It’s that time of year again: World Soccer Awards season, when we recognize the players, teams and coaches who defined 2024. Many thanks to our panel of experts who voted for this year’s awards. This year, there was an undeniable theme for the award winners and contestants – though we’ll let you discover what it is for yourself.
This is the time of the year when many competitions are closed. Congratulations to Botafogo, the new champions of South American football, and to all the top teams in Europe’s various summer leagues.
Jamie Evans, Managing Editor
World this month
10 Henry Winter The Voice of Football
12 care radnage Insider
14 Jonathan Wilson Technically speaking
15 reports we couldn’t make up
16 Cremation
17 ESM XI
18 moves you might miss
Months in 19 digits
eyewitness
20 Colombia The rise of Jon Duran
Awards and Man of the Year
32 Male Player of the Year Rodri
34 Men’s Team of the Year spain
35 Male Manager of the Year Carlo Ancelotti
36 Women’s Player and Team of the Year Aitana Banmati and Barcelona Femeni
38 year old female manager Emma Hayes
40 people of the year
51 Farewell… 2024 cremation
2024 Summer League Review
52 Republic of Ireland
53 Norway and Iceland
54 Kazakhstan and Belarus
55 is the best of the rest
League Focus
56 Serbia
Women’s Football
58 NWSL Review
2026 World Cup qualifiers
64 South America
66 Asia
68 Oceania
World Service
62 EuropeUEFA Nations League Update
70 Africa AFCON 2025 Qualification Review
74 South America Review of the Copa Libertadores
76 South Korea K-League Review
78 Canada Canadian Premier League Review
80 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup Review
82 Qatar Arabian Gulf Cup Review
84 Tonga American Adventure
85 Sweepers Stories from Sweden, Brazil, Montenegro, Bhutan and Germany
My biggest game
98 Jason McAteer Republic of Ireland v Netherlands
