♣ ESM (European Sports Media)

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

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♣ 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

1. Portugal A Bola
2. Turkey Fanatik
3. Germany Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
4. Italy La Gazzetta dello Sport
5. Germany kicker
6. Spain Marca
7. Hungary nemzeti sport
8. France So Foot
9. Russia Sport Express
10. Belgium Sport Magazine
11. Netherlands telesport
12. Denmark Tipsbladet
13. Netherlands Voetbal International
14. England World Soccer

♣ Awards

ESM presents the following awards:

1. European Golden Shoe. Since the 1996–97 season, ESM annually rewards Europe's most prolific striker with the European Golden Shoe.
2. 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.
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.

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