“There will be no edition in 2020, because it turns out, after careful consideration, that not all situations are met. We, who such a unique year cannot – and does not deserve – be treated as an ordinary year,” France Football Editor Pascal Ferre said in a statement.
Lionel Messi of Barcelona is the current winner and has exchanged victories with Cristiano Ronaldo over the past decade. The first women’s Ballon d’Or awarded in 2018 to Ada Hegerberg of Olympique Lyonnais. OL Reign and U.S. National Women’s Team star Megan Rapinoe won last year. “Data-reactid” 17″- Lionel Messi of Barcelona is the current winner and has exchanged victories with Cristiano Ronaldo over the past decade. The first Women’s Ballon d’Or awarded in 2018 to Ada Hegerberg of Olympique Lyonnais. Ol Reign and U.S. women’s national team star Megan Rapinoe won it last year.
The prize was cancelled due to a schedule disruption caused by the pandemic.
“From a sporting point of view, two months (January and February), of the 11 times obligatory to form an opinion and which deserve to lift the trophies, are too little to measure and judge; not to mention that the other matches were played, or played, in unusual situations (behind closed doors, with five substitutes, 8 Champions League finals played in a singles match).
Finally, the equity prevailing for this honorary name will not be justified, especially in terms of accounting and preparation: not all prize seekers will be in the same boat, some having noticed shortening their season. So how can we make a fair Comparison? For overly complicated calculations and projections, we chose the least bad option. »
The organization wrote the resolution “don’t delight us” but is “the ultimate responsible.” Organizers will designate 11 players at the end of the year as a team of stars called Dream Team.
In a popular year, the winners of 4 Gold Balls are composed of the men’s and women’s players of the general classification, the Kopa Trophy for the player under the age of 21 and the Yashin Trophy for the goalkeeper.
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