The European Sports Media (ESM), formerly European Sports Magazines, is an association of football-related publications in Europe.
Members European Sports Media was established in 1989 as an international body for football journalism. Its nine founding members were: A Bola (Portuguese), Don Balón (Spanish), Sport/Foot Magazine (Belgium), La Gazzetta dello Sport (Italian), kicker (German), Onze Mondial (French), Sport (Switzerland), Voetbal International (Dutch), World Soccer (English). ESM membership has varied over time. Former members also include France Football.
Current members A Bola Fanatik ELF Voetbal Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung La Gazzetta dello Sport kicker Marca nemzeti sport So Foot Sport Express Sport Magazine telesport Tipsbladet World Soccer
Awards ESM presents the following awards:
European Golden Shoe. Since the 1996–97 season, ESM annually rewards Europe's most prolific striker with the European Golden Shoe. UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award & UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award. Since 2011, in partnership with UEFA, ESM handles the voting and administration for the UEFA Best Men's Player and Women's Player in Europe Awards, which is awarded annually to the outstanding men's and women's players of the European season. UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award & UEFA Women's Coach of the Year Award. Since 2020, in partnership with UEFA, ESM handles the voting and administration for the UEFA Best Men's Coach and Women's Coach in Europe Awards, which is awarded annually to the outstanding men's and women's coaches of the European season. ESM Team of the Season. After selecting a Team of the Season for 1994–95, ESM instituted the monthly ESM 11. Each of its members selects the 11 best players in the European leagues each month from September to May. The players who most often appear in those teams are elected into the ESM Team of the Season.
ESM Team of the Season 1990s SeasonGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards1994–95 Vítor Baía Paolo Maldini Matthias Sammer Frank Rijkaard Danny Blind Gianfranco Zola Jari Litmanen Michael Laudrup Iván Zamorano Alan Shearer Jürgen Klinsmann1995–96 Edwin van der Sar Paolo Maldini Frank de Boer Laurent Blanc Danny Blind Alessandro Del Piero Raí Jari Litmanen Mehmet Scholl George Weah Eric Cantona1996–97 Angelo Peruzzi Roberto Carlos Fernando Hierro Ciro Ferrara Jocelyn Angloma Raúl Alessandro Del Piero Clarence Seedorf Luis Enrique Ronaldo Davor Šuker1997–98 Angelo Peruzzi Roberto Carlos Fernando Hierro Laurent Blanc Gary Neville Alessandro Del Piero Zinedine Zidane Fernando Redondo Luís Figo Ronaldo Christian Vieri1998–99 Carlos Roa Bixente Lizarazu Jaap Stam Laurent Blanc Lilian Thuram Rivaldo Siniša Mihajlović Stefan Effenberg David Beckham Raúl Gabriel Batistuta1999–2000 Oliver Kahn Roberto Carlos Paolo Maldini Siniša Mihajlović Jocelyn Angloma Rivaldo Juan Sebastián Verón Roy Keane Luís Figo Raúl Andriy Shevchenko
2000s SeasonGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards2000–01 Oliver Kahn Roberto Carlos Sami Hyypiä Alessandro Nesta Jocelyn Angloma Pavel Nedvěd Francesco Totti Mehmet Scholl Gaizka Mendieta Michael Owen Hernán Crespo2001–02 Francesco Toldo Roberto Carlos Walter Samuel Lúcio Carles Puyol Freddie Ljungberg Zinedine Zidane Michael Ballack Rubén Baraja Ruud van Nistelrooy Christian Vieri2002–03 Gianluigi Buffon Paolo Maldini Daniel Van Buyten Carles Puyol Lilian Thuram Roberto Carlos Pavel Nedvěd Zinedine Zidane Christian Vieri Mateja Kežman Roy Makaay2003–04 Timo Hildebrand Roberto Carlos Walter Samuel Roberto Ayala Paulo Ferreira Ronaldinho Francesco Totti Zinedine Zidane Ludovic Giuly Andriy Shevchenko Thierry Henry2004–05 Petr Čech Fabio Cannavaro John Terry Carles Puyol Frank Lampard Mark van Bommel Deco Ronaldinho Arjen Robben Samuel Eto'o Andriy Shevchenko2005–06 Petr Čech Carles Puyol Lúcio Cris Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Esteban Cambiasso Juninho Lionel Messi Samuel Eto'o Luca Toni2006–07 Grégory Coupet Marco Materazzi Nemanja Vidić Dani Alves Dejan Stanković Francesco Totti Juninho Cristiano Ronaldo Zlatan Ibrahimović Didier Drogba Frédéric Kanouté2007–08 Iker Casillas Sergio Ramos Christian Panucci Rio Ferdinand William Gallas Cristiano Ronaldo Cesc Fàbregas Franck Ribéry Lionel Messi Zlatan Ibrahimović Fernando Torres2008–09 Edwin van der Sar Dani Alves John Terry Nemanja Vidić Maicon Lionel Messi Xavi Steven Gerrard Vedad Ibišević Samuel Eto'o Grafite2009–10 Júlio César John Terry Lúcio Maicon Wesley Sneijder Cesc Fàbregas Frank Lampard Dani Alves Lionel Messi Wayne Rooney Arjen Robben
2010s SeasonGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards2010–11 Víctor Valdés Dani Alves Mats Hummels Nemanja Vidić Gerard Piqué Xavi Andrés Iniesta Nuri Şahin Cristiano Ronaldo Samuel Eto'o Lionel Messi2011–12 Manuel Neuer Vincent Kompany Mats Hummels Sergio Ramos Dani Alves Xavi Shinji Kagawa Andrea Pirlo Cristiano Ronaldo Robin van Persie Lionel Messi2012–13 Manuel Neuer Giorgio Chiellini Dante Philipp Lahm Bastian Schweinsteiger Thomas Müller İlkay Gündoğan Cristiano Ronaldo Lionel Messi Zlatan Ibrahimović Gareth Bale2013–14 Thibaut Courtois David Alaba Pepe Gerard Piqué Medhi Benatia Philipp Lahm Yaya Touré Arturo Vidal Cristiano Ronaldo Luis Suárez Zlatan Ibrahimović2014–15 Manuel Neuer Branislav Ivanović Giorgio Chiellini Gerard Piqué Sergio Ramos Arjen Robben Eden Hazard Cesc Fàbregas Cristiano Ronaldo Luis Suárez Lionel Messi2015–16 Keylor Navas Marcelo Diego Godín Gerard Piqué Filipe Luís Paul Pogba Ángel Di María N'Golo Kanté Luis Suárez Gonzalo Higuaín Lionel Messi2016–17 Gianluigi Buffon Marcelo Leonardo Bonucci David Luiz Sergio Ramos N'Golo Kanté Thiago Paulo Dybala Cristiano Ronaldo Edinson Cavani Lionel Messi2017–18 Marc-André ter Stegen Jordi Alba Samuel Umtiti Nicolás Otamendi Giorgio Chiellini David Silva Andrés Iniesta Kevin De Bruyne Neymar Lionel Messi Mohamed Salah2018–19 Marc-André ter Stegen Jordi Alba Gerard Piqué Virgil Van Dijk Joshua Kimmich Marco Reus Paul Pogba Eden Hazard Cristiano Ronaldo Sadio Mané Lionel Messi2019–20 Marc-André ter Stegen Andy Robertson Dayot Upamecano Virgil Van Dijk Trent Alexander-Arnold Ángel Di María Jordan Henderson Kevin De Bruyne Erling Haaland Robert Lewandowski Lionel Messi
2020s SeasonGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards2020–21 Jan Oblak João Cancelo Rúben Dias John Stones Achraf Hakimi Kevin De Bruyne İlkay Gündoğan Bruno Fernandes Lionel Messi Robert Lewandowski Karim Benzema2021–22 Thibaut Courtois João Cancelo Antonio Rüdiger Virgil van Dijk Trent Alexander-Arnold Bernardo Silva Luka Modrić Kevin De Bruyne Karim Benzema Robert Lewandowski Mohamed Salah2022–23 Marc-André ter Stegen Théo Hernandez Kim Min-jae Éder Militão Giovanni Di Lorenzo Kevin De Bruyne Martin Ødegaard Kylian Mbappé Erling Haaland Victor Osimhen Lionel Messi2023–24 Yann Sommer Álex Grimaldo Virgil van Dijk Antonio Rüdiger Dani Carvajal Vinícius Júnior Jude Bellingham Florian Wirtz Kylian Mbappé Harry Kane Lautaro Martínez2024–25 Gianluigi Donnarumma Achraf Hakimi Virgil van Dijk Antonio Rüdiger Trent Alexander-Arnold Cole Palmer Scott McTominay Lamine Yamal Kylian Mbappé Robert Lewandowski Mohamed Salah
By player
Wins Player First Last15 Lionel Messi2005–062022–23 9 Cristiano Ronaldo 2006–07 2018–19 7 Roberto Carlos 1996–97 2003–04 5 Dani Alves 2006–07 2011–12 Gerard Piqué 2010–11 2018–19 Kevin De Bruyne 2017–18 2022–23 Virgil van Dijk 2018–19 2024–25 4 Paolo Maldini 1994–95 2002–03 Zinedine Zidane 1997–98 2003–04 Carles Puyol 2001–02 2005–06 Samuel Eto'o 2004–05 2010–11 Zlatan Ibrahimović 2006–07 2013–14 Sergio Ramos 2007–08 2016–17 Marc-André ter Stegen 2017–18 2022–23 Robert Lewandowski 2019–20 2024–25
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