UEFA positional awards
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UEFA positional awards are annual honors presented by UEFA to recognize the best players in specific positions based on their performances in European club competitions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UEFA positional awards canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: UEFA positional awards Context triple: [UEFA Team of the Year selection, contrastWith, UEFA positional awards]
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A.
European football awards
European football awards are honors recognizing outstanding performances and achievements in European soccer, often organized or covered by major sports media and governing bodies.
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B.
UEFA Golden Player Jubilee Awards
The UEFA Golden Player Jubilee Awards were a series of honors given by UEFA in 2003 to recognize each member association’s most outstanding player of the previous 50 years as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations.
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C.
UEFA Club Forward of the Year
The UEFA Club Forward of the Year was a European football award presented by UEFA to the best-performing striker in club competitions for a given season.
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D.
UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year
The UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year was an annual football award presented by UEFA to recognize the most outstanding defensive player in European club competitions for a given season.
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E.
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.
- 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 positional awards Target entity description: UEFA positional awards are annual honors presented by UEFA to recognize the best players in specific positions based on their performances in European club competitions.
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A.
European football awards
European football awards are honors recognizing outstanding performances and achievements in European soccer, often organized or covered by major sports media and governing bodies.
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B.
UEFA Golden Player Jubilee Awards
The UEFA Golden Player Jubilee Awards were a series of honors given by UEFA in 2003 to recognize each member association’s most outstanding player of the previous 50 years as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations.
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C.
UEFA Club Forward of the Year
The UEFA Club Forward of the Year was a European football award presented by UEFA to the best-performing striker in club competitions for a given season.
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D.
UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year
The UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year was an annual football award presented by UEFA to recognize the most outstanding defensive player in European club competitions for a given season.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sports award
ⓘ
football award ⓘ |
| announcementEvent | UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToCompetition |
UEFA Champions League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UEFA Women’s Champions League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardType |
best defender
ⓘ
best forward ⓘ best goalkeeper ⓘ best midfielder ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| follows | UEFA Best Player in Europe positional recognitions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderCategory |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory |
UEFA Men’s Champions League Defender of the Season
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UEFA Men’s Champions League Forward of the Season NERFINISHED ⓘ UEFA Men’s Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season NERFINISHED ⓘ UEFA Men’s Champions League Midfielder of the Season NERFINISHED ⓘ UEFA Women’s Champions League Defender of the Season NERFINISHED ⓘ UEFA Women’s Champions League Forward of the Season NERFINISHED ⓘ UEFA Women’s Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season NERFINISHED ⓘ UEFA Women’s Champions League Midfielder of the Season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
UEFA Champions League positional awards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UEFA Women’s Champions League positional awards ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Nyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2017 ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.uefa.com ⓘ |
| organizer | UEFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | UEFA club competition awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionCovered |
defender
ⓘ
forward ⓘ goalkeeper ⓘ midfielder ⓘ |
| presentedBy | UEFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | performances in European club competitions ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| votingBody |
coaches of clubs in UEFA competitions
ⓘ
selected journalists ⓘ |
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