UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season
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The UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season is an annual award presented by UEFA to the most outstanding midfield player in each Champions League campaign.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season Context triple: [Kevin De Bruyne, individualAward, UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season]
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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.
UEFA Team of the Year selection
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Champions League Midfielder of the Season Target entity description: The UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season is an annual award presented by UEFA to the most outstanding midfield player in each Champions League campaign.
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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.
UEFA Team of the Year selection
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UEFA club competition award
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football award ⓘ |
| appliesToCompetitionFormat |
UEFA Champions League
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surface form:
UEFA Champions League proper (group stage to final)
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| associatedConfederation | UEFA ⓘ |
| awardDecisionBasis | performances during the UEFA Champions League season ⓘ |
| awardType | individual player award ⓘ |
| ceremonyLocation | UEFA Champions League group stage draw event ⓘ |
| competition | UEFA Champions League ⓘ |
| eligibility | players participating in the UEFA Champions League ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2017 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| givenFor | best midfielder in a UEFA Champions League season ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | male competitions ⓘ |
| hasPositionalCategory | midfield ⓘ |
| inception | 2016–17 season ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | European sports media ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Frenkie de Jong
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Jorginho ⓘ Kevin De Bruyne ⓘ Luka Modrić ⓘ N’Golo Kanté ⓘ
surface form:
N'Golo Kanté
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| officialWebsite | https://www.uefa.com ⓘ |
| organisingBody |
UEFA
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surface form:
Union of European Football Associations
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| partOf | UEFA positional awards ⓘ |
| position | midfielder ⓘ |
| presentedBy | UEFA ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year
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surface form:
UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season
UEFA Champions League Forward of the Season ⓘ UEFA Club Football Awards Best Goalkeeper ⓘ
surface form:
UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season
UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award ⓘ |
| scope | club football ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voted by coaches and selected journalists ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| status | active award ⓘ |
| trophyType | individual trophy ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UEFA Midfielder of the Year
this entity surface form:
UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year 2006–07
this entity surface form:
UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season 2020–21
UEFA Club Football Awards Best Goalkeeper
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UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season
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this entity surface form:
UEFA Club Football Awards Best Midfielder