Jude Bellingham was honored with the Laureus Award

Real Madrid’s new young midfielder Jude Bellingham was named in the Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony on Monday, which recognizes the achievements of all the best individuals and teams over the past year. .

Real Madrid's young midfielder Jude Bellingham received the award for most groundbreaking athlete of 2023.

Real Madrid’s young midfielder Jude Bellingham received the award for most groundbreaking athlete of 2023.

Bellingham, joined Real Mardrid from Borussia Dortmund last summer for a fee that could be up to 140 million euros. The 20-year-old English midfielder immediately made a strong impact, scoring 21 goals in 36 matches to help the Spanish giants win the Spanish Super Cup, reach the La Liga title as well as reach the Champions semi-finals. League. This success helped Bellingham receive the award for most breakthrough athlete of 2023.

In the most important categories. Spain’s first victory at the Women’s World Cup last year received two more major honors. In particular, Spain was chosen as the world team of 2023 – Laureus confirmed that Spain is the first all-female team to win the team award. Meanwhile, midfielder Aitana Bonmati completed an unbelievable year after helping Barcelona win its second Women’s Champions League title and helping Spain win the Women’s World Cup. This 26-year-old star was voted Laureus’s best female athlete, becoming the first female soccer player to win all of the highest individual honors in world sports – after winning the Golden Ball and Player of the Year. FIFA’s best. “I want to thank all my teammates, club staff and national team, who have helped me a lot, and thanks to them I am here today,” Bonmati said.

The best male athlete category honored Novak Djokovic, receiving the Laureus honor for the 5th time, helping the 36-year-old Serbian tennis legend equal Roger Federer’s record – after a successful year with titles at the Australian Open, French Open and US Open to thereby extend the record of 24 Grand Slam singles championships.

Also at the ceremony in Madrid, American gymnast Simone Biles was awarded the Comeback of the Year award as she won four golds at the World Championships – including a record-brєaking second all-around title. 5…