The Burj Khalifa hosted the 12th edition of the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards, with Robert Lewandowski among the night's top winners.
The striker from Poland and Bayern Munich capped a record-breaking year by winning the Maradona award for best goalscorer of the year — as well as the fans' player of the year title.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who was playing for Manchester United versus Newcastle at the time of the award presentation on Monday, sent a video greeting in honour of his title as the all-time leading goalscorer.
Alexia Putellas won the women's award, while Kylian Mbappe was named the men's player of the year.
The full list of the winners is below:
Fans' Player of the Year: Robert Lewandowski
Men's Player of the Year: Kylian Mbapp
Maradona Award: Robert Lewandowski
Top best scorer of all time: Cristiano Ronaldo
Women's Player of the Year: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)
Men's Club of the Year: Chelsea
Women's Club of the Year: Barcelona
Defender of the Year: Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus/Italy)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG/Italy)
Coach of the Year: Roberto Mancini
National Team of the Year: Italy
Agent of the Year: Federico Pastorello
Sports Director of the Year: Txiki Begiristain (Manchester City)
Esports Player of the Year: Musaed Al-Dossary "Msdossary7"
Player Career Award: Ronaldinho
Best Youth Academy in Africa: ZED FC
Special Innovation Award: Serie A