European Sports Media Explained

European Sports Media
Type:	Football-based journalistic body
Membership:	14 magazines
Region:	Europe (UEFA)
Abbreviation:	ESM
Founding Location:	Barcelona, Spain
Formerly:	European Sports Magazines

The European Sports Media (ESM), formerly European Sports Magazines, is an association of football-related publications in Europe.

Members

European Sports Media was established in 1989 as an international body for football journalism.^[1] Its nine founding members were: A Bola (Portuguese), Don Balón (Spanish), Sport/Foot Magazine (Belgium), La Gazzetta dello Sport (Italian), kicker (German), Onze Mondial (French), Sport (Switzerland), Voetbal International (Dutch), World Soccer (English).ESM membership has varied over time. Former members also include France Football.^[2]

Current members

Awards

ESM presents the following awards:

European Golden Shoe. Since the 1996–97 season, ESM annually rewards Europe's most prolific striker with the European Golden Shoe.^[1]
UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award & UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award. Since 2011, in partnership with UEFA, ESM handles the voting and administration for the UEFA Best Men's Player and Women's Player in Europe Awards, which is awarded annually to the outstanding men's and women's players of the European season.^[1] ^[3]
UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award & UEFA Women's Coach of the Year Award. Since 2020, in partnership with UEFA, ESM handles the voting and administration for the UEFA Best Men's Coach and Women's Coach in Europe Awards, which is awarded annually to the outstanding men's and women's coaches of the European season.^[4]
ESM Team of the Season. After selecting a Team of the Season for 1994–95, ESM instituted the monthly ESM 11. Each of its members selects the 11 best players in the European leagues each month from September to May. The players who most often appear in those teams are elected into the ESM Team of the Season.^[1] ^[2]

ESM Team of the Season

1990s

Season	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
valign=top	1994–95	valign=top	Vítor Baía	valign=top	Paolo Maldini Matthias Sammer Frank Rijkaard Danny Blind	valign=top	Gianfranco Zola Jari Litmanen Michael Laudrup	valign=top	Iván Zamorano Alan Shearer Jürgen Klinsmann
valign=top	1995–96	valign=top	Edwin van der Sar	valign=top	Paolo Maldini Frank de Boer Laurent Blanc Danny Blind	valign=top	Alessandro Del Piero Raí Jari Litmanen Mehmet Scholl	valign=top	George Weah Eric Cantona
valign=top	1996–97	valign=top	Angelo Peruzzi	valign=top	Roberto Carlos Fernando Hierro Ciro Ferrara Jocelyn Angloma	valign=top	Raúl Alessandro Del Piero Clarence Seedorf Luis Enrique	valign=top	Ronaldo Davor Šuker
valign=top	1997–98	valign=top	Angelo Peruzzi	valign=top	Roberto Carlos Fernando Hierro Laurent Blanc Gary Neville	valign=top	Alessandro Del Piero Zinedine Zidane Fernando Redondo Luís Figo	valign=top	Ronaldo Christian Vieri
valign=top	1998–99	valign=top	Carlos Roa	valign=top	Bixente Lizarazu Jaap Stam Laurent Blanc Lilian Thuram	valign=top	Rivaldo Siniša Mihajlović Stefan Effenberg David Beckham	valign=top	Raúl Gabriel Batistuta
valign=top	1999–2000	valign=top	Oliver Kahn	valign=top	Roberto Carlos Paolo Maldini Siniša Mihajlović Jocelyn Angloma	valign=top	Rivaldo Juan Sebastián Verón Roy Keane Luís Figo	valign=top	Raúl Andriy Shevchenko

2000s

Season	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
valign=top	2000–01	valign=top	Oliver Kahn	valign=top	Roberto Carlos Sami Hyypiä Alessandro Nesta Jocelyn Angloma	valign=top	Pavel Nedvěd Francesco Totti Mehmet Scholl Gaizka Mendieta	valign=top	Michael Owen Hernán Crespo
valign=top	2001–02	valign=top	Francesco Toldo	valign=top	Roberto Carlos Walter Samuel Lúcio Carles Puyol	valign=top	Freddie Ljungberg Zinedine Zidane Michael Ballack Rubén Baraja	valign=top	Ruud van Nistelrooy Christian Vieri
valign=top	2002–03	valign=top	Gianluigi Buffon	valign=top	Paolo Maldini Daniel Van Buyten Carles Puyol Lilian Thuram	valign=top	Roberto Carlos Pavel Nedvěd Zinedine Zidane	valign=top	Christian Vieri Mateja Kežman Roy Makaay
valign=top	2003–04	valign=top	Timo Hildebrand	valign=top	Roberto Carlos Walter Samuel Roberto Ayala Paulo Ferreira	valign=top	Ronaldinho Francesco Totti Zinedine Zidane Ludovic Giuly	valign=top	Andriy Shevchenko Thierry Henry
valign=top	2004–05	valign=top	Petr Čech	valign=top	Fabio Cannavaro John Terry Carles Puyol	valign=top	Frank Lampard Mark van Bommel Deco Ronaldinho	valign=top	Arjen Robben Samuel Eto'o Andriy Shevchenko
valign=top	2005–06	valign=top	Petr Čech	valign=top	Carles Puyol Lúcio Cris	valign=top	Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Esteban Cambiasso Juninho	valign=top	Lionel Messi Samuel Eto'o Luca Toni
valign=top	2006–07^[5]	valign=top	Grégory Coupet	valign=top	Marco Materazzi Nemanja Vidić Dani Alves	valign=top	Dejan Stanković Francesco Totti Juninho Cristiano Ronaldo	valign=top	Zlatan Ibrahimović Didier Drogba Frédéric Kanouté
valign=top	2007–08^[6]	valign=top	Iker Casillas	valign=top	Sergio Ramos Christian Panucci Rio Ferdinand William Gallas	valign=top	Cristiano Ronaldo Cesc Fàbregas Franck Ribéry	valign=top	Lionel Messi Zlatan Ibrahimović Fernando Torres
valign=top	2008–09^[7]	valign=top	Edwin van der Sar	valign=top	Dani Alves John Terry Maicon Nemanja Vidić	valign=top	Lionel Messi Xavi Steven Gerrard	valign=top	Vedad Ibišević Samuel Eto'o Grafite
valign=top	2009–10^[8]	valign=top	Júlio César	valign=top	John Terry Maicon Lúcio	valign=top	Dani Alves Cesc Fàbregas Frank Lampard Wesley Sneijder	valign=top	Lionel Messi Arjen Robben Wayne Rooney

2010s

Season	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
valign=top	2010–11^[9]	valign=top	Víctor Valdés	valign=top	Dani Alves Mats Hummels Nemanja Vidić Gerard Piqué	valign=top	Xavi Andrés Iniesta Nuri Şahin	valign=top	Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo Samuel Eto'o
valign=top	2011–12^[10]	valign=top	Manuel Neuer	valign=top	Vincent Kompany Dani Alves Sergio Ramos Mats Hummels	valign=top	Xavi Shinji Kagawa Andrea Pirlo	valign=top	Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo Robin van Persie
valign=top	2012–13^[11]	valign=top	Manuel Neuer	valign=top	Philipp Lahm Dante Giorgio Chiellini	valign=top	Bastian Schweinsteiger Thomas Müller İlkay Gündoğan	valign=top	Gareth Bale Lionel Messi Zlatan Ibrahimović Cristiano Ronaldo
valign=top	2013–14^[12]	valign=top	Thibaut Courtois	valign=top	Gerard Piqué Pepe Medhi Benatia David Alaba	valign=top	Philipp Lahm Yaya Touré Arturo Vidal	valign=top	Cristiano Ronaldo Luis Suárez Zlatan Ibrahimović
valign=top	2014–15^[13]	valign=top	Manuel Neuer	valign=top	Branislav Ivanović Sergio Ramos Giorgio Chiellini Gerard Piqué	valign=top	Arjen Robben Eden Hazard Cesc Fàbregas	valign=top	Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo Luis Suárez
valign=top	2015–16^[14]	valign=top	Keylor Navas	valign=top	Marcelo Diego Godín Gerard Piqué Filipe Luís	valign=top	Paul Pogba Ángel Di María N'Golo Kanté	valign=top	Luis Suárez Gonzalo Higuaín Lionel Messi
valign=top	2016–17^[15]	valign=top	Gianluigi Buffon	valign=top	Marcelo Sergio Ramos David Luiz Leonardo Bonucci	valign=top	N'Golo Kanté Thiago Paulo Dybala	valign=top	Cristiano Ronaldo Lionel Messi Edinson Cavani
valign=top	2017–18^[16]	valign=top	Marc-André ter Stegen	valign=top	Giorgio Chiellini Samuel Umtiti Nicolás Otamendi Jordi Alba	valign=top	Andrés Iniesta Kevin De Bruyne David Silva	valign=top	Mohamed Salah Lionel Messi Neymar
valign=top	2018–19^[17]	valign=top	Marc-André ter Stegen	valign=top	Joshua Kimmich Virgil Van Dijk Gerard Piqué Jordi Alba	valign=top		valign=top	Lionel Messi Sadio Mané Cristiano Ronaldo
valign=top	2019–20^[18]	valign=top	Marc-André ter Stegen	valign=top	Trent Alexander-Arnold Virgil Van Dijk Dayot Upamecano Andy Robertson	valign=top		valign=top	Lionel Messi Robert Lewandowski Erling Haaland

2020s

Season	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
valign=top	2020–21^[19]	valign=top	Jan Oblak	valign=top	Achraf Hakimi Rúben Dias John Stones João Cancelo	valign=top	Kevin De Bruyne İlkay Gündoğan Bruno Fernandes	valign=top	Lionel Messi Robert Lewandowski Karim Benzema
valign=top	2021–22^[20]	valign=top	Thibaut Courtois	valign=top	Trent Alexander-Arnold Virgil van Dijk Antonio Rüdiger João Cancelo	valign=top	Kevin De Bruyne Luka Modrić Bernardo Silva	valign=top	Mohamed Salah Robert Lewandowski Karim Benzema
valign=top	2022–23^[21]	valign=top	Marc-André ter Stegen	valign=top	Giovanni Di Lorenzo Éder Militão Kim Min-jae Théo Hernandez	valign=top	Martin Ødegaard Kevin De Bruyne	valign=top	Lionel Messi Victor Osimhen Erling Haaland Kylian Mbappé

By player

Wins	Player	First	Last
15	Lionel Messi	2005–06	2022–23
9		2006–07	2018–19
7		1996–97	2003–04
5		2006–07	2011–12
		2010–11	2018–19
		2017–18	2022–23
4		1994–95	2002–03
		1997–98	2003–04
		2001–02	2005–06
		2004–05	2010–11
		2006–07	2013–14
		2007–08	2016–17
		2017–18	2022–23
3		1995–96	1997–98
		1995–96	1998–99
		1996–97	1999–00
		1996–97	2000–01
		1997–98	2002–03
		1999–00	2004–05
		2000–01	2006–07
		2001–02	2009–10
		2003–04	2005–06
		2004–05	2009–10
		2004–05	2009–10
		2004–05	2014–15
		2006–07	2010–11
		2007–08	2014–15
		2008–09	2011–12
		2011–12	2014–15
		2012–13	2017–18
		2013–14	2015–16
		2018–19	2021–22
		2019–20	2021–22

Notes and References

Web site: All About ESM . European Sports Media . 9 May 2017.
Web site: Stokkermans . Karel . ESM XI . . 14 March 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070315073244/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/esm-xi.html . 15 March 2007.
Web site: UEFA Best Player in Europe Award Launched . . 18 July 2011 . 9 May 2017.
News: Shortlist of nominees for 2019/20 UEFA club competition awards revealed . . 17 September 2020 . 23 September 2020.
Web site: ESM-11 2006–07 . European Sports Magazines . https://web.archive.org/web/20070705200736/http://www.eusm.eu/item/esm11.htm . 5 July 2007.
Cristiano Ronaldo og de 10 Andre . . 4 June 2008 . da . 9 May 2017.
Her Er Europas Hold 2008–09 . Tipsbladet . 22 June 2009 . da . 9 May 2017.
By month:
- ESM Team of the Month September 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20101214143106/http://www.worldsoccer.com/esm11/september2009.php . 14 December 2010.
- Månedens Hold i Europa . Tipsbladet . 6 November 2009 . da . 9 May 2017.
- ESM Team of the Month November 2009 . World Soccer . https://web.archive.org/web/20100116124514/http://www.worldsoccer.com/esm11/index.php . 16 January 2010.
- Månedens Hold i Europa . Tipsbladet . 8 January 2010 . da . 9 May 2017.
- ESM Team of the Month January 2010 . World Soccer . https://web.archive.org/web/20110105124312/http://www.worldsoccer.com/esm11/january2010.php . 5 January 2011.
- ESM Team of the Month February 2010 . World Soccer . https://web.archive.org/web/20110105040811/http://www.worldsoccer.com/esm11/february2010.php . 5 January 2011.
- ESM Team of the Month March 2010 . World Soccer . https://web.archive.org/web/20101119102819/http://www.worldsoccer.com/esm11/march2010.php . 19 November 2010.
- ESM Team of the Month April 2010 . World Soccer . https://web.archive.org/web/20110222202740/http://www.worldsoccer.com/esm11/april2010.php . 22 February 2011.
- ESM Team of the Month May 2010 . World Soccer . https://web.archive.org/web/20110219143541/http://www.worldsoccer.com/esm11/may2010.php . 19 February 2011.
Rainbow . Jamie . ESM Team of the Season: The Players Who Excelled Throughout . World Soccer . 1 July 2011 . 9 May 2017.
Berends . Sander . Eén Landgenoot in ESM Elftal van het Seizoen . ELF Voetbal . 31 May 2012 . nl . https://web.archive.org/web/20140725235629/http://www.elfvoetbal.nl/nieuws/188841_een-landgenoot-in-esm-elftal-van-het-seizoen . 25 July 2014.
ESM Top-11: Nur Torres und Ivanovic Durchbrechen Bundesliga-Phalanx . . 12 June 2013 . de . https://web.archive.org/web/20130907001505/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/startseite/543774/artikel_European-Sports-Magazines-Top-11.html . 7 September 2013.
Die ESM Top-11 der Saison 2013–14: Ein Deutscher Ist Dabei . kicker . de . 9 May 2017.
ESM Team of the Season 2014–15 . World Soccer . 11 June 2015 . 9 May 2017.
Das Ist das ESM-Team der Saison: Die Top-11 des Europäischen Fußballs . kicker . de . 9 May 2017.
ESM Top-Elf: Ein Bayern-Star in Europas Elite . Abendzeitung . de . 12 June 2017.
ESM Top-Elf: Ein Bayern-Star in Europas Elite . Abendzeitung . ko . 22 June 2018.
Web site: Reus, Kimmich und ter Stegen im ESM-Team der Saison . kicker . 27 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190630143727/https://www.kicker.de/750955/slideshow . 30 June 2019 . de-DE . live.
Web site: ESM reveal Team of the Year for 2019/20 . Marca. Madrid . 31 August 2020 .
Rainbow . Jamie . ESM Team of the Season – 2020-21 . World Soccer . 7 June 2021 . 7 June 2021.
Rainbow . Jamie . ESM Team of the Season – 2021-22 . World Soccer . 13 June 2022 . 21 June 2022.
Rainbow . Jamie . ESM Team of the Season – 2022-23 . World Soccer . 1 August 2023 . 1 September 2023.