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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo share the most iconic individual trophy of football for 10 years, but the duopoly of the Golden Ball may be over.
Luka Modric is the bookies favorite. The price of France Football, currently held by Ronaldo, after its sparkling form at this summer's World Cup and a third seems more and more numerous to claim this prize.
The stars of France's triumph in Russia should also be rewarded. to be among the best candidates, notably Antoine Griezmann, Raphaël Varane and Kylian Mbappe.
When will the Ball of Gold be?
The 63rd edition of the Golden Ball will be held Monday in the French capital. December 3.
The ceremonies will be held at great David Ginola, a great player from France. The Women's Gold Ball, for which the English pairs Lucy Bronze and Fran Kirby are named, as well as the Kopa trophy for the best player under 21 will also be revealed.
You can follow the ceremony tonight live on Standard Sport tonight. [19659008] Live Updates
SOCIAL Here is Kaka with the Golden Ball in 2007. Since then, only Messi and Ronaldo have won the prestigious award … Photo: Getty Images How the ballot vote works d & # 39; Now? The initial The short list of 30 names was collected by the editorial team of the French weekly France Football. After that, a jury composed of journalists from different nations was chosen and the voters decided that the players had to finish first, second and third. These journalists choose their top five players, with a focus on individual and group performances throughout the year. clbad, talent and fair play and overall badessment of the footballer's career. The player ranked first in each selection receives six points, the second four points, then three, two and one. The total points are then calculated and the player with the highest total will be the winner of the Golden Ball. If the unlikely event of a tie, the jury will consider the number of times that a player has been chosen first place. Then, the number of votes in second place will be examined, then the selections in third place. If there is still equality, the editorial director of France Football will make the final decision. Five for Messi and Ronaldo since 2008 . Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have each won the Golden Ball five times over the last decade. After being won by Kaka in 2007, the Portuguese claimed the individual title the following year while they were still Manchester United players. Messi then won four consecutive victories, Ronaldo the next two, before the Argentinian won a fifth after leading Barcelona to the hat-trick and the Portuguese conceded the last two after two consecutive victories. Champions League with Real Madrid. 19659035] SOCIAL
