The Best FIFA Men's Player
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Best FIFA Men's Player canonical | 6 |
| The Best FIFA Football Awards | 1 |
| The Best FIFA Men’s Player | 1 |
| The Best FIFA Men’s Player award | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Best FIFA Men's Player Context triple: [Luka Modrić, awardReceived, The Best FIFA Men's Player]
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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.
The Best FIFA Women's Player
The Best FIFA Women's Player is an annual FIFA award honoring the most outstanding female footballer in the world for her performances over the preceding season.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball is the award given to the best-performing player at each edition of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
- 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: The Best FIFA Men's Player Target entity description: 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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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.
The Best FIFA Women's Player
The Best FIFA Women's Player is an annual FIFA award honoring the most outstanding female footballer in the world for her performances over the preceding season.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball
The FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball is the award given to the best-performing player at each edition of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football award
ⓘ
sports award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | best male footballer in the world ⓘ |
| awardFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| category | individual player award ⓘ |
| countryOfGoverningBody | Switzerland ⓘ |
| criteria | performance over a defined period of the season ⓘ |
| eligibility | male professional footballers worldwide ⓘ |
| eventType | award ceremony ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2016 ⓘ |
| genderFocus | men's football ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquarters | Zurich ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory | overall best player ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
finalists
ⓘ
shortlist of nominees ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards ⓘ |
| inception | 2016 ⓘ |
| isSuccessorTo |
FIFA Ballon d'Or (joint award era)
ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA World Player of the Year
|
| logoUsedBy | FIFA branding ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
global television broadcast
ⓘ
online streaming ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
FIFA Football Division
ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA Competitions Division
|
| organisingConfederationScope | worldwide ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Best FIFA Football Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
The Best FIFA Awards
|
| presentedBy | FIFA ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognize the most outstanding male footballer in the world for a given season ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Ballon d'Or
ⓘ
FIFA FIFPro World 11 ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA FIFPro World XI selection
The Best FIFA Women's Player ⓘ |
| replaced | FIFA World Player of the Year ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | voting system ⓘ |
| selectionProcessIncludes |
fan voting
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national team captains ⓘ national team coaches ⓘ selected journalists ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| timeFrameCovered | previous season or calendar year as defined by FIFA ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | indoor gala event ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Best FIFA Men's Player
linked to: The Best FIFA Men's Player
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Modrić
linked to: The Best FIFA Men's Player