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Association football-related publications in Europe

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.

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.

ESM presents the following awards:

ESM Team of the Season

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Season Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
1994–95 Portugal Vítor Baía Italy Paolo Maldini Germany Matthias Sammer Netherlands Frank Rijkaard Netherlands Danny Blind Italy Gianfranco Zola Finland Jari Litmanen Denmark Michael Laudrup Chile Iván Zamorano England Alan Shearer Germany Jürgen Klinsmann
1995–96 Netherlands Edwin van der Sar Italy Paolo Maldini Netherlands Frank de Boer France Laurent Blanc Netherlands Danny Blind Italy Alessandro Del Piero Brazil Raí Finland Jari Litmanen Germany Mehmet Scholl Liberia George Weah France Eric Cantona
1996–97 Italy Angelo Peruzzi Brazil Roberto Carlos Spain Fernando Hierro Italy Ciro Ferrara France Jocelyn Angloma Spain Raúl Italy Alessandro Del Piero Netherlands Clarence Seedorf Spain Luis Enrique Brazil Ronaldo Croatia Davor Šuker
1997–98 Italy Angelo Peruzzi Brazil Roberto Carlos Spain Fernando Hierro France Laurent Blanc England Gary Neville Italy Alessandro Del Piero France Zinedine Zidane Argentina Fernando Redondo Portugal Luís Figo Brazil Ronaldo Italy Christian Vieri
1998–99 Argentina Carlos Roa France Bixente Lizarazu Netherlands Jaap Stam France Laurent Blanc France Lilian Thuram Brazil Rivaldo Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Siniša Mihajlović Germany Stefan Effenberg England David Beckham Spain Raúl Argentina Gabriel Batistuta
1999–2000 Germany Oliver Kahn Brazil Roberto Carlos Italy Paolo Maldini Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Siniša Mihajlović France Jocelyn Angloma Brazil Rivaldo Argentina Juan Sebastián Verón Republic of Ireland Roy Keane Portugal Luís Figo Spain Raúl Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko
Season Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
2000–01 Germany Oliver Kahn Brazil Roberto Carlos Finland Sami Hyypiä Italy Alessandro Nesta France Jocelyn Angloma Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd Italy Francesco Totti Germany Mehmet Scholl Spain Gaizka Mendieta England Michael Owen Argentina Hernán Crespo
2001–02 Italy Francesco Toldo Brazil Roberto Carlos Argentina Walter Samuel Brazil Lúcio Spain Carles Puyol Sweden Freddie Ljungberg France Zinedine Zidane Germany Michael Ballack Spain Rubén Baraja Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy Italy Christian Vieri
2002–03 Italy Gianluigi Buffon Italy Paolo Maldini Belgium Daniel Van Buyten Spain Carles Puyol France Lilian Thuram Brazil Roberto Carlos Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd France Zinedine Zidane Italy Christian Vieri Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mateja Kežman Netherlands Roy Makaay
2003–04 Germany Timo Hildebrand Brazil Roberto Carlos Argentina Walter Samuel Argentina Roberto Ayala Portugal Paulo Ferreira Brazil Ronaldinho Italy Francesco Totti France Zinedine Zidane France Ludovic Giuly Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko France Thierry Henry
2004–05 Czech Republic Petr Čech Italy Fabio Cannavaro England John Terry Spain Carles Puyol England Frank Lampard Netherlands Mark van Bommel Portugal Deco Brazil Ronaldinho Netherlands Arjen Robben Cameroon Samuel Eto'o Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko
2005–06 Czech Republic Petr Čech Spain Carles Puyol Brazil Lúcio Brazil Cris Brazil Ronaldinho England Frank Lampard Argentina Esteban Cambiasso Brazil Juninho Argentina Lionel Messi Cameroon Samuel Eto'o Italy Luca Toni
2006–07[5] France Grégory Coupet Italy Marco Materazzi Serbia Nemanja Vidić Brazil Dani Alves Serbia Dejan Stanković Italy Francesco Totti Brazil Juninho Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Mali Frédéric Kanouté
2007–08[6] Spain Iker Casillas Spain Sergio Ramos Italy Christian Panucci England Rio Ferdinand France William Gallas Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Cesc Fàbregas France Franck Ribéry Argentina Lionel Messi Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Spain Fernando Torres
2008–09[7] Netherlands Edwin van der Sar Brazil Dani Alves England John Terry Brazil Maicon Serbia Nemanja Vidić Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Xavi England Steven Gerrard Bosnia and Herzegovina Vedad Ibišević Cameroon Samuel Eto'o Brazil Grafite
2009–10[_citation needed_] Brazil Júlio César England John Terry Brazil Maicon Brazil Lúcio Brazil Dani Alves Spain Cesc Fàbregas England Frank Lampard Netherlands Wesley Sneijder Argentina Lionel Messi Netherlands Arjen Robben England Wayne Rooney
Season Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
2010–11[8] Spain Víctor Valdés Brazil Dani Alves Germany Mats Hummels Serbia Nemanja Vidić Spain Gerard Piqué Spain Xavi Spain Andrés Iniesta Turkey Nuri Şahin Argentina Lionel Messi Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Cameroon Samuel Eto'o
2011–12[9] Germany Manuel Neuer Belgium Vincent Kompany Brazil Dani Alves Spain Sergio Ramos Germany Mats Hummels Spain Xavi Japan Shinji Kagawa Italy Andrea Pirlo Argentina Lionel Messi Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Netherlands Robin van Persie
2012–13[10] Germany Manuel Neuer Germany Philipp Lahm Brazil Dante Italy Giorgio Chiellini Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany Thomas Müller Germany İlkay Gündoğan Wales Gareth Bale Argentina Lionel Messi Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
2013–14[11] Belgium Thibaut Courtois Spain Gerard Piqué Portugal Pepe Morocco Medhi Benatia Austria David Alaba Germany Philipp Lahm Ivory Coast Yaya Touré Chile Arturo Vidal Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Uruguay Luis Suárez Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović
2014–15[12] Germany Manuel Neuer Serbia Branislav Ivanović Spain Sergio Ramos Italy Giorgio Chiellini Spain Gerard Piqué Netherlands Arjen Robben Belgium Eden Hazard Spain Cesc Fàbregas Argentina Lionel Messi Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Uruguay Luis Suárez
2015–16[13] Costa Rica Keylor Navas Brazil Marcelo Uruguay Diego Godín Spain Gerard Piqué Brazil Filipe Luís France Paul Pogba Argentina Ángel Di María France N'Golo Kanté Uruguay Luis Suárez Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín Argentina Lionel Messi
2016–17[14] Italy Gianluigi Buffon Brazil Marcelo Spain Sergio Ramos Brazil David Luiz Italy Leonardo Bonucci France N'Golo Kanté Spain Thiago Argentina Paulo Dybala Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Argentina Lionel Messi Uruguay Edinson Cavani
2017–18[15] Germany Marc-André ter Stegen Spain Jordi Alba France Samuel Umtiti Argentina Nicolás Otamendi Italy Giorgio Chiellini Spain David Silva Spain Andrés Iniesta Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Brazil Neymar Egypt Mohamed Salah Argentina Lionel Messi
2018–19[16] Germany Marc-André ter Stegen Spain Jordi Alba Spain Gerard Piqué Netherlands Virgil Van Dijk Germany Joshua Kimmich Germany Marco ReusFrance Paul PogbaBelgium Eden Hazard Portugal Cristiano RonaldoSenegal Sadio ManéArgentina Lionel Messi
2019–20[17] Germany Marc-André ter Stegen Scotland Andy Robertson France Dayot Upamecano Netherlands Virgil Van Dijk England Trent Alexander-Arnold Argentina Ángel Di María England Jordan Henderson Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Norway Erling Haaland Poland Robert Lewandowski Argentina Lionel Messi
Season Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
2020–21[18] Slovenia Jan Oblak Morocco Achraf Hakimi Portugal Rúben Dias England John Stones Portugal João Cancelo Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Germany İlkay Gündoğan Portugal Bruno Fernandes Argentina Lionel Messi Poland Robert Lewandowski France Karim Benzema
2021–22[19] Belgium Thibaut Courtois Portugal João Cancelo Germany Antonio Rüdiger Netherlands Virgil van Dijk England Trent Alexander-Arnold Portugal Bernardo Silva Croatia Luka Modrić Belgium Kevin De Bruyne France Karim Benzema Poland Robert Lewandowski Egypt Mohamed Salah
2022–23[20] Germany Marc-André ter Stegen France Théo Hernandez South Korea Kim Min-jae Brazil Éder Militão Italy Giovanni Di Lorenzo Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Norway Martin Ødegaard France Kylian Mbappé Norway Erling Haaland Nigeria Victor Osimhen Argentina Lionel Messi
2023–24[21] Switzerland Yann Sommer Spain Álex Grimaldo Netherlands Virgil van Dijk Germany Antonio Rüdiger Spain Dani Carvajal Brazil Vinícius Júnior England Jude Bellingham Germany Florian Wirtz England Harry Kane France Kylian Mbappé Argentina Lautaro Martínez

Lionel Messi (left) with 15 selections is the all-time record appearance maker of ESM's Team of the Season.

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