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Earlier this year, the Swedish Football Association announced that the Football Gala 2020 will be canceled due to the corona pandemic. However, all the prizes will be awarded and now it is clear that it will be done in the Football Year 2020 programs – first and second fortnight on November 24 on TV4.
– The year of football 2020 will be an excellent replacement for the Football Gala during this special year. To bring together the best of the past year, pay tribute to our best players, remember those who have gone before and highlight the positive forces in football, says Erik Westberg, sports director of TV4 and C More.
In the main program Football Year 2020 – second semester, directed by Frida Nordstrand and Lasse Granqvist, the Ballon d’Or, the Diamond Ball and the Football Channel honorary award will be awarded.
– A 39-year-old Swede as the leader of the shooting league in Serie A. A 20-year-old Swede who entered the Juventus starting XI directly and scored on his debut. Another one that at the beginning of the year was the great ice cream of Spain and that attended the European Games with its Royal Society. Swedes in the Champions League, Swedes in the first Clásico on the women’s side and no less two great advances in the European Championship. I will remember the year of soccer for more than just breaking the record crown this spring, says Frida Nordstrand, program manager of the Year of Soccer 2020.
During the program, other sporting successes of the year will also be highlighted, such as the advancement of the women’s national team to the European Championship 2022. In addition, the former president of the Swedish Football Association, Lars-Åke Lagrell, who passed away in September, He will be remembered and praised for his invaluable efforts for Swedish football.
– It will be exciting and fun to sum up 2020, a different football year to say the least, in a completely new format. It is striking how a year so marked by the pandemic, however, has offered so many impressive achievements and significant moments. There is much to celebrate, remember and rejoice in Swedish football – doing it with the Year of Football 2020 on TV4 feels completely good and very good, says Håkan Sjöstrand, Secretary General of the Swedish Football Association.
The main program Football Year 2020 – second semester will be broadcast on November 24 at 8:00 p.m. on TV4 and TV4 Play. In the Football Year 2020 – first semester pre-program, which is broadcast on TV4 Play and Fotbollskanalen at 7:00 p.m. on November 24, awards will be presented as Goalkeeper of the year, Back of the year, Midfielder of the year and Forward of the year. Awards for Goal of the Year as well as Shooter King and Shooter Queen of the Year are awarded at After five in December.
