The FIFA Beach Soccer Committee (FIFA), in cooperation with the Dubai Sports Council, celebrated the best stars in 2018 during the ceremony held in Dubai yesterday evening.
The FIFA Beach Soccer Committee used to honor the most prominent players in the game during the year, known as the Night of the Stars.
The Committee honored the Secretary General of the Dubai Sports Council, Saeed Hareb, for his efforts in the development and dissemination of beach football in the UAE, the region and the world, in the presence of Assistant Secretary General of the Dubai Sports Council, Nasser Aman Al Rahma and a large number of international athletes.
Spain's Lorenc won the World Player of the Year award, Russian Marina Fedorova the best player award, and Brazil's Gilberto, Brazil coach, won the award of the best coach.
The World Dream Team, which includes the top five players in the world, includes: Spaniard Lorenc, Brazilians Bruno Zafer, Dante, Japan's Ouzou and Portuguese goalkeeper Elton Andrade, who also won the World Player of the Year award.
They are selected according to nomination forms from the leader and coach of each team in the world.
The Spanish striker Edo was honored as the best goal in 2018 and scored the best beach host city in the city of Nazare, which won two European Championships. Beach soccer and the European Cup for beach women's beach clubs.
For his part, Said Hareb said that the Huawei Continental Beach Soccer Cup Dubai, is one of the most important sporting events on the annual agenda of the Council.
"We are proud to be the capital of sports and athletes, and we are always honored to be a destination for honoring the most talented and talented people in all fields. The star ceremony is dedicated to honoring the best players and the best coaches in a year, rewarding hardworking players, coaches and even organizers. In the world".
"The Beach Ball Committee at FIFA is keen to organize this event every year in Dubai, which is evidence of the unique location of this city. This makes the Confederations Cup held in Dubai every year more than a competitive event. A fertile ground for the development of the game in the world ».
The Secretary General of the Dubai Sports Council, said: «The Confederations Cup beach soccer, which ended yesterday, a large audience, came to follow the favorite teams from around the world, filled with stadiums beach football fans, and won the championship a wide tribute from The international sports community, who were very impressed with the organization, in addition to the location of the tournament, and the delegations who attended the tournament impressed by the beauty of the sport and urban facilities in Dubai ».
Cusco: "Night of the Stars" is getting louder
Juan Cusco, the executive director of the Beach Soccer Committee, expressed his appreciation for the event in Dubai, which has become a destination for the beach football family around the world at a time that is renewed annually this time of year.
"We thank Dubai and the Dubai Sports Council for their support of the game, either by organizing a high-quality tournament, or through the annual night-star ceremony, which is growing year by year," he said.