IFFHS Player of the Century awards
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The IFFHS Player of the Century awards are global football honors presented by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics to recognize the greatest players of the 20th century across different regions and categories.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| African Player of the Century | 1 |
| IFFHS Player of the Century awards canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: IFFHS Player of the Century awards Context triple: [CONCACAF Player of the Century (fan vote), comparedTo, IFFHS Player of the Century awards]
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A.
FIFA Player of the Century (co-winner)
FIFA Player of the Century (co-winner) is a prestigious football award created by FIFA to honor one of the two players recognized as the greatest in the sport during the 20th century.
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B.
Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by France Football magazine to the player judged to have been the best in the world over the previous year.
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C.
FIFA Puskás Award
The FIFA Puskás Award is an annual football honor presented by FIFA to the player judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant and beautiful goal of the year.
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D.
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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E.
IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper
The IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper is an annual international football award presented by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics to the top-performing goalkeeper in the world.
- 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: IFFHS Player of the Century awards Target entity description: The IFFHS Player of the Century awards are global football honors presented by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics to recognize the greatest players of the 20th century across different regions and categories.
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A.
FIFA Player of the Century (co-winner)
FIFA Player of the Century (co-winner) is a prestigious football award created by FIFA to honor one of the two players recognized as the greatest in the sport during the 20th century.
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B.
Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by France Football magazine to the player judged to have been the best in the world over the previous year.
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C.
FIFA Puskás Award
The FIFA Puskás Award is an annual football honor presented by FIFA to the player judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant and beautiful goal of the year.
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D.
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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E.
IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper
The IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper is an annual international football award presented by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics to the top-performing goalkeeper in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
20th-century award
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football award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | IFFHS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardBasis | career-long contribution ⓘ |
| awardedFor | being considered the best player of the 20th century in a given category ⓘ |
| awardFrequency | non-recurring ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | independent football statistics organization ⓘ |
| category |
continental player of the century
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regional player of the century ⓘ women's player of the century ⓘ world player of the century NERFINISHED ⓘ youth player of the century ⓘ |
| centuryReferenced | 20th century ⓘ |
| eraOfRelevance | 20th century football ⓘ |
| evaluationBasis | players' entire 20th-century careers ⓘ |
| field |
football history
ⓘ
football statistics ⓘ |
| geographicalBreakdown |
by continent
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by region ⓘ worldwide ⓘ |
| hasGenderCategory |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| hasOrganizerAbbreviation | IFFHS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | individual player award ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| notableAspect | focus on historical statistical evaluation ⓘ |
| organizer | International Federation of Football History & Statistics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | International Federation of Football History & Statistics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognize the greatest football players of the 20th century ⓘ |
| recognitionLevel | international ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
career longevity
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individual performance ⓘ influence on the game ⓘ team achievements ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
expert panel
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statistical analysis ⓘ |
| shortName | IFFHS Player of the Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| subjectArea | association football history ⓘ |
| temporalNature | one-off historical awards ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: IFFHS Player of the Century awards Description of subject: The IFFHS Player of the Century awards are global football honors presented by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics to recognize the greatest players of the 20th century across different regions and categories.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
African Player of the Century