- Casemiro and his wife were seen on the red carpet for the Globe Soccer Awards
- Casemiro, 31, was joined by his City rivals Haaland, Walker, Doku and De Bruyne
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Georgina Rodriguez accompanied Cristiano Ronaldo to the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai this evening, with the pair smiling at each other as they took their seats.
The striker tops the list of 12 players for the first prize for ‘Best Player from the Middle East’ after a remarkable start in the Saudi Pro League with Al Nassr.
Ronaldo – who moved to Saudi Arabia after a difficult second spell at Manchester United – was seen chatting on stage at the start of the ceremony.
The 38-year-old even joked that he still had “10 years” left in the tank when asked if he would be hanging up his boots soon.
Ronaldo was joined by a string of football superstars on Friday evening, with some of his former teammates pictured attending the ceremony.
Georgina Rodriguez accompanied Cristiano Ronaldo to the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai tonight, with the pair smiling at each other as they took their seats
Ronaldo was seen shaking hands with his former Manchester City teammate Casemiro
Casemiro and his wife Anna Mariana Casemiro posed for photos at the Atlantis in Dubai on Friday evening after landing earlier in the day
Casemiro was joined by Manchester rivals Erling Haaland, Kyle Walker, Jeremy Doku and Kevin De Bruyne – while Pep Guardiola also appeared on the red carpet
Casemiro and his wife Anna Mariana Casemiro posed for photos at the Atlantis in Dubai on Friday evening after landing earlier in the day.
Casemiro was joined by Manchester rivals Erling Haaland, Kyle Walker, Jeremy Doku and Kevin De Bruyne, while manager Pep Guardiola also made an appearance.
Former England manager Fabio Capello posed with his wife Laura Ghisi after arriving at the awards ceremony at The Palm.
While John Terry arrived arm in arm with his wife Toni Terry – with the pair in suits and their black tie outfits ahead of the ceremony.
Ten players from Manchester City’s UEFA Champions League-winning squad have been nominated for Best Men’s Player at the annual Dubai Globe Soccer Awards.
But they face stiff competition as Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane, Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah are also in the running for the award.
Meanwhile, World Cup winner Aitana Bonmati, Chelsea player Sam Kerr and German great Alexandra Popp are among 20 nominees for the Best Women’s Player category.
Champions League holders Barcelona and six-time Women’s Super League champions Chelsea are in the running for Best Women’s Club.
While John Terry arrived arm in arm with his wife Toni Terry – with the couple in suits and in their black tie outfits before the ceremony
Haaland enjoyed it as he took his seat ahead of the awards ceremony on Friday evening
While Manchester City are joined by the likes of Napoli, Al Ahly, Al Ittihad and Fluminense in the Best Men’s Club nominations.
City’s treble-winning manager Pep Guardiola will look to win another award after being nominated for Best Coach.
He will be up against the likes of Marcel Koller, the Swiss who led Al Ahly to five trophies in just ten months, and Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti, the most decorated coach in the history of the UEFA Champions League, who lifted the trophy with a record won. four times.
The Maradona Award for the calendar year’s top scorer, meanwhile, is hotly contested by Haaland, Kane, Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe, all of whom are just a handful of goals apart with less than six weeks to go in 2023.
However, Ronaldo did joke that he was the ‘best goalscorer’ when interviewed on stage at the start of the ceremony, leaving Haaland looking unimpressed in the corner.