European Sports Media

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

• POR A Bola
• TUR Fanatik
• NED ELF Voetbal
• GER Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
• ITA La Gazzetta dello Sport
• GER kicker
• ESP Marca
• HUN nemzeti sport
• FRA So Foot
• RUS Sport Express
• BEL Sport Magazine
• NED telesport
• DEN Tipsbladet
• ENG 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

References

References

1. "All About ESM". European Sports Media.
2. Stokkermans, Karel. (14 March 2007). "ESM XI". [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]].
3. (18 July 2011). "UEFA Best Player in Europe Award Launched". [[Union of European Football Associations]].
4. (17 September 2020). "Shortlist of nominees for 2019/20 UEFA club competition awards revealed". [[Union of European Football Associations]].
5. "ESM-11 2006–07". European Sports Magazines.
6. (4 June 2008). "Cristiano Ronaldo og de 10 Andre". [[Tipsbladet]].
7. (22 June 2009). "Her Er Europas Hold 2008–09". Tipsbladet.
8. Rainbow, Jamie. (1 July 2011). "ESM Team of the Season: The Players Who Excelled Throughout". World Soccer.
9. Berends, Sander. (31 May 2012). "Eén Landgenoot in ESM Elftal van het Seizoen". ELF Voetbal.
10. (12 June 2013). "ESM Top-11: Nur Torres und Ivanovic Durchbrechen Bundesliga-Phalanx". [[Kicker (sports magazine).
11. "Die ESM Top-11 der Saison 2013–14: Ein Deutscher Ist Dabei". kicker.
12. (11 June 2015). "ESM Team of the Season 2014–15". World Soccer.
13. "Das Ist das ESM-Team der Saison: Die Top-11 des Europäischen Fußballs". kicker.
14. "ESM Top-Elf: Ein Bayern-Star in Europas Elite". Abendzeitung.
15. (2018-06-15). "Messi, Salah & Co.: Die ESM-Topelf der Saison". kicker.
16. "Reus, Kimmich und ter Stegen im ESM-Team der Saison". kicker.
17. "ESM reveal Team of the Year for 2019/20". Marca.
18. Rainbow, Jamie. (7 June 2021). "ESM Team of the Season – 2020-21". World Soccer.
19. Rainbow, Jamie. (13 June 2022). "ESM Team of the Season – 2021-22". World Soccer.
20. Rainbow, Jamie. (1 August 2023). "ESM Team of the Season – 2022-23". World Soccer.
21. Evans, Jamie. (2024-06-10). "ESM Team of the Season: 2023-24". World Soccer.
22. (2025-06-07). "ESM-Elf der Saison: Zwei Champions-League-Sieger und ein Liverpooler Trio". kicker.