European_Sports_Media

European Sports Media
Abbreviation	ESM
Formation	9 June 1989; 34 years ago
Founded at	Barcelona, Spain
Type	Football-based journalistic body
Region	Europe (UEFA)
Membership	14 magazines
Website	www.eusm.eu
Formerly called	European Sports Magazines

European Sports Media

Association football-related publications in Europe

The European Sports Media (ESM), formerly European Sports Magazines, is an association of football-related publications in Europe.

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[ESM-1] [1]
"All About ESM". European Sports Media. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[RSSSF-2] [2]
Stokkermans, Karel (14 March 2007). "ESM XI". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 March 2007.

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"UEFA Best Player in Europe Award Launched". Union of European Football Associations. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[2019/20_shortlist-4] [4]
"Shortlist of nominees for 2019/20 UEFA club competition awards revealed". Union of European Football Associations. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

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"ESM-11 2006–07". European Sports Magazines. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007.

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Cristiano Ronaldo og de 10 Andre (in Danish). 4 June 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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Her Er Europas Hold 2008–09 (in Danish). 22 June 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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By month:
ESM Team of the Month September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

Månedens Hold i Europa (in Danish). 6 November 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

ESM Team of the Month November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

Månedens Hold i Europa (in Danish). 8 January 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

ESM Team of the Month January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

ESM Team of the Month February 2010. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

ESM Team of the Month March 2010. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

ESM Team of the Month April 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

ESM Team of the Month May 2010. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[9] ESM Team of the Month September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[10] Månedens Hold i Europa (in Danish). 6 November 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[11] ESM Team of the Month November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[12] Månedens Hold i Europa (in Danish). 8 January 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[13] ESM Team of the Month January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[14] ESM Team of the Month February 2010. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[15] ESM Team of the Month March 2010. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[16] ESM Team of the Month April 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[17] ESM Team of the Month May 2010. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[WS2011-9] [9]
Rainbow, Jamie (1 July 2011). ESM Team of the Season: The Players Who Excelled Throughout. Retrieved 9 May 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[ELF2012-10] [10]
Berends, Sander (31 May 2012). Eén Landgenoot in ESM Elftal van het Seizoen (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[Kicker2013-11] [11]
ESM Top-11: Nur Torres und Ivanovic Durchbrechen Bundesliga-Phalanx (in German). 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[Kicker2014-12] [12]
Die ESM Top-11 der Saison 2013–14: Ein Deutscher Ist Dabei (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[WS2015-13] [13]
ESM Team of the Season 2014–15. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[Kicker2016-14] [14]
Das Ist das ESM-Team der Saison: Die Top-11 des Europäischen Fußballs (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[AZ2017-15] [15]
ESM Top-Elf: Ein Bayern-Star in Europas Elite (in German). Retrieved 12 June 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[AZ2018-16] [16]
ESM Top-Elf: Ein Bayern-Star in Europas Elite (in Korean). Retrieved 22 June 2018. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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"Reus, Kimmich und ter Stegen im ESM-Team der Saison" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

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"ESM reveal Team of the Year for 2019/20". Marca. Madrid. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[WS2021-19] [19]
Rainbow, Jamie (7 June 2021). ESM Team of the Season – 2020-21. Retrieved 7 June 2021. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[WS2022-20] [20]
Rainbow, Jamie (13 June 2022). ESM Team of the Season – 2021-22. Retrieved 21 June 2022. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[WS2023-21] [21]
Rainbow, Jamie (1 August 2023). ESM Team of the Season – 2022-23. Retrieved 1 September 2023. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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Season	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
1994–95^[2]	Vítor Baía	Paolo Maldini Matthias Sammer Frank Rijkaard Danny Blind	Gianfranco Zola Jari Litmanen Michael Laudrup	Iván Zamorano Alan Shearer Jürgen Klinsmann
1995–96^[2]	Edwin van der Sar	Paolo Maldini Frank de Boer Laurent Blanc Danny Blind	Alessandro Del Piero Raí Jari Litmanen Mehmet Scholl	George Weah Eric Cantona
1996–97^[2]	Angelo Peruzzi	Roberto Carlos Fernando Hierro Ciro Ferrara Jocelyn Angloma	Raúl Alessandro Del Piero Clarence Seedorf Luis Enrique	Ronaldo Davor Šuker
1997–98^[2]	Angelo Peruzzi	Roberto Carlos Fernando Hierro Laurent Blanc Gary Neville	Alessandro Del Piero Zinedine Zidane Fernando Redondo Luís Figo	Ronaldo Christian Vieri
1998–99^[2]	Carlos Roa	Bixente Lizarazu Jaap Stam Laurent Blanc Lilian Thuram	Rivaldo Siniša Mihajlović Stefan Effenberg David Beckham	Raúl Gabriel Batistuta
1999–2000^[2]	Oliver Kahn	Roberto Carlos Paolo Maldini Siniša Mihajlović Jocelyn Angloma	Rivaldo Juan Sebastián Verón Roy Keane Luís Figo	Raúl Andriy Shevchenko

Season	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
2000–01^[2]	Oliver Kahn	Roberto Carlos Sami Hyypiä Alessandro Nesta Jocelyn Angloma	Pavel Nedvěd Francesco Totti Mehmet Scholl Gaizka Mendieta	Michael Owen Hernán Crespo
2001–02^[2]	Francesco Toldo	Roberto Carlos Walter Samuel Lúcio Carles Puyol	Freddie Ljungberg Zinedine Zidane Michael Ballack Rubén Baraja	Ruud van Nistelrooy Christian Vieri
2002–03^[2]	Gianluigi Buffon	Paolo Maldini Daniel Van Buyten Carles Puyol Lilian Thuram	Roberto Carlos Pavel Nedvěd Zinedine Zidane	Christian Vieri Mateja Kežman Roy Makaay
2003–04^[2]	Timo Hildebrand	Roberto Carlos Walter Samuel Roberto Ayala Paulo Ferreira	Ronaldinho Francesco Totti Zinedine Zidane Ludovic Giuly	Andriy Shevchenko Thierry Henry
2004–05^[2]	Petr Čech	Fabio Cannavaro John Terry Carles Puyol	Frank Lampard Mark van Bommel Deco Ronaldinho	Arjen Robben Samuel Eto'o Andriy Shevchenko
2005–06^[2]	Petr Čech	Carles Puyol Lúcio Cris	Ronaldinho Frank Lampard Esteban Cambiasso Juninho	Lionel Messi Samuel Eto'o Luca Toni
2006–07^[5]	Grégory Coupet	Marco Materazzi Nemanja Vidić Dani Alves	Dejan Stanković Francesco Totti Juninho Cristiano Ronaldo	Zlatan Ibrahimović Didier Drogba Frédéric Kanouté
2007–08^[6]	Iker Casillas	Sergio Ramos Christian Panucci Rio Ferdinand William Gallas	Cristiano Ronaldo Cesc Fàbregas Franck Ribéry	Lionel Messi Zlatan Ibrahimović Fernando Torres
2008–09^[7]	Edwin van der Sar	Dani Alves John Terry Maicon Nemanja Vidić	Lionel Messi Xavi Steven Gerrard	Vedad Ibišević Samuel Eto'o Grafite
2009–10^[8]	Júlio César	John Terry Maicon Lúcio	Dani Alves Cesc Fàbregas Frank Lampard Wesley Sneijder	Lionel Messi Arjen Robben Wayne Rooney

Season	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
2010–11^[9]	Víctor Valdés	Dani Alves Mats Hummels Nemanja Vidić Gerard Piqué	Xavi Andrés Iniesta Nuri Şahin	Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo Samuel Eto'o
2011–12^[10]	Manuel Neuer	Vincent Kompany Dani Alves Sergio Ramos Mats Hummels	Xavi Shinji Kagawa Andrea Pirlo	Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo Robin van Persie
2012–13^[11]	Manuel Neuer	Philipp Lahm Dante Giorgio Chiellini	Bastian Schweinsteiger Thomas Müller İlkay Gündoğan	Gareth Bale Lionel Messi Zlatan Ibrahimović Cristiano Ronaldo
2013–14^[12]	Thibaut Courtois	Gerard Piqué Pepe Medhi Benatia David Alaba	Philipp Lahm Yaya Touré Arturo Vidal	Cristiano Ronaldo Luis Suárez Zlatan Ibrahimović
2014–15^[13]	Manuel Neuer	Branislav Ivanović Sergio Ramos Giorgio Chiellini Gerard Piqué	Arjen Robben Eden Hazard Cesc Fàbregas	Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo Luis Suárez
2015–16^[14]	Keylor Navas	Marcelo Diego Godín Gerard Piqué Filipe Luís	Paul Pogba Ángel Di María N'Golo Kanté	Luis Suárez Gonzalo Higuaín Lionel Messi
2016–17^[15]	Gianluigi Buffon	Marcelo Sergio Ramos David Luiz Leonardo Bonucci	N'Golo Kanté Thiago Paulo Dybala	Cristiano Ronaldo Lionel Messi Edinson Cavani
2017–18^[16]	Marc-André ter Stegen	Giorgio Chiellini Samuel Umtiti Nicolás Otamendi Jordi Alba	Andrés Iniesta Kevin De Bruyne David Silva	Mohamed Salah Lionel Messi Neymar
2018–19^[17]	Marc-André ter Stegen	Joshua Kimmich Virgil Van Dijk Gerard Piqué Jordi Alba	Eden Hazard Paul Pogba Marco Reus	Lionel Messi Sadio Mané Cristiano Ronaldo
2019–20^[18]	Marc-André ter Stegen	Trent Alexander-Arnold Virgil Van Dijk Dayot Upamecano Andy Robertson	Kevin De Bruyne Jordan Henderson Ángel Di María	Lionel Messi Robert Lewandowski Erling Haaland

Season	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
2020–21^[19]	Jan Oblak	Achraf Hakimi Rúben Dias John Stones João Cancelo	Kevin De Bruyne İlkay Gündoğan Bruno Fernandes	Lionel Messi Robert Lewandowski Karim Benzema
2021–22^[20]	Thibaut Courtois	Trent Alexander-Arnold Virgil van Dijk Antonio Rüdiger João Cancelo	Kevin De Bruyne Luka Modrić Bernardo Silva	Mohamed Salah Robert Lewandowski Karim Benzema
2022–23^[21]	Marc-André ter Stegen	Giovanni Di Lorenzo Éder Militão Kim Min-jae Théo Hernandez	Martin Ødegaard Kevin De Bruyne	Lionel Messi Victor Osimhen Erling Haaland Kylian Mbappé

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

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Abbreviation	ESM
Formation	9 June 1989; 34 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