UEFA President's Award
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The UEFA President's Award recognises outstanding achievements, professional excellence and exemplary personal qualities. The accolade, first introduced by UEFA in 1998, is usually awarded annually to a football personality who is deemed to have advanced the game's development and success.[1][2] Recently, Eric Cantona has become infamous for his bizarre acceptance speech for the 2019 UEFA Presidents Award. Dressed in a flat cap, he began by quoting William Shakespeare's King Lear – "As flies to wanton boys we are for the gods" – before referencing science, war and crime.[3]
Winners[edit]
| Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 |  Jacques Delors | [4] |
| 1999 | Not Awarded | |
| 2000 | Guy Roux | |
| 2001 |  Juan Santisteban | |
| 2002 |  Bobby Robson | |
| 2003 |  Paolo Maldini | |
| 2004 |  Ernie Walker | |
| 2005 |  Frank Rijkaard | |
| 2006 |  Wilfried Straub | |
| 2007 |  Alfredo Di Stéfano | |
| 2008 | Bobby Charlton | |
| 2009 |  Eusébio | |
| 2010 | Raymond Kopa | |
| 2011 | Gianni Rivera | |
| 2012 | Franz Beckenbauer | |
| 2013 | Johan Cruyff | |
| 2014 |  Josef Masopust | |
| 2015 | Not Awarded | |
| 2016 | Not Awarded | |
| 2017 | Francesco Totti | [5] |
| 2018 | David Beckham | [6] |
| 2019 | Eric Cantona | [7] |
| 2020 |  Didier Drogba | [8] |
| 2021 |  Mogens Kreutzfeldt Frederik Flensted Anders Boesen Peder Ersgaard Jens Kleinefeld  Valentin Velikov Morten Skjoldager Morten Boesen Simon Kjær | [9] |
| 2022 | Arrigo Sacchi | [10] |
| 2023 | Miroslav Klose | [11] |
References[edit]
- ^ "UEFA President's Award". UEFA.com. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "David Beckham: Uefa to honour former England captain with President's Award". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi & Eric Cantona light up Uefa awards". BBC Sport. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "UEFA President's Award". UEFA.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Francesco Totti to receive UEFA President's Award". UEFA.com. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "David Beckham to receive UEFA President's Award". UEFA.com. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Eric Cantona to receive UEFA President's Award". UEFA.com. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Didier Drogba to receive UEFA President's Award". UEFA.com. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Copenhagen heroes to receive UEFA President's Award". UEFA.com. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Arrigo Sacchi to receive UEFA President's Award". UEFA.com. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Miroslav Klose to receive UEFA President's Award". UEFA.com. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.