Luis Enrique's PSG the big favourite to dominate Globe Soccer Awards

I f in the last edition it was Real Madrid who swept the board by taking six of the main awards (best club, player, coach, striker, midfielder and youngster, with a double for Vinicius), this year it looks like Luis Enrique's PSG will be crowned at the Beyond Developments Globe Soccer Awards ceremony, which will celebrate its 16th edition on Sunday, December 28 at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai. But it will be the fans who will decide, as until next Thursday, November 27, the global public voting period is open at voteglobesoccer.com to choose the finalists in nine of the 15 categories. Subsequently, from December 3 to 11, there will be a second round where fans will vote for the winners, and the final winners will be a combination of the fan winners and those selected by the Globe Soccer Awards jury, which includes figures such as Casillas, Figo, Capello, Totti and Lippi.

Eight nominees from the French champions

After completing their most successful season by finally adding the coveted Champions League and UEFA Super Cup to their usual French league and cup titles, PSG have no fewer than eight nominees among the 25 finalists in the Best Player category: Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue, Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes, Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha and Gianluigi Donnarumma. It will be difficult for one of them not to win the award for best player, just as it will be difficult for Luis Enrique not to win the award for best coach or PSG for best club. Luis Campos is also competing in the category of best sporting director. Doue, Joao Neves, Ruiz and Vitinha are nominated for best midfielder; Dembele and Kvaratskhelia for best striker; and Doue, Neves and Warren Zaire-Emery for breakthrough player.

Aitana Bonmati is looking for her third in a row

Vinicius (the current winner), Kylian Mbappe, Lamine Yamal, Pedri, Raphinha, Harry Kane, Mohamed Salah, Lautaro Martinez, Florian Wirtz and Cole Palmer are some of the candidates for the best player award. In the women's category, Aitana Bonmati is aiming to make history if she wins the Best Player award for the third consecutive year, although she will face competition from her teammates Patri Guijarro, Alexia Putellas, Caroline Graham Hansen, Claudia Pina and Ewa Pajor, as well as Lucy Bronze and Lauren Hampton (Chelsea) or Chloe Kelly, Alessia Russo and Leah Williamson (Arsenal), all five of whom were European champions with England. For the best coach award, Luis Enrique will face tough competition from successful coaches such as Arne Slot (Liverpool), Hansi Flick (Barcelona), Antonio Conte (Napoli), Enzo Maresca (Chelsea), Xabi Alonso (Leverkusen), Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) and Roberto Martinez (Portugal).

Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema nominated for Best Player in Middle East

Cristiano will compete for the award for the best player in the Middle East with Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal), Benzema (Al-Ittihad), Firmino (Al-Ahli/Al-Sadd), Kante (Al-Ittihad), Mahrez (Al-Ahli) and Toney (Al-Ahli). Tommaso Bendoni, founder and CEO of Globe Soccer, said: "Dubai has been the host city for our event for 16 years, and the vision and ambition of its leaders always provide an incredible setting. We look forward to honouring the world's best footballers and creating another unforgettable evening celebrating the beauty of the beautiful game."

Five LaLiga awards

In addition to the Globe Soccer Awards, during the Gala on December 28, LaLiga will present the end-of-season 24/25 awards. Raphinha will be recognised as the best player, Hansi Flick as the best coach and Lamine Yamal as the breakthrough player. Luka Sucic (Real Sociedad) will receive the award for the best goal for his goal against Atletico in October, while Oblak will receive the award for the best save, in his case a double save, precisely in that same match.