International Football Awards 2009

BBC1 Dragon Den’s, Peter Jones has confirmed as one of the presenters at this prestigious International Football awards show. Other celebrities including; Bobby Davro, Tara Palmer Tomkinson, Canon & Ball, Linford Christie, Darren Campbell, Tony Cowell, are just the most recent additions to join a star studded list of presenters scheduled to appear at the 1st annual International Football Awards to take place on the 14th of September 2009.

Football fans from around the world are to get their chance to vote for which players they feel deserve recognition. A record 350,000 fans from across the world have already nominated players in 16 categories via the official IFA site. These nominations have been whittled down to shortlists of five in each category. Worldwide public voting began on the 20th of March 2009 @ www.internationalfootballawards.com

UK’s best selling men’s nutritional supplement, Wellman sports have been announced as official sponsors. "Vitabiotics Wellman is the UK’s number 1 vitamin supplement for men, is proud to sponsor the International Football Awards 2009. The awards recognise and reward those who have truly reached the top of their game and delivered world class performance. The association with Wellman, and the launch of our new Wellman Sport, is fantastic” added Robert Taylor (Vice President, for Vitabiotics)

The IFA’s will be held on the 14th of September 2009 in London and will be attended by more than 1,200 sporting personalities and celebrities from across the world of music, film, radio & television.

Christiano Ronaldo leads the pack by grabbing a record 4 nominations. The 24 year old, is up for- Best Striker, European Footballer of the year, Best Forward and International Footballer of the year.

The International Football Awards was born out of the need to build a worldwide and independent awards ceremony to empower the dedicated fans to decide who they think deserves to be recognized within the worldwide football scene.

Andy Duncan, Vice president, of International Football Awards & Invincible Group said “Football has brought excitement to a lot of people worldwide. People love the passion of the sport but most importantly the entertainment and attachment this one sport creates on and off pitch. Football is now and has always been the most popular sport celebrated by enthusiastic fans from almost every country in the world and the International Football Awards will become an official independent fixture in the football industry broadcasting the awards show to over millions of fans each year”.

Invincible Group will licence all commercial rights connected to the event, including international television distribution, sponsorship, promotions, products and interactive media. Invincible Group will also be celebrating its 10th anniversary at the launch . C.E.O of Invincible Group, Jordan Kensington, said “ 10 years is a long time in business, we have really proud of being at the forefront of creativity, marketing, events and new media. Congratulations to the Invincible Group team around the world for their hard work in seeing us through 10 years and here is to another 10 years of added innovation and excitement”.

As the UK, is the host of the first International Football Awards. Football Fans have been asked to vote for an additional 9 categories as the IFA will also be giving out 10 icon awards to 10 great English players who have left a significant impact and paved the way for Great British Football.

Ex-England Football player and Executive Producer of the International Football Awards, Tony Woodcock added "The IFA's is all baout the football fans and we need to ensure that no one is left out. So, the old and the new would be recognised for their great achievement and contribution to this great sport that continues to bring joy to so many".

SEE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES @ www.internationalfootballawards.com

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Bloomsbury Theatre is located in London, London - see map below for driving directions to International Football Awards 2009 event. For more information about International Football Awards 2009, please contact 02070787333, see the event details on the left, or check for tickets below.