Brazil and <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/real-madrid/" target="_blank">Real Madrid </a>forward Vinicius Jr was star of the night as he received the best men's player award at the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2024/01/19/erling-haaland-is-player-of-the-year-as-man-city-dominate-dubai-globe-soccer-awards/" target="_blank">Dubai Globe Soccer Awards </a>on Friday. On a star-studded evening in Palm Jumeirah, the biggest stars in the world of football assembled in the UAE as Vinicius capped a memorable year with another major award. The Brazilian had earlier won the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2024/12/18/fifa-awards-vinicius-wins-best-mens-player-as-bonmati-picks-up-second-womens-prize/" target="_blank">Fifa Best </a>men's player of the year award earlier in the month. The recognition went some way in making up for Vinicius missing out on the Ballon d'Or, which went to <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2024/10/29/pep-guardiola-rodris-ballon-dor-is-a-special-milestone-for-manchester-city/" target="_blank">Manchester City midfielder Rodri</a>. Vinicius enjoyed a memorable year as he scored 24 goals and had 11 assists in 39 matches across all competitions as he led Real to the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2024/06/01/champions-league-final-real-madrid-strike-late-to-beat-borussia-dortmund/" target="_blank">La Liga and Champions League double</a>. Having already wrapped up his third La Liga title in May, Vinicius helped secure the second Champions League trophy of his career as <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2024/06/02/jude-bellingham-savours-best-night-of-my-life-after-real-madrid-win-champions-league/" target="_blank">Real Madrid defeated Borussia Dortmund </a>in June. Vinicius was also the top scorer for the Champions League winners with six goals in the competition. "It is a pleasure to be with Ronaldo and Neymar. They are my idols. Very pleased with what I have achieved with Real Madrid," Vinicius said after receiving the award. "I am also grateful to Flamengo and the Brazilian national team for their support over the years." Other top players were also recognised for the performances in 2024. Portugal and Al Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo was recognised for being the all-time top scorer with 916 goals. He was also named the best Middle East player of 2024. "It feels special to win this award. It is a pleasure to be here at this gala. A lot of champions here, great winners, young and old generation. To win this award for being the highest goalscorer gives me motivation to carry on and keep scoring goals," Ronaldo said. "Thank you to my kids and family. In one month, I will be 40 years old, but I am not finished yet because I want to be a champion." England and Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham received the best midfielder and Maradona Award, while Barcelona's young superstar Lamine Yamal won the best emerging player award. There was more recognition for Real Madrid as Carlo Ancelotti was named the coach of the year. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid presented the awards to the winners at the grand ceremony at Atlantis, The Palm. Best Men’s Player: Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid and Brazil) Best Women’s Player: Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona and Spain) Best Coach: Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid) Best Middle East Player: Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr and Portugal) Best Middle East Coach: Jorge Jesus (Al Hilal) Revelation Club Awards: Olympiacos Best Men’s Club: Real Madrid Best Women’s Club: FC Barcelona Best Midfielder: Jude Bellingham (England and Real Madrid) Best Forward: Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid and Brazil) Best Sporting Director: Piero Ausilio (Inter Milan) Best Agent: Jorge Mendes Best Middle East Club: Al Ain Emerging Player: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona and Spain) Maradona Award: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid and England) Top Goalscorer of all Time: Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr and Portugal) Special Career Award: Alessandro Del Piero Special Career Award: Florentino Perez (Real Madrid) Player Career Award: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid and Belgium) Player Career Award: Neymar Player Career Award: Rio Ferdinand