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Ronaldo and Infantino attend Globe Soccer Awards

27-Dec-2020 16:45:59 | Yahoo Sports

RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT VIDEO SHOWS: CRISTIANO RONALDO, FIFA PRESIDENT GIANNI INFANTINO AND OTHER GUESTS ARRIVING AT THE GLOBE SOCCER AWARDS IN DUBAI EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AWARDS CEREMONY WILL FEATURE IN EDIT NUMBER: 7091-SOCCER-EMIRATES/GLOBE-AWARDS SHOWS: DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (DECEMBER 27, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. CRISTIANO RONALDO AND HIS GIRLFRIEND GEORGINA RODRIGUEZ (RED DRESS) ENTERING THE AWARD CEREMONY 2. OTHER GUESTS ENTERING 3. TWO USHERS WAITING 4. VARIOUS OF FIFA PRESIDENT, GIANNI INFANTINO (BLUE TIE) ENTERING (3 SHOTS) 5. AL-AHLY PRESIDENT, MAHMOUD AL-KHATIB ARRIVING ON RED CARPET / POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS 6. DUBAI INTERNATIONAL SPORTS CONFERENCE LOGO ON BACKDROP 7. EMIRATI OFFICIALS ARRIVING 8. DUBAI SPORTS COUNCIL LOGO ON SCREEN 9. VIEW OF VENUE, DUBAI SKYLINE STORY: Cristiano Ronaldo and FIFA President Gianni Infantino were among the guests at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on Sunday (December 27). Ronaldo was there to pick up the most prestigious award of the ceremony, the Player of the Century, while his former team Real Madrid were voted the Club of the Century. Pep Guardiola was voted Coach of the Century, having won eight league titles with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City as well as two Champions League titles with Barcelona. Other awards included three for Bayern Munich - striker Robert Lewandowski received the Player of the Year, Hansi Flick Coach of the Year and the club itself was Team of the Year after a season that included winning the Champions League, Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal titles. (Production: Abdelhadi Ramahi, Tarek Fahmy/Mike Brock)