Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will go head-to-head once again in the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards in January.

Over 27million fans voted to set up the shortlists for the event, with two of the greatest player of all time set to re-kindle their rivalry that has lasted well over a decade.

There are 20 award categories for the event, with the ceremony to be held at the five-star Atlantis, The Palm, on January 19.

Erling Haaland has also made the shortlist after winning the best forward player at the Ballon d’Or awards earlier this year, while Jude Bellingham is nominated for a record four awards.

Other categories include Power Horse Emerging player, Best Middle East Player, Best Coach and Best Women’s Player and Club.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will go head-to-head once again at the Dubai Global Sport Awards in January

Ballon d’Or winner Messi, alongside a number of other players, has been shortlisted for the Best Men’s Player award

Ronaldo, however, is favourite to lift the trophy and is ahead on initial voting from football fans, with 27million votes cast

The Dubai Globe Soccer Awards were established in 2010, and have since grown from three awards to 20, with categories now recognising football’s Best Youth Team, Transfer Deal, and Emerging Player.

Last year’s awards saw 33 million fans vote for winners, with Karim Benzema and Alexia Putellas picking up the coveted Best Men’s and Best Women’s player awards respectively.

Ronaldo, who plays in Saudi Arabia, lead the first round of voting for the Best Men’s Player award, which closed last week, in all three categories he was nominated in, including Fans’ Favourite player alongside Messi, Bellingham, Neymar and Mohamed Salah.

In the category of best Middle East player, he faces competition from Benzema, Riyad Mahrez, Salem AL-Dawsari of Al Hilal and Mohamed El Shenawy of Al Ahly.

Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham is shortlisted for a record four awards, including Power Horse Emerging player

Mary Earps, meanwhile, has been nominated for Best Women’s Player alongside a number of other WSL stars

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The shortlist for Best Coach involves Al Ahly’s Marcel Koller, Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola and Luciano Spalletti.

Women’s Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Donmata is up against the likes of Women’s Super League stars Mary Earps, Amanda Iletedt and Sam Kerr, with Arsenal, Chelsea, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Roma to battle it out for Best Women’s Club.

Andre Onana, Ederson and Thibaut Courtois make the list for the Best Goalkeeper award.

The final round of voting is open until December 28 with those nominated looking to kick off 24 with a bang.