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Sócrates Award
Annual association football award / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sócrates Award is an association football award presented to the best humanitarian work by a footballer worldwide during a joint ceremony with the Ballon d'Or. The award is presented by France Football and is named after late Brazilian footballer Sócrates, who co-founded the Corinthians Democracy movement, in opposition to the ruling military dictatorship in Brazil during the 1980s.[1][2] Sadio Mané was the first winner of the award in 2022,[1] while Vinícius Júnior is the current winner, having received the prize in 2023.[3]
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Sócrates Award | |
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Prix Socrate | |
![]() Vinícius Júnior is the current award holder | |
Date | 17 October 2022; 21 months ago (2022-10-17) |
Location | Paris |
Country | France |
Presented by | France Football |
First awarded | 2022 |
Current holder | ![]() (1st award) |
Website | francefootball |
Related | Ballon d'Or |
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