South American Footballer of the Year
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The South American Footballer of the Year is an annual award recognizing the best-performing football player in South America, as voted by journalists across the continent.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South American Footballer of the Year canonical | 8 |
| South American Footballer of the Year 2012 | 1 |
| South American football awards | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: South American Footballer of the Year Context triple: [Zico, awardReceived, South American Footballer of the Year]
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A.
Argentine Footballer of the Year
Argentine Footballer of the Year is an annual award recognizing the best Argentine football player based on their performances over the season.
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B.
Uruguayan Footballer of the Year
The Uruguayan Footballer of the Year is an annual award recognizing the best-performing professional football player from Uruguay.
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C.
Copa América Best Player
The Copa América Best Player is the individual award given to the most outstanding footballer of each edition of South America's premier international tournament.
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D.
World Soccer Player of the Year
World Soccer Player of the Year is an annual football award presented by World Soccer magazine to recognize the best male player in the world.
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E.
FA International Player of the Year
The FA International Player of the Year is an annual English football award recognizing the outstanding performances of England’s top male and female international players.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: South American Footballer of the Year Target entity description: The South American Footballer of the Year is an annual award recognizing the best-performing football player in South America, as voted by journalists across the continent.
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A.
Argentine Footballer of the Year
Argentine Footballer of the Year is an annual award recognizing the best Argentine football player based on their performances over the season.
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B.
Uruguayan Footballer of the Year
The Uruguayan Footballer of the Year is an annual award recognizing the best-performing professional football player from Uruguay.
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C.
Copa América Best Player
The Copa América Best Player is the individual award given to the most outstanding footballer of each edition of South America's premier international tournament.
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D.
World Soccer Player of the Year
World Soccer Player of the Year is an annual football award presented by World Soccer magazine to recognize the best male player in the world.
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E.
FA International Player of the Year
The FA International Player of the Year is an annual English football award recognizing the outstanding performances of England’s top male and female international players.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual award
ⓘ
football award ⓘ individual sports award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rey de América ⓘ |
| awardCategory | men’s association football ⓘ |
| awardedFor | individual excellence in South American football ⓘ |
| awardTrophy | Rey de América trophy ⓘ |
| awardType | journalists’ poll award ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Uruguay ⓘ |
| criterion | best-performing football player in South America ⓘ |
| firstWinner | Tostão ⓘ |
| firstWinnerCountry | Brazil ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderEligibility | male players ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | South American leagues ⓘ |
| governingBodyContext | CONMEBOL region ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage | continental sports media ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | El País sports section website ⓘ |
| hasRelatedAward |
South American Coach of the Year
ⓘ
South American Team of the Year ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | players’ performances in Copa Libertadores ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableMultipleWinner |
Carlos Tevez
ⓘ
linked to:
Carlos Tévez
Juan Román Riquelme ⓘ Neymar ⓘ
linked to:
Neymar Jr. (association football)
Pelé ⓘ Zico ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Diego Maradona
ⓘ
Gabriel Barbosa ⓘ Ronaldinho ⓘ |
| organizer | sports desk of El País ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
El País
ⓘ
Uruguayan newspaper El País ⓘ |
| regionAwardedIn | CONMEBOL member countries ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
Copa Libertadores
ⓘ
Copa Sudamericana ⓘ |
| scope | players active in South American club competitions ⓘ |
| selectionBasis | performances during the calendar year ⓘ |
| selectionCriteriaInclude |
club performance
ⓘ
impact in continental competitions ⓘ individual skill and influence ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | journalists vote ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| sportLevel | professional football ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementTime | end of calendar year ⓘ |
| typicalRecipientsNationality | South American countries ⓘ |
| voters | sports journalists from South America ⓘ |
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Subject: South American Footballer of the Year Description of subject: The South American Footballer of the Year is an annual award recognizing the best-performing football player in South America, as voted by journalists across the continent.
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