Idris Elba returns as FIFA Football Awards host
Less than a year on from successfully hosting 2017’s ceremony, British actor Idris Elba returns as host
for The Best FIFA Football Awards™, which will take place on 24 September 2018 at the Royal Festival
Hall in London.
The Golden Globe and SAG-winning actor is to be assisted by French journalist and sports presenter
Anne-Laure Bonnet at the star-studded event, which will again be staged in the English capital on
Monday 24 September.
Renowned for his roles in high-profile films such as “The Mountain Between Us”, “Beasts of No Nation”,
“Thor and Avengers: Infinity War”, and the critically acclaimed television series “Luther”, Elba is
also a lifelong devotee of the beautiful game – and passionate supporter of London traditional club
Arsenal.
“I’m a massive football fan, so I am delighted to return again this year to present The Best FIFA
Football Awards 2018,” he said. “It’s not just an honour but a huge thrill and a pleasure to be sharing
a stage with the greatest footballers in the world.”
Bonnet, meanwhile, is an experienced and multilingual broadcast journalist, who currently works for
beINSPORTS in her native France. One of her country’s leading sports presenters, she also speaks fluent
English, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, along with some German and Russian.