The final list of nominees for the "Globe Soccer" awards was announced in Dubai.

The organizing committee of the Globe Soccer Dubai Awards announced the final list of nominees for its sixteenth edition, after the closing of the global voting process, which attracted more than 30 million votes from football fans around the world.

The organizing committee stated in an official statement on Thursday that the winners will be crowned during a special ceremony for invited guests, bringing together the most prominent stars, decision-makers, legends and rising names in the world of football, on Sunday, December 28, at the luxurious Atlantis The Royal resort in Dubai .

She added: “The voting took place over two global rounds and within nine main categories, including best player, best female player, best men’s club, best women’s club, best coach, best midfielder, best striker, best young player, and best player in the Middle East. The ceremony also witnessed the distribution of awards in other categories, including best player agent, best sporting director, the Maradona Award , along with the Career Award and other special awards.

She explained: "Paris Saint-Germain, the reigning Champions League title holder, had the lion's share of representation on the final lists, as the club is competing in the category of best men's club against Barcelona, ​​Chelsea, Flamengo and Liverpool, while Paris Saint-Germain's manager, Luis Enrique, is competing for the best coach award with Xabi Alonso, the Real Madrid coach, Mikel Arteta, the Arsenal coach, Hansi Flick, the Barcelona coach, and Enzo Maresca, the Chelsea coach."

Paris Saint-Germain duo Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha made it to the final shortlist for the Player of the Year award, alongside Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe and Barcelona duo Rafinha and Lamine Yamal, while Mohamed Salah was left out of the final nominations.

Aitana Bonmatí, midfielder for FC Barcelona Women and the Spanish national team, is looking to win the Player of the Year award for the third year in a row. She is joined on the final shortlist by Mariona Caldente of Spain and Arsenal, Melchie Domornay of Haiti and Lyon, Alexia Puteas of Spain and Barcelona, ​​and Alessia Russo of England and Arsenal.

The final competition for the Women's Club of the Year award was between Arsenal, Barcelona, ​​Chelsea and Juventus.

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, the top scorer for Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia, confirmed his attendance at this edition of the awards ceremony, where he is competing to win the Best Player in the Middle East award with Salem Al-Dawsari, the star of Al-Hilal, Karim Benzema, the star of Al-Ittihad, and Riyad Mahrez, the star of Al-Ahli Saudi.