Portuguese Golden Ball
Appearance
The Portuguese Golden Ball (known in Portuguese as A Bola de Ouro) is an annual award given, by Portuguese newspaper A Bola, to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in the Primeira Liga. The first winner of the award was Eusébio, in 1991. Initially, it was a career award, but since then, the award was given to the best player in the league.[1]
Format
[edit]The prize is given out by Portuguese newspaper A Bola to the best player in the Portuguese Liga.[2]
Winners
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The award has been presented on 20 occasions as of 2012, with 17 different winners.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Azevedo, Rogério (29 January 2011). "Saviola Jogador do Ano". A Bola. pp. 2–5.
- ^ "Falcao awarded the Portuguese Golden Ball". AtléticoFans. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Jorge Costa considerado o melhor do ano" [Jorge Costa considered best of the year] (in Portuguese). nexus.ao. 29 January 2001. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Portugal - Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Falcao: "Tive um ano mágico no FC Porto"" [Falcao: "I had a magical year at FC Porto"] (in Portuguese). relvado.aeiou.pt. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ South American hopefuls enter final straight
- ^ "Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez in £60m Monaco move". BBC Sport. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- "A Bola" official website (in Portuguese)