is a national Uruguayan daily newspaper. It is based in the capital city of Montevideo and is regarded as the newspaper with the largest circulation in the country. It was first published on September 14, 1918, and previously belonged to the same media group as the television network Teledoce.
History was founded on September 14, 1918. Founded by journalists Leonel Aguirre, Eduardo Rodríguez Larreta and Washington Beltrán Barbat, in 1919 joined the group. Originally, it was related to the National Party, precisely with the Independent National Party. However it later developed into a general interest newspaper."Fundado el 14 de Setiembre de 1918" , El País (2011).
For decades, has been among the leading written media in Uruguay, with a circulation of 65,000 on weekdays and 100,000 on Sundays. Its editorial focus is on the social, political and economic news of Uruguay, as well as the Mercosur regional trade alliance."Source Information: El País (Uruguay)", LexisNexis (2012).
Awards
From 1991 to 2012 El País had been awarding the prize "El País King of European Soccer" for the best footballer in Europe.
The first winner was French Jean-Pierre Papin.
Argentine football player Lionel Messi and French Zinedine Zidane were the record winners with 4 wins each.
Messi won all four awards successively (2009–12). YearPlayerClub1991Jean-Pierre PapinOlympique de Marseille1992Marco van BastenA.C. Milan1993Roberto BaggioJuventus FC1994Paolo MaldiniA.C. Milan1995George WeahParis Saint-Germain F.C. / A.C. Milan1996RonaldoPSV Eindhoven / FC Barcelona1997RonaldoFC Barcelona / Inter Milan1998Zinedine ZidaneJuventus FC1999RivaldoFC Barcelona2000Luís FigoFC Barcelona / Real Madrid C.F.2001Zinedine ZidaneJuventus FC / Real Madrid C.F.2002Zinedine ZidaneReal Madrid C.F.2003Zinedine ZidaneReal Madrid C.F.2004RonaldinhoFC Barcelona2005RonaldinhoFC Barcelona2006RonaldinhoFC Barcelona2007KakáA.C. Milan2008Cristiano RonaldoManchester United F.C.2009Lionel MessiFC Barcelona2010Lionel MessiFC Barcelona2011Lionel MessiFC Barcelona2012Lionel MessiFC Barcelona
Most wins by player PlayerNumber of WinsLionel Messi4Zinedine Zidane4Ronaldinho3Ronaldo2
References
External links
TV: canales de Montevideo concentran 95,5% del mercado - Portal 180, 10 November 2011 European Player and Team of the Year 1991-2006 Official Ovacion site