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European Sports Media

Abbreviation	ESM
Formation	9 June 1989; 35 years ago (1989-06-09)
Founded at	Barcelona, Spain
Type	Football-based journalistic body
Region	Europe (UEFA)
Membership	14 magazines
Website	www.eusm.eu
Formerly called	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. 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.

Current members

• A Bola
• Fanatik
• Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
• La Gazzetta dello Sport
• kicker
• Marca
• nemzeti sport
• So Foot
• Sport Express
• Sport Magazine
• telesport
• Tipsbladet
• Voetbal International
• World Soccer

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

ESM Team of the Season

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

By player

Wins	Player	First	Last
15	Lionel Messi	2005–06	2022–23
9	Cristiano Ronaldo	2006–07	2018–19
7	Roberto Carlos	1996–97	2003–04
5	Dani Alves	2006–07	2011–12
	Gerard Piqué	2010–11	2018–19
	Kevin De Bruyne	2017–18	2022–23
4	Paolo Maldini	1994–95	2002–03
	Zinedine Zidane	1997–98	2003–04
	Carles Puyol	2001–02	2005–06
	Samuel Eto'o	2004–05	2010–11
	Zlatan Ibrahimović	2006–07	2013–14
	Sergio Ramos	2007–08	2016–17
	Marc-André ter Stegen	2017–18	2022–23
	Virgil van Dijk	2018–19	2023–24
3	Alessandro Del Piero	1995–96	1997–98
	Laurent Blanc	1995–96	1998–99
	Raúl	1996–97	1999–00
	Jocelyn Angloma	1996–97	2000–01
	Christian Vieri	1997–98	2002–03
	Andriy Shevchenko	1999–00	2004–05
	Francesco Totti	2000–01	2006–07
	Lúcio	2001–02	2009–10
	Ronaldinho	2003–04	2005–06
	Frank Lampard	2004–05	2009–10
	John Terry	2004–05	2009–10
	Arjen Robben	2004–05	2014–15
	Nemanja Vidić	2006–07	2010–11
	Cesc Fàbregas	2007–08	2014–15
	Xavi	2008–09	2011–12
	Manuel Neuer	2011–12	2014–15
	Giorgio Chiellini	2012–13	2017–18
	Luis Suárez	2013–14	2015–16
	Robert Lewandowski	2019–20	2021–22

References

1. ^ "All About ESM". European Sports Media. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
2. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (14 March 2007). "ESM XI". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 March 2007.
3. "UEFA Best Player in Europe Award Launched". Union of European Football Associations. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
4. "Shortlist of nominees for 2019/20 UEFA club competition awards revealed". Union of European Football Associations. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
5. "ESM-11 2006–07". European Sports Magazines. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007.
6. "Cristiano Ronaldo og de 10 Andre". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 4 June 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
7. "Her Er Europas Hold 2008–09". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 22 June 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
8. Rainbow, Jamie (1 July 2011). "ESM Team of the Season: The Players Who Excelled Throughout". World Soccer. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
9. Berends, Sander (31 May 2012). "Eén Landgenoot in ESM Elftal van het Seizoen". ELF Voetbal (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 25 July 2014.
10. "ESM Top-11: Nur Torres und Ivanovic Durchbrechen Bundesliga-Phalanx". kicker (in German). 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013.
11. "Die ESM Top-11 der Saison 2013–14: Ein Deutscher Ist Dabei". kicker (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2017.
12. "ESM Team of the Season 2014–15". World Soccer. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
13. "Das Ist das ESM-Team der Saison: Die Top-11 des Europäischen Fußballs". kicker (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2017.
14. "ESM Top-Elf: Ein Bayern-Star in Europas Elite". Abendzeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 June 2017.
15. "Team of the Season". Daum (in Korean). 22 June 2018.
16. "Reus, Kimmich und ter Stegen im ESM-Team der Saison" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
17. "ESM reveal Team of the Year for 2019/20". Marca. Madrid. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
18. Rainbow, Jamie (7 June 2021). "ESM Team of the Season – 2020-21". World Soccer. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
19. Rainbow, Jamie (13 June 2022). "ESM Team of the Season – 2021-22". World Soccer. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
20. Rainbow, Jamie (1 August 2023). "ESM Team of the Season – 2022-23". World Soccer. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
21. Evans, Jamie (10 June 2024). "ESM Team of the Season: 2023-24". World Soccer. Retrieved 10 December 2024.

External links

• Official website

• Association football magazines