PARIS, July 20 — The Ballon d’Or will not be awarded this year due to the extraordinary conditions created by the coronavirus pandemic, organisers France Football announced today. It will be the first time the trophy given for the world’s best men’s footballer has not been awarded since...
Barcelona's Lionel Messi poses with his six Ballon d'Or trophies. — Reuters pic
It will be the first time the trophy given for the world’s best men’s footballer has not been awarded since Englishman Stanley Matthews won the inaugural edition in 1956. The Covid-19 outbreak saw all major football leagues shut down in March, with the German Bundesliga the first to resume behind closed doors in May.
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