Overview
- The award was presented during FIFA’s The Best ceremony in Doha, Qatar.
- FIFA president Gianni Infantino praised his selflessness and "presence of mind and quick action" in an official message.
- In April, before Magdeburg vs. Regensburg, players alerted him to a collapsed home fan, he entered the stand, performed CPR, and arranged hospital transport, and the spectator survived.
- Andreas Harlass‑Neuking, 63, is the team doctor for SSV Jahn Regensburg and has served the club for more than 30 years.
- He described the response as a medical duty and urged greater readiness for stadium emergencies.