TThe Golden Boy award, judged by MARCA, has become a real landmark in the world of football.
The 100 nominees for the chance to be named the best young player in the world under the age of 21 were announced this week.
Tuttosport opened a website for fans around the world to vote for their favorites and the response was immediate.
Some 493,000 votes from around the world gathered over the course of two days to proclaim a cyber podium featuring Ecuador. Piero Hincapie at the top of the list. South American nation voted for Bayer Leverkusen the player has nominated him to the first position, which is only a guide, since the winner of the award has not yet been selected.
Eduardo Camavinga took second place and then gavi.
The result, as we said, is for reference only and for the prize called Web, as the name of the winner still has to overcome various steps before reaching its final stage and especially its final decision after voting by 30 journalists from all over the world. world. The presence of the Bayer Leverkusen defender, despite his value, had a lot to do with the reaction of football fans in Ecuador. The pull effect worked.
The award is designed to recognize rising stars such as Leo Messi, Paul Pogba, Matthijs De Ligt, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland as well as pedry, the latest winner. The list of 100 candidates will be reduced to 20 finalists. The 20th edition of Golden Boy is already underway and everything points to a fight between Kamavinga and Gavi. Previously, the award was presented in December, but the World Cup in Qatar moved the dates, and in 2022 the gala concert will be held in Turin on October 15.