Jude Bellingham was the great protagonist of the evening in Turin. At Officine Grandi Riparazioni (OGR), the Real Madrid midfielder received the Golden Boy award, which is organised by the sports newspaper Tuttosport and since 2003, has been awarded to the best Under 21 player of the year.
EXTRAORDINARY TALENTS An award which, year after year, has not only brought to the fore talents who have gone on to create extraordinary careers (just think of Leo Messi in 2005, Paul Pogba in 2013, Kylian Mbappé in 2017, Erling Haaland in 2020), but has also expanded to involve all sectors of football.
GOLDEN GIRL
Thus, in 2023, Linda Caicedo was named the Golden Girl, Edu Gaspar recognised as the best manager and Giorgio Scalvini as Italian Golden Boy, just to mention a few.
2024?
Bellingham overtook Jamal Musiala of Bayern and Lamine Yamal of Barcelona in the rankings, the club that led Pedri (in 2021) and Gavi (in 2022) to win the trophy. And in 2024?
“I bet on Guler, Bynoe-Gittens or my brother Jobe,” said Bellingham.
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