What is the Golden Boy? The rundown on annual gong won in the past by Paul Pogba, Raheem Sterling, Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Mario Balotelli
MARCUS RASHFORD, Dele Alli and Kelechi Iheanacho are all up for a Golden Boy.
But what exactly is the award and how is it chosen? SunSport has the rundown on the annual gong.
When is it held?
THE award is held every calendar year and is voted for by sports journalists.
Who decides the winner?
ORIGINALLY the poll was run by Italian newspaper Tuttosport.
Now, newspapers from all across the continent vote.
Bild (Germany), Blick (Switzerland) , A Bola (Portugal), l'Equipe (France), France Football (France), Marca (Spain), Mundo Deportivo (Spain), Ta Nea (Greece), Sport Express (Russia), De Telegraaf (Netherlands), The Times (UK)
Who can be considered?
ALL nominees must be under the age of 21 and play in a European nation's top tier.
Each voter is allowed to nominate five players, the juror will allocate 10 points to the player that they perceive as the most impressive, 7 for second, 5 third, 3 fourth, and 1 point for fifth most impressive.
The player with the most points wins, simple as that.
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Who has won it in the past?
IT'S quite a list.
Since it's inception in 2003, there has been a wealth of talent who've walked with the prize.
2003 - Rafael van der Vaart
2004 - Wayne Rooney
2005 - Lionel Messi
2006 - Cesc Fabregas
2007 - Sergio Aguero
2008 - Anderson
2009 - Alexandre Pato
2010 - Mario Balotelli
2011 - Mario Gotze
2012 - Isco
2013 - Paul Pogba
2014 - Raheem Sterling
2015 - Anthony Martial
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