given edition of the FIFA Club World Cup ⓘ |
| category | men's club football ⓘ |
| competition | FIFA Club World Cup ⓘ |
| countryOfGoverningBody | Switzerland ⓘ |
| eligibility | players participating in the FIFA Club World Cup ⓘ |
| firstAwardedAt |
FIFA Club World Cup
ⓘ
surface form:
2000 FIFA Club World Championship
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| givenFor | best player of the tournament ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasSubAward |
FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball
ⓘ
surface form:
FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball
FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball ⓘ |
| headquartersOfGoverningBody | Zurich ⓘ |
| inception | 2000 ⓘ |
| level | international club football ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Cristiano Ronaldo
ⓘ
Deco ⓘ Kaká ⓘ Lionel Messi ⓘ Ronaldinho ⓘ Wayne Rooney ⓘ |
| organisingBody | FIFA Club World Cup Organising Committee ⓘ |
| partOf |
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
FIFA Club World Cup awards programme
|
| presentedBy | FIFA ⓘ |
| reintroduced |
FIFA Club World Cup
ⓘ
surface form:
2005 FIFA Club World Cup
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| relatedAward |
FIFA Club World Cup Fair Play Trophy
ⓘ
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Boot ⓘ FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
|
| scope | entire tournament performance ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
FIFA technical study group
ⓘ
surface form:
FIFA technical study group shortlisting
media vote ⓘ |
| sponsor | Adidas ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| status | active award ⓘ |
| trophyType | golden ball-shaped trophy ⓘ |
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Subject: FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball Description of subject: The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball is the award given to the best-performing player at each edition of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball
subject surface form:
Golden Glove (FIFA Club World Cup)
subject surface form:
Golden Glove (FIFA Club World Cup)
this entity surface form:
FIFA Club World Cup awards
this entity surface form:
Adidas Golden Ball (FIFA Club World Cup)
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
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relatedAward
→
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
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partOf
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FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
FIFA Club World Cup awards programme