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The 2021 Ballon d'Or (French: Ballon d'Or) was the 65th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, recognising the best footballers in the world in 2021. The nominees for the ceremony were announced on 8 October 2021. [ 1 ]
An honorary award, under the name Super Ballon d'Or, was awarded to Alfredo Di Stéfano in 1989, [17] who was voted the best multiple-time Ballon d'Or winner ahead of Johan Cruyff and Michel Platini. [57] [58] In addition Diego Maradona received an honorary Ballon d'Or in 1995 for his services to football dubbed the Golden Ballon d'Or.
The Ballon d’Or is awarded by an international jury of 100 journalists, with one representative of each of the countries ranked in the top 100 of the Fifa rankings.
' 2022 Golden Ball ') was the 66th annual presentation of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, recognising the best footballers in the world during the 2021–22 season. For the first time in the history of the award, it was given based on the results of the European season, instead of the calendar year. [ 1 ]
The last Spaniard to win the Ballon d’Or was Luis Suarez in 1960; the only other one was the naturalised Argentinian Alfredo di Stefano. Rodri was crucial as Spain won Euro 2024 (Adam Davy/PA)
The full Ballon d'Or 2022 rankings crowning the world's best footballers have been announced, with Karim Benzema and Alexia Putellas the big winners
The ceremony for the 2023 Ballon d'Or was held during women's international break, meaning women nominated for the Ballon d'Or were unable to attend. [10] 2023 nominee Georgia Stanway expressed frustration she could not be present at this "potentially once-in-a-lifetime opportunity", [11] having an Olympic qualifier match in another country ...
When is the Ballon d’Or The 67th annual Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place on Monday 30 October 2023. It is expected to begin at 8:00pm GMT (UK time) at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France.