The Best International Athlete ESPY Award is an award given to the sportsperson adjudged to have been the best or most outstanding of those born outside, or not possessing citizenship, of the United States who contest a major international sport in a given calendar year. From 2008 to 2009, the award was split into Best Female International Athlete ESPY Award and Best Male International Athlete ESPY Award.[2] The women's version of the award for 2008 and 2009 were presented to Mexican professional golferLorena Ochoa.[3][4] The award was discontinued after 2009, but was reinstated in 2012.
In 2018, the award was restricted to soccer and renamed Best International Men's Soccer Player, and a women's version of the award, also specific to soccer, was introduced at that time. Eligibility was still based on citizenship, regardless of the player's club affiliation. The 2018 and 2019 awards for the women's version were given to Australian soccer player Sam Kerr.[5][6] The award's name was changed again in 2021 to Best International Athlete, Men's Soccer, with the women's award undergoing an identical name change. The eligibility criteria also changed; both awards are now presented to soccer players who play at club level outside the United States, without regard to citizenship. The 2021 women's version of this award, and the first under the current eligibility criteria, was presented to Sam Mewis, an American who played her club soccer at Manchester City.[7]
Balloting for the award was conducted over the Internet by fans from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee. The ESPY Awards ceremony has been conducted in June or July since the 2002 ceremony; all awards conferred in that period reflect performance and achievement over the twelve months previous to presentation, which may span one or two seasons depending upon the recipient's particular sport. The award wasn't awarded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Best International Athlete ESPY Award is an award given to the sportsperson adjudged to have been the best or most outstanding of those born outside or not possessing citizenship of the United States who contest a major international sport in a given calendar year From 2008 to 2009 the award was split into Best Female International Athlete ESPY Award and Best Male International Athlete ESPY Award 2 The women s version of the award for 2008 and 2009 were presented to Mexican professional golfer Lorena Ochoa 3 4 The award was discontinued after 2009 but was reinstated in 2012 Best International Athlete ESPY AwardAwarded forBest International AthleteLocationLos Angeles 2017 1 Presented byESPNFirst awarded2006Currently held byKylian Mbappe 1st award Most awardsCristiano Ronaldo 4 awards Websitewww wbr espn wbr co wbr uk wbr espys wbr In 2018 the award was restricted to soccer and renamed Best International Men s Soccer Player and a women s version of the award also specific to soccer was introduced at that time Eligibility was still based on citizenship regardless of the player s club affiliation The 2018 and 2019 awards for the women s version were given to Australian soccer player Sam Kerr 5 6 The award s name was changed again in 2021 to Best International Athlete Men s Soccer with the women s award undergoing an identical name change The eligibility criteria also changed both awards are now presented to soccer players who play at club level outside the United States without regard to citizenship The 2021 women s version of this award and the first under the current eligibility criteria was presented to Sam Mewis an American who played her club soccer at Manchester City 7 Balloting for the award was conducted over the Internet by fans from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee The ESPY Awards ceremony has been conducted in June or July since the 2002 ceremony all awards conferred in that period reflect performance and achievement over the twelve months previous to presentation which may span one or two seasons depending upon the recipient s particular sport The award wasn t awarded in 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic List of winners editBest International Athlete ESPY Award winners Year Image Sportsperson Nation of birth Team Competition federation or league Sport Ref2006 nbsp Albert Pujols nbsp Dominican Republic St Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball Baseball 8 2007 nbsp Roger Federer nbsp Switzerland ATP Tour Tennis 9 2008 nbsp Rafael Nadal nbsp Spain ATP Tour Tennis 3 2009 nbsp Usain Bolt nbsp Jamaica Athletics 4 2012 nbsp Lionel Messi nbsp Argentina FC BarcelonaArgentina La LigaFIFA UEFA AFA Football 10 2013 nbsp Usain Bolt 2 nbsp Jamaica Athletics 11 2014 nbsp Cristiano Ronaldo nbsp Portugal Real MadridPortugal La LigaFIFA UEFA FPF Football 12 2015 nbsp Lionel Messi 2 nbsp Argentina FC BarcelonaArgentina La LigaFIFA UEFA AFA Football 13 2016 nbsp Cristiano Ronaldo 2 nbsp Portugal Real MadridPortugal La LigaFIFA UEFA FPF Football 14 2017 nbsp Usain Bolt 3 nbsp Jamaica Athletics 1 2018 nbsp Cristiano Ronaldo 3 nbsp Portugal Real MadridPortugal La LigaFIFA UEFA FPF Football 5 2019 nbsp Lionel Messi 3 nbsp Argentina FC BarcelonaArgentina La LigaFIFA UEFA AFA Football 6 2020 Not awarded due to the COVID 19 pandemic2021 nbsp Cristiano Ronaldo 4 nbsp Portugal JuventusPortugal Serie AFIFA UEFA FPF Football 7 2022 nbsp Kylian Mbappe nbsp France Paris Saint GermainFrance Ligue 1FIFA UEFA FFF Football 15 See also editAssociated Press Athlete of the Year United Press International Athlete of the Year AwardReferences edit a b Full list of 2017 ESPYS winners ESPN 13 July 2017 All Time ESPY Winners ESPN MediaZone 24 June 2010 Retrieved 7 May 2018 a b ESPY Award winners ESPN 17 July 2008 a b Phelps a big winner at ESPY Awards ABC News 15 July 2009 Retrieved 3 November 2017 a b Full list of 2018 ESPYS winners ESPN com 19 July 2018 Retrieved 30 January 2021 a b Messi named Best International Men s Player at ESPY Awards MARCA in English 2019 07 12 Retrieved 2019 08 05 a b All the winners from the 2021 ESPY Awards USA Today 11 July 2021 Armstrong Sorenstam ESPY s Top Athletes The Washington Post 13 July 2006 Retrieved 3 November 2017 Athletes Honored With ESPYs CBS News Retrieved 3 November 2017 Leo Messi wins ESPY Award FC Barcelona 12 July 2012 Retrieved 3 November 2017 Keeney Tim 18 July 2013 ESPY Awards 2013 Winners Results Recap and Top Moments Bleacher Report Retrieved 1 November 2017 Zucker Joseph 17 July 2014 ESPY 2014 Winners Awards Results Recap Top Moments and Twitter Reaction Bleacher Report Archived from the original on 1 May 2017 Retrieved 31 October 2017 Ko misses out to Messi at ESPYs New Zealand Herald 16 July 2015 Retrieved 3 November 2017 2016 ESPY Awards Winners San Diego Tribune 13 July 2016 Retrieved 1 November 2017 2022 ESPYS Full list of award winners ESPN 21 July 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Best International Athlete ESPY 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