World Soccer Player of the Year
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World Soccer Player of the Year is an annual football award presented by World Soccer magazine to recognize the best male player in the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| World Soccer Player of the Year canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6685664 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: World Soccer Player of the Year Context triple: [Ruud Gullit, awardReceived, World Soccer Player of the Year]
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A.
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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B.
FA International Player of the Year
The FA International Player of the Year is an annual English football award recognizing the outstanding performances of England’s top male and female international players.
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C.
The Best FIFA Men's Player
The Best FIFA Men's Player is an annual award presented by FIFA to recognize the most outstanding male footballer in the world for a given season.
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D.
World Soccer Manager of the Year
World Soccer Manager of the Year is an annual football coaching award presented by World Soccer magazine to recognize the best-performing manager in world football.
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E.
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.
- 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: World Soccer Player of the Year Target entity description: World Soccer Player of the Year is an annual football award presented by World Soccer magazine to recognize the best male player in the world.
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A.
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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B.
FA International Player of the Year
The FA International Player of the Year is an annual English football award recognizing the outstanding performances of England’s top male and female international players.
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C.
The Best FIFA Men's Player
The Best FIFA Men's Player is an annual award presented by FIFA to recognize the most outstanding male footballer in the world for a given season.
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D.
World Soccer Manager of the Year
World Soccer Manager of the Year is an annual football coaching award presented by World Soccer magazine to recognize the best-performing manager in world football.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual award
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football award ⓘ |
| awardFor | best male football player in the world ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
Ballon d'Or
NERFINISHED
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FIFA World Player of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ The Best FIFA Men's Player NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1982 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| hasCategory | international football award ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
World Soccer Player of the Year 1982
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Soccer Player of the Year 1983 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Soccer Player of the Year 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Soccer Player of the Year 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Soccer Player of the Year 1997 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Soccer Player of the Year 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Soccer Player of the Year 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Soccer Player of the Year 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Soccer Player of the Year 2015 ⓘ World Soccer Player of the Year 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1982 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | World Soccer awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | magazine award ⓘ |
| namedAfter | World Soccer magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Cristiano Ronaldo
NERFINISHED
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Diego Maradona NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Messi NERFINISHED ⓘ Marco van Basten NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Platini NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronaldinho NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronaldo Nazário NERFINISHED ⓘ Zinedine Zidane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
World Soccer
NERFINISHED
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World Soccer magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | voting by football experts and journalists ⓘ |
| sport |
association football
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soccer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: World Soccer Player of the Year Description of subject: World Soccer Player of the Year is an annual football award presented by World Soccer magazine to recognize the best male player in the world.
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