The Best Male Soccer Player

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was presented annually to the

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soccer (

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) player adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year amongst those contesting the sport on the

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level. The award, along with the

Best Female Soccer Player ESPY Award The Best Female Soccer Player ESPY Award was presented annually between 2002 and 2004 to the female soccer (association football) player adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year among those contesting the sport on the professional or intern ...

, evolved from the

Best Soccer Player ESPY Award The Best Soccer Player category of the ESPY Award was presented in 2000, 2001, 2005, and 2006 to the soccer (association football) player adjudged to be the best in a given calendar year among those contesting the sport on the professional or inte ...

, which was awarded in

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and 2001, and the latter once more absorbed the gender-specific awards in 2005. During the award's three years, the voting panel comprised variously

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, who participated through

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balloting;

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s and

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, sports executives, and retired

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s, termed collectively ''experts''; and ESPN personalities. The ESPY Awards ceremony was conducted in June and awards conferred reflected performance and achievement over the twelve months previous to presentation.Because of the rescheduling of the ESPY Awards ceremony, the award presented in 2002 was given in consideration of performance betwixt February 2001 and June 2002.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Best Male Soccer Player Espy Award ESPY Awards American soccer trophies and awards Awards established in 2002 Awards disestablished in 2004 2002 establishments in the United States

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