Premier League Player of the Season
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The Premier League Player of the Season is an annual award given to the most outstanding footballer in England’s top-flight league over the course of a season.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1623293 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Premier League Player of the Season Context triple: [Kevin De Bruyne, individualAward, Premier League Player of the Season]
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A.
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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B.
Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year
The Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year is an annual award in English football voted for by fellow professional players to recognize the best performer of the season.
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C.
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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D.
European Golden Shoe
The European Golden Shoe is an annual football award presented to the top goal scorer in league matches across all European top-division competitions.
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E.
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.
- 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: Premier League Player of the Season Target entity description: The Premier League Player of the Season is an annual award given to the most outstanding footballer in England’s top-flight league over the course of a season.
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A.
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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B.
Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year
The Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year is an annual award in English football voted for by fellow professional players to recognize the best performer of the season.
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C.
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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D.
European Golden Shoe
The European Golden Shoe is an annual football award presented to the top goal scorer in league matches across all European top-division competitions.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sports award
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football award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | most outstanding player over a Premier League season ⓘ |
| awardingBodyHeadquarters |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| competition | Premier League ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| eligibility | players registered in the Premier League ⓘ |
| evaluationCriteria |
consistency over the season
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individual performance statistics ⓘ influence on team performance ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1994–95 season ⓘ |
| formerName |
Premier League Player of the Season
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Barclaycard Player of the Year
Premier League Player of the Season self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Barclays Player of the Season
Carling Player of the Year ⓘ EA Sports Player of the Season ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | premierleague.com ⓘ |
| inceptionSeason | 1994–95 Premier League season ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | top flight of English football ⓘ |
| notableClubWithManyWinners |
Arsenal F.C.
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surface form:
Arsenal
Manchester City F.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester City
Manchester United F.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester United
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| notableMultipleWinners |
Cristiano Ronaldo
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Kevin De Bruyne ⓘ Nemanja Vidić ⓘ Thierry Henry ⓘ |
| organizer | Premier League ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Premier League ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year
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surface form:
FWA Footballer of the Year
PFA Players' Player of the Year ⓘ
surface form:
PFA Players’ Player of the Year
Premier League Goal of the Season ⓘ Premier League Manager of the Season ⓘ Premier League Young Player of the Season ⓘ |
| scope | performance across entire league season ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
panel of football experts
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public vote ⓘ shortlist compiled by Premier League ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| status | active award ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | single Premier League season ⓘ |
| typeOfAward | individual player award ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Premier League Player of the Season Description of subject: The Premier League Player of the Season is an annual award given to the most outstanding footballer in England’s top-flight league over the course of a season.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Premier League Player of the Season 2009–10
this entity surface form:
Premier League Player of the Season 2016–17
this entity surface form:
Premier League Player of the Season 1998–99
this entity surface form:
Premier League Player of the Season award
this entity surface form:
Premier League Player of the Season 2015–16
Premier League Player of the Season
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formerName
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Premier League Player of the Season
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this entity surface form:
Barclaycard Player of the Year
Premier League Player of the Season
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formerName
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Premier League Player of the Season
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Barclays Player of the Season
this entity surface form:
Premier League Player of the Season 2011–12