## Ronaldo Wins "Maradona" Award for Best Scorer in the World

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo has won the "Maradona" award for the best scorer of 2023 at the "Dubai Globe Soccer" awards, held with the support of the Dubai Sports Council. The awards ceremony will take place at the Atlantis Hotel and Resort on January 19th. Ronaldo scored 54 goals in 59 matches for the Portugal national team and Al Nassr, achieving his best goal tally in a single year since 2017, when he was a Real Madrid player and scored 53 goals. He outperformed Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint-Germain (52 goals in 53 matches), Harry Kane from Bayern Munich (52 goals in 57 matches), and Erling Haaland from Manchester City (50 goals in 60 matches). Ronaldo, currently 38 years old, managed to score 34 goals with Al Nassr in the Saudi Professional League, which has not prevented him from competing for the best player in the world award, best player in the Middle East, and the fans' choice award at the "Dubai Globe Soccer." The second and final round of voting across the 11 main categories for the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards, the six digital categories, and the inaugural Italian league awards saw over 50 million votes from football fans worldwide, surpassing a total of 70 million participants since the voting began, which is double the number of votes compared to 2022.