MOHAMED SALAH WINS THE 19th GOLDEN FOOT AWARD

“It’s a special prize because it was won by many world football legends”.

The Golden Foot LEGEND Award 2021 goes to Daniel Alves, Paolo Maldini, Günther Netzer, Gabriele Oriali and Kelly Smith. The Golden Foot Prestige Award to Gabriele Gravina, President of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).

In Monte Carlo on November 29, the prestigious awards were awarded and the footprints of the champions of football will be on the Champions Promenade in Monte Carlo.

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Ten candidates and only one winner. The 19th Golden Foot Award went to Liverpool FC player Mohamed Salah: “I am always very happy when I win an award. The Golden Foot Award has a special meaning for me, because it has been won by many legends of world football. For this reason, I consider it a truly special award”.

The awards ceremony underwent a change of plans as the winner was unable to personally collect the award on stage due to the new health restrictions. He arrived in the Principality of Monaco in the afternoon to witness his presence and immediately left for Liverpool, leaving his wife to take the stage during the Champion’s Gala to collect the Golden Foot Award 2021.

The Golden Foot Award is the only award that can be won only once in a career and that opens the doors to the only place in the world, where the greatest footballers of all time leave their footprints for eternity: the famous Champions Promenade in the Principality of Monaco.

Voting took place on the official website www.goldenfoot.com and ended on October 31st. The 10 active champions, selected for this edition and who have turned 28 years of age, were: Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Giorgio Chiellini, Neymar Jr., Mohamed Salah, Sergio Ramos, Sergio Aguero, Gerard Piqué, Karim Benzema, Romelu Lukaku.

This year, the Golden Foot Legend Award went to Daniel Alves, Paolo Maldini, Günther Netzer, Gabriele Orialiand the British women’s football champion Kelly Smith, while the Golden Foot Prestige Award, established in 2020, celebrated Gabriele Gravina, President of the FIGC (Italian Football Federation), distinguished for the results achieved in his career.

Conceived and organized by World Champions Club in the Principality of Monaco, the Golden Foot Award was born in 2003 and since its first edition it has been under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco. Presenting the 19th Golden Foot Award was Louis Ducruet, son of Princess Stephanie of Monaco. 

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GOLDEN FOOT AWARD 2021

Only one winner out of 10 candidates will leave his own footprint for all eternity on the famous Champions’ Promenade of the Principality of Monaco.

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Voting to elect the footballer who will be awarded the prestigious Golden Foot Award 2021 is officially open.

Ten candidates and only one winner, chosen exclusively by the supporters and football lovers in the world. Everybody can express their preference, connecting directly to the official web site www.goldenfoot.com until the 31st October 2021. Who will succeed Cristiano Ronaldo, the 2020 winner?

Here are the 10 star champions in the running for the 19th Golden Foot Award:
Lionel MessiRobert LewandowskiGiorgio ChielliniNeymar Jr.Mohamed SalahSergio RamosSergio AgüeroGerard PiquéKarim BenzemaRumelu Lukaku.

The Golden Foot Award can be awarded only to footballers in activity, having turned 28. It is the unique prize worldwide which can be given a player only once in his career and the recognition that opens doors of the famous Champions’ Promenade in the Principality of Monaco, the only place in the world where all the footprints of those champions who wrote “the history of football” are collected.  

Maradona, Pelé, Eusebio, Zinédine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, George Best, Zlatan IbrahimovicRoberto Baggio, are among the 80 star players who were awarded the prize and left their footprints forever.

The Awards Ceremony and the laying of footprints of the 19th Golden Foot Award will take place on the 29thNovember 2021 in the Principality of Monaco, on the occasion of the prestigious Champion’s Gala at the Fairmont Monte-Carlo.

In addition, the Golden Foot Legend Award will be given to some unforgettable champions of the past and the Golden Foot Prestigeestablished in 2020, reserved exclusively to a club president in activity, who stood out for the results achieved by his team.

The Golden Foot Award, conceived and organized by the World Champions Club in the Principality of Monaco, was born in 2003 and since its first edition it has been under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.

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