Real Madrid’s French striker Karim Benzema won the UEFA Player of the Year award on Thursday at a ceremony in Istanbul that coincided with the draw for the Champions League groups.
Thibaut Courtois and Kevin de Bruyne were also nominated for this award.
Benzema has been selected as the best player of the 2021/2022 season in the Champions League. As part of Real Madrid, he won the competition for the fifth time. In 2022, Benzema also won the Spanish championship, the Spanish Super Cup and the European Super Cup, writes News.ro.
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Player of the year was chosen Alexia Putellas. Beth Mead and Lena Oberdorf were also nominated.
FC Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas is the winner of the 2021 European Ballon d’Or and was named the best player in Europe by UEFA in the same year. However, Putellas suffered a serious injury during the European Women’s Championship in July 2022 and will be out for at least 11 months.
The best men’s coach of the year was selected Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid). The Italian returned to Real Madrid last summer and won the Spanish championship this year. In addition, he became the first coach to win the Champions League four times.
Josep Guardiola (Manchester City) and Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool) were also nominated for the trophy of the best coach of the year.
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The coach of the year was chosen in women’s football Sarina Vigman. She brought the England women’s team the title of European champion, won in July this year in the final with Germany.
Former technician Arrigo Sacchi received the UEFA President’s Award. “Arrigo Sacchi was a visionary coach. I was never afraid. I have a lot of respect for Mr. Sacchi,” said UEFA head Alexander Ceferin.
Source: Hot News RO
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