UEFA Team of the Year selection
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The UEFA Team of the Year selection is an annual all-star football lineup chosen by fans to recognize the best players in European club football for that calendar year.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: UEFA Team of the Year selection Context triple: [Thierry Henry, individualAward, UEFA Team of the Year selection]
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A.
UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award
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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B.
FIFA FIFPro World XI selection
The FIFA FIFPro World XI selection is an annual all-star football team composed of the best players in the world at each position, as voted on by professional footballers worldwide.
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C.
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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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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E.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Glove
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Glove is an individual award presented to the best-performing goalkeeper at 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 Team of the Year selection Target entity description: The UEFA Team of the Year selection is an annual all-star football lineup chosen by fans to recognize the best players in European club football for that calendar year.
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A.
UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award
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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B.
FIFA FIFPro World XI selection
The FIFA FIFPro World XI selection is an annual all-star football team composed of the best players in the world at each position, as voted on by professional footballers worldwide.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Glove
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Glove is an individual award presented to the best-performing goalkeeper at the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
all-star team
ⓘ
annual event ⓘ football award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best players in European club football in a calendar year ⓘ |
| basedOn |
performances in UEFA club competitions
ⓘ
performances in domestic cups ⓘ performances in domestic leagues ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year
ⓘ
surface form:
UEFA Club Football Awards
UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award ⓘ
surface form:
UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award
UEFA positional awards ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Europe ⓘ |
| hasAnnouncementFormat |
online announcement
ⓘ
press release ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
European football trophies and awards
ⓘ
European football awards ⓘ
surface form:
UEFA awards
all-star teams ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | multiple European languages ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage | European sports media ⓘ |
| hasNotableClubRepresentation |
AC Milan
ⓘ
FC Barcelona ⓘ FC Bayern Munich ⓘ Manchester United F.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester United FC
Real Madrid CF ⓘ |
| hasNotableLeagueRepresentation |
Bundesliga
ⓘ
La Liga ⓘ Premier League ⓘ Serie A ⓘ |
| hasNotableMultipleAppearances |
Andrés Iniesta
ⓘ
Cristiano Ronaldo ⓘ Iker Casillas ⓘ Lionel Messi ⓘ Sergio Ramos ⓘ Xavi Hernández ⓘ |
| inception | 2001 ⓘ |
| includesPosition |
defender
ⓘ
forward ⓘ goalkeeper ⓘ midfielder ⓘ |
| numberOfPlayers | 11 ⓘ |
| organizer | UEFA ⓘ |
| scope | European club football ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | fan vote ⓘ |
| selectionType | fan-selected team ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | calendar year ⓘ |
| voters | football fans ⓘ |
| votingPlatform | UEFA official website ⓘ |
| website | https://www.uefa.com ⓘ |
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UEFA Team of the Year
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UEFA Team of the Year
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UEFA Team of the Year
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UEFA Team of the Year 2004
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UEFA Team of the Year 2005
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UEFA Team of the Year
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UEFA Team of the Year
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UEFA Team of the Year
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European Team of the Year (Team of the Season)
subject surface form:
Xavi Hernández
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UEFA Team of the Year
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UEFA Team of the Year (multiple years)