UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award
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The UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award is an annual football honor presented by UEFA to the best male player in Europe based on performances in all competitions, including domestic leagues and UEFA tournaments.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award Context triple: [Ballon d'Or, isDifferentFrom, UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award]
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A.
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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B.
FIFA World Player of the Year
The FIFA World Player of the Year was an annual football award presented by FIFA from 1991 to 2009 to honor the world's best male and female players as voted by national team coaches and captains.
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C.
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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D.
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year
The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year is a prestigious annual award given by English football journalists to the player judged to have been the best in English football over the preceding season.
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E.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
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.
- 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: UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award Target entity description: The UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award is an annual football honor presented by UEFA to the best male player in Europe based on performances in all competitions, including domestic leagues and UEFA tournaments.
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A.
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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B.
FIFA World Player of the Year
The FIFA World Player of the Year was an annual football award presented by FIFA from 1991 to 2009 to honor the world's best male and female players as voted by national team coaches and captains.
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C.
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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D.
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year
The Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year is a prestigious annual award given by English football journalists to the player judged to have been the best in English football over the preceding season.
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E.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UEFA award
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football award ⓘ individual sports award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award
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surface form:
UEFA Best Player in Europe Award
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| associatedCompetition |
UEFA Champions League
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UEFA Europa League ⓘ UEFA Super Cup ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding performance in European football ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| decidedBy |
coaches
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journalists ⓘ |
| eligibility | players of clubs from UEFA member associations ⓘ |
| evaluationPeriod | previous season ⓘ |
| firstAwardedSeason | 2010–11 ⓘ |
| firstWinner | Lionel Messi ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderFocus | men ⓘ |
| hasCategory | individual player award ⓘ |
| hasRelatedAward |
UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award
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UEFA Women’s Coach of the Year Award ⓘ
surface form:
UEFA Women's Coach of the Year Award
UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award ⓘ |
| inception | 2011 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | UEFA awards system ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| organisingBody |
UEFA
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surface form:
Union of European Football Associations
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| presentedAtEvent |
UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
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surface form:
UEFA Champions League group stage draw
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| presentedBy | UEFA ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| replaced |
UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
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| scope | European club football ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
performance in UEFA club competitions
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performance in all competitions ⓘ performance in domestic leagues ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | shortlist and final voting ⓘ |
| shortlistSize | 3 ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| typeOfRecognition | best overall male player in Europe ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
UEFA Best Player in Europe Award 2012
this entity surface form:
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
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UEFA Club Footballer of the Year 2004–05
this entity surface form:
UEFA Best Player in Europe Award
UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award
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replaced
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UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
this entity surface form:
UEFA Best Player in Europe
this entity surface form:
UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award
UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season
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relatedAward
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UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award
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this entity surface form:
UEFA Player of the Year awards