France Football gives out the Ballon d’Or every year, know its weight and worth
It is one of the most prestigious awards in football. We’ll give you the price and what it’s made of.
The Ballon d’Or is one of the oldest and most prestigious awards that a football player can win. France Football, a French news magazine, picks the best player of the year based on votes from football journalists. After 2007, coaches of national team captains were also allowed to vote, giving the award the highest level of prestige and beauty.
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Many Famous Players Have Won The Ballon d’Or Multiple Times!
Benzema and Messi were the most likely candidates to win this prestigious award, but Messi won his seventh Ballon d’Or on Monday, November 29.
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The French magazine created the award in 1956, and Stanley Matthews was the first person to win it. In 2010, it was combined with the FIFA World Player of the Year award, which had been around since 1991. But the deal ended in 2016, and the award went back to being called the Ballon d’Or. Since then, the rules have changed over the years.
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To make it more open to players from all over the world. In 1995, the award was only open to players from Europe, but now it is open to any player who is active in a European country. The Ballon d’Or, on the other hand, became a prize for all professional football players around the world in 2007.
How The Ballon d’Or Is Made, How Much It Costs, And How Heavy It Is?
The current Ballon d’Or has very specific features that make it appealing to players. It is 28 cm tall, has a 22 cm diameter, and weighs about 12 kg. It is made of two brass plates that have been pressed into the shape of a ball.
The award, which is worth a little more than 3,000 euros, is a sphere filled with a material that looks like wax and is chiselled to make the shape and seam of the sphere. It is then covered in fine gold, and the name of the winner and the French Football logo are engraved on it. FIFA says that the winner of the award will get USD 20,000 as a prize.
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