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The Sócrates Award is an association football award presented to the best humanitarian work by a footballer worldwide during a joint ceremony with the Ballon d'Or. The award is presented by France Football and is named after late Brazilian footballer Sócrates, who co-founded the Corinthians Democracy movement, in opposition to the ruling military dictatorship in Brazil during the 1980s.[1][2] Sadio Mané was the first winner of the award in 2022,[1] while Vinícius Júnior is the current winner, having received the prize in 2023.[3]

Winners

Sadio Mane, the inaugural winner of the award.
Year Player Club
2022 Senegal Sadio Mané Germany Bayern Munich[note 1]
2023 Brazil Vinícius Júnior Spain Real Madrid
2024 The winner will be announced on 28 October 2024[4][5]
Notes
  1. ^ Mané was signed by Bayern Munich from Liverpool midway through 2022.

Wins by nation

Country Players Wins
Brazil Brazil 1 1
Senegal Senegal 1 1

Wins by club

Club Players Win
Germany Bayern Munich 1 1
Spain Real Madrid 1 1

References

  1. ^ a b Oludare, Shina (17 October 2022). "Mane at Ballon d'Or event: Bayern Munich star claims Socrates Award for charity work". Goal. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Bellingham wins Kopa Trophy and Vini Jr. scoops Socrates Award". Real Madrid CF. 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. ^ Summerscales, Robert (30 October 2023). "Vinicius Junior Wins Socrates Award Before Delivering Anti-Racism Speech At Ballon d'Or Ceremony". Sports Illustrated. ISSN 0038-822X. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Ballon d'Or awards ceremony date and venue announced". UEFA. 6 June 2024. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. ^ Hilsum, James (6 June 2024). "Ballon d'Or 2024: Ceremony takes place on October 28, Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham in running to dethrone Lionel Messi". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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