Dubai, Dec. 30 -- In the presence of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the United Arab Emirates, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council (DSC), have announced the launch of a new annual world football awards event in Dubai.
Effective from 2026, the event will become the only official annual FIFA awards ceremony that gathers the world's most influential football figures, celebrating the best players, teams, and achievements of the beautiful game for the previous year.
The announcement was made during the World Sports Summit...