Her… auspices UEFA will henceforth have its award ceremony Golden Ball. As it became known, the European confederation will “enter” as a co-organizer with the magazine France Football.
Starting next year, the award given to the best player and the best player of the year will also have the UEFA stamp, giving extra prestige to the top individual award in football.
France Football retains management of the votes, as a panel of 100 for the men’s award and 50 for the women’s decide the winner and ranking.
It was only on Monday that the award ceremony for last season took place and Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or for the eighth time in his career, an achievement that constitutes a record.
“We are very pleased to be working with UEFA to co-host the Ballon d’Or” said Jean-Etienne Amory, director general of the Amory group, who has spoken directly, since June, with Aleksandar Ceferin, UEFA president.
“There is a shared history between us, because the Ballon d’Or was created in 1956, a year after the European Champions’ Club Cup, of which L’Equipe is a co-creator. The ceremony has evolved and has now spread on a global scale. A partnership with UEFA makes perfect sense because it is a global player that can bring together the players and big personalities of this sport. Now we will accelerate the international profile of this ceremony. We felt an enthusiasm with both the president and the teams, which convinced us».
Source: Sport Fm
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