Barcelona’s soccer player Lionel Messi (L) receives the “Best Player of the Year” award during the Globe Soccer Awards Ceremony at Dubai International Sports Conference, in Dubai December 27, 2015. REUTERS/Globe Soccer/Handout via Reuters
El FC Barcelona y su estrella argentina Lionel Messi triunfaron como mejor club de fútbol y mejor jugador del año en la séptima edición de los Globe Soccer Awards, unos premios entregados este domingo en Dubái.
Barcelona’s soccer player Lionel Messi (L) receives the “Best Player of the Year” award during the Globe Soccer Awards Ceremony at the Dubai International Sports Conference, in Dubai December 27, 2015. REUTERS/Globe Soccer/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS.
Italian footballer Andrea Pirlo (L) receives the “Best Career” award during the Globe Soccer Awards Ceremony at Dubai International Sports Conference, in Dubai December 27, 2015. REUTERS/Globe Soccer/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Barcelona’s soccer player Lionel Messi (L) receives the “Best Player of the Year” award during the Globe Soccer Awards Ceremony at Dubai International Sports Conference, in Dubai December 27, 2015. REUTERS/Globe Soccer/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Barcelona’s soccer player Lionel Messi (L) receives the “Best Player of the Year” award during the Globe Soccer Awards Ceremony at Dubai International Sports Conference, in Dubai December 27, 2015. REUTERS/Globe Soccer/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Barcelona’s President Josep Maria Bartomeu (L) receives “Best President of the Year” award during the Globe Soccer Awards Ceremony at Dubai International Sports Conference, in Dubai December 27, 2015. REUTERS/Globe Soccer/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Jorge Mendes (R) receives “Best Agent of the Year” award during the Globe Soccer Awards Ceremony at Dubai International Sports Conference, in Dubai December 27, 2015. REUTERS/Globe Soccer/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Barcelona’s soccer player Lionel Messi (L) receives the “Best Player of the Year” award during the Globe Soccer Awards Ceremony at Dubai International Sports Conference, in Dubai December 27, 2015. REUTERS/Globe Soccer/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira (L) receives “Best Academy of the Year” award during the Globe Soccer Awards Ceremony at Dubai International Sports Conference, in Dubai December 27, 2015. REUTERS/Globe Soccer/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Belgium’s soccer team coach Marc Wilmots (L) receives “Best Coach of the Year” award during the Globe Soccer Awards Ceremony at Dubai International Sports Conference, in Dubai December 27, 2015. REUTERS/Globe Soccer/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Saudi Arabia’s soccer player Yasir Al-Shahrani (C) receives the “Best GCC Player of the Year” award during the Globe Soccer Awards Ceremony at the Dubai International Sports Conference, in Dubai December 27, 2015. REUTERS/Globe Soccer/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE
Referee Ravshan Irmatov of Uzbekistan (R) receives the “Best Referee of the Year” award during the Globe Soccer Awards Ceremony at the Dubai International Sports Conference, in Dubai December 27, 2015. REUTERS/Globe Soccer/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS.
Messi había viajado desde Argentina a la ciudad emiratí para estar presente en la ceremonia.
“Es muy bonito recibir estos galardones, pero siempre digo que el colectivo es lo que lo hace posible”, afirmó la ‘Pulga’, citado en la página web de su equipo.
“Ha sido un año extraordinario y me quedo con todo el año que ha hecho el FC Barcelona”, añadió.
Por su parte, Josep Maria Bartomeu, máximo dirigente del equipo azulgrana, fue elegido como mejor presidente y el FC Barcelona se llevó los premios a mejor club y a club más mediático.
“Es difícil ganar todo lo que hemos ganado y agradezco el esfuerzo de jugadores y técnicos, y el apoyo de nuestros aficionados”, dijo Bartomeu.
El Barcelona ganó cinco títulos en este 2015: la Liga española, la Copa del Rey, la Liga de Campeones, la Supercopa de Europa y el Mundial de Clubes. Sólo se le escapó la Supercopa de España, perdida ante el Athletic de Bilbao.
Por su parte, Messi aspirará el 11 de enero en Zúrich a recibir su quinto Balón de Oro a mejor futbolista del año. Es finalista para el máximo reconocimiento individual de este deporte, junto a su compañero brasileño Neymar (Barcelona) y al portugués Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid).
Como mejor entrenador fue premiado el seleccionador belga Marc Wilmots y el Benfica portugués fue reconocido como el club con mejor escuela de formación.
El italiano Andrea Pirlo y el inglés Frank Lampard fueron premiados por el conjunto de sus carreras.
