FIFA picks Gullit, D’Amico as 2019 Best Football Awards’ hosts

When football’s greatest stars take the stage of Milan’s historic Teatro alla Scala on September 23, they will be introduced by a pair of world-class hosts, Ruud Gullit and Ilaria D’Amico. The two were announced yesterday as the presenters of the most prestigious evening of the football season, The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony.

A former star of AC Milan and of the Dutch national team, Gullit has enjoyed a long career as a pundit and TV presenter in some of the most important networks around the world.

Ilaria D’Amico, on the other hand, is one of the most renowned characters in Italy’s sports broadcast landscape, having spent the last 15 years ahead of some of the country’s most popular football TV shows.

The crowning of The Best of the season will be held at the Teatro alla Scala, in Milan, on September 23 and will be streamed live on FIFA.com and FIFA’s YouTube channel.