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Cristiano Ronaldo has added another coveted accolade to his growing collection as he was awarded the Player of the Century award at the Globe Soccer Awards.
The Juventus forward, a five-time Balon d’or winner, smiled on stage in Dubai as he was named the greatest football player from 2001 to 2020.
His latest trophy follows a few successful weeks for the Portuguese talisman after he was awarded the Golden Foot award, which was first introduced in 2003, for players aged 28 or above and can only be won by a recipient once in their career.
Despite only being 20 years into the current century, Ronaldo was not the only individual to be celebrated with an award spanning across the 100-year period.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola won the coach of the century award, following his emphatic reigns in charge of Barcelona and Bayern Munich before his move to the Premier League.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes picked up one of the stranger accolades of the ceremony, with the agent of the century trophy.
Ronaldo’s former club Real Madrid were labelled as the club of the century, after winning five Champions League titles and seven LaLiga’s during the last 20 years.
Other award winners at the ceremony included Champions League winners Bayern Munich, who won the club of the year award for 2020. Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski was crowned player of the year, beating Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino was present at the ceremony and addressed the audience at the 15th Dubai International Sports Conference.
The 35-year-old Ronaldo has shown no signs of ageing after he scored a huge 44 goals for club and country in 2020.
Only Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski scored more than the former Real Madrid and Manchester United attacker.
Ronaldo’s rival Lionel Messi, who was snubbed at the awards ceremony, fell short of the pair with just 26 goals for Barcelona and Argentina this year.
The Old Lady’s frontman has also been making a mark on a more domestic level, after he became just the fourth player in Serie A history to score at least 33 goals in a calendar year after finding the net twice against Parma on December 19.
Ronaldo scored once in each half to see Juventus win 4-0 and move level on points with Inter and one adrift of leaders AC Milan.
Ronaldo’s contribution has equaled that of former Juventus forward Omar Sivori from 1961 – who scored the joint-third most goals in a single year behind Gunnar Nordahl in 1950 and Felice Borel in 1933.
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9090863/Cristiano-Ronaldo-named-PLAYER-CENTURY-Globe-Soccer-Awards.html
WORD BANK:
coveted /ˈkʌv·ə·t̬ɪd/ (adj): đáng thèm muốn
accolade /ˈæk.ə.leɪd/ (n – formal): giải thưởng, danh hiệu
forward /ˈfɔː.wəd/ (n): tiền đạo
trophy /ˈtrəʊ.fi/ [B2] (n): cúp, danh hiệu
talisman /ˈtæl.ɪz.mən/ (n): bùa hộ mệnh
recipient /rɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/ (n): người nhận
span /spæn/ (v): trải dài, trải rộng
emphatic /emˈfæt.ɪk/ (adj): mạnh mẽ, rõ ràng
reign /reɪn/ [C2] (n): triều đại
in charge of sth /tʃɑːdʒ/ (pre): chịu trách nhiệm cho cái gì
agent /ˈeɪ.dʒənt/ [B2 (n): người đại diện
former /ˈfɔː.mər/ [B1] (adj): cựu
label /ˈleɪ.bəl/ (v): gắn nhãn
title /ˈtaɪ.təl/ [C2] (n): danh hiệu, chức vô địch
striker /ˈstraɪ.kər/ [C1] (n): tiền đạo
crown /kraʊn/ (v): trao danh hiệu
address /əˈdres/ (v): phát biểu
rival /ˈraɪ.vəl/ [C1] (n): đối thủ
snub /snʌb/ (v): hắt hủi, khinh rẻ
fall short of sb/sth (v): kém hơn so với ai đó, cái gì
joint-third (adj): ở vị trí thứ ba trong khi có 2 người khác cùng ở vị trí thứ nhất
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