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People are still talking about Michael Dapaah's performance at the FIFA Best Awards, five years later

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Published 17:19 14 Feb 2023 GMT

People are still talking about Michael Dapaah's performance at the FIFA Best Awards, five years later

Zinedine Zidane's incredible reaction to the rapper's song was a big highlight.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

A video of Michael Dapaah's performance at the 2018 Best FIFA Football Awards is going viral again; five years after 'Big Shaq' left Zinedine Zidane speechless.

The British actor, rapper and comedian gave a star-studded crowd inside London's Royal Festival Hall a special rendition of hit song Man's Not Hot.

It was a performance that begins with Dapaah giving several "I see you" shout-outs to the likes of Gareth Southgate, Didier Drogba, Ronaldinho, Kylian Mbappe and a delighted Luka Modric.

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Moments later and 'Big Shaq' points to a puzzled Zinedine Zidane, who looked utterly baffled by the events unfolding before his very eyes. It makes for priceless viewing.

Dapaah goes on to greet singer Liam Gallagher in the crowd before shaking hands with former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who genuinely looked to be enjoying himself.

The 31-year-old's performance has been going viral on social media of late, with Twitter user george asking: "How did this actually happen."

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Here's how the rest of social media reacted to the performance.

One fan said: "Can’t believe this is real," while another commented: "Lets be honest, none of us watched the full video because it's that cringey."

A third wrote: "The way Modric and Salah just awkwardly smiling through the whole handshake thing always got me."

Image credit: FIFA
Image credit: FIFA

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This year's FIFA Best awards will take place in Paris on Monday 27 February and during the ceremony, the only global player award decided exclusively by footballers will be announced.

The FIFPro Men’s World 11 sees thousands of players from around the world having their say on who features in the ultimate best XI, with a goalkeeper, three defenders, three midfielders and three forwards featuring.

The remaining spot in the team is assigned to the outfield player with the next highest number of votes.

So who has been selected in the 26-man shortlist ahead of this year's ceremony in Paris?

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To start with, Alisson Becker, Thibaut Courtois and World Cup winner Emiliano Martinez are the three goalkeepers selected.

Eight defenders feature in the list, including Virgil van Dijk, Thiago Silva and Josko Gvardiol, while eight midfielders and seven attacking players feature in the World 11 squad,

To the surprise of some, Cristiano Ronaldo has been included in the shortlist alongside Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland.

Thoughts on that Michael Dapaah performance at the FIFA Best awards? All we know is, we'll never forget one of the all-time great performances from 'Big Shaq' – the man who left Zinedine Zidane speechless.

Featured Image Credit: FIFA

Topics: Zinedine Zidane, FIFA

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack is a Senior Journalist who enjoys a long read. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day, and has interviewed a handful of FM's finest, including Freddy Adu, Supat Rungratsamee and Mika Aaritalo.

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