Breaking: The Ballon d'Or will not be awarded in 2020
France Football have confirmed there will be no Ballon d’Or awarded in 2020 due to the “exceptional circumstances” the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the season.
It is the first year since 1956 that France Football will not hand out the prestigious individual award. Lionel Messi won last year to pick up his sixth Ballon d’Or overall, with Cristiano Ronaldo a five-time winner. Only Luka Modric broke this 12-year duopoly when winning in 2018.
France's Ligue 1 was the most high-profile division in Europe to cancel the remainder of its campaign due to coronavirus, with the Premier League, Serie A and La Liga all resuming after a three-month break.
This imbalance has prompted France Football to postpone this year’s award, with editor-in-chief Pascal Ferre stating this cannot - and should not - be treated as an ordinary one”.
"From a sports perspective, two months (January and February), out of the eleven generally required to form an opinion and decide who should lift the trophies, represent far too little to gauge and judge; without forgetting that the other games were played – or will be played – in unordinary conditions (behind closed doors, with five replacements, Champions League’s Final 8 played in a single game).
"Finally, the equity that prevails for this honorary title will not be warranted, especially when it comes to accounting and preparation : all the award seekers will not be in the same boat, some having seen their season cut short. Therefore, how can we establish a fair comparison? To avoid overly convoluted calculations and projections, we chose the least bad of the options.
"This decision, which was taken of course with all the Group stakeholders, does not delight us but it seems to be the most responsible one. Protecting the credibility and legitimacy of such an award also means ensuring its flawlessness over time.
"The Ballon d’Or will gather again the football big family and enthusiasts in 2021, to relive the happiness that surrounds the ceremonies as we have experienced them in recent years."
Chandruleoviru
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stupid football fans, what messi did there, and did he had worst season? who said he had a wonderful season, only per his prospective and talent he may have worst season. still he had better season then who's u think they have better season. this year also he deserves ballon d or. unfortunately vl not be awarded. messi haters should be happy to they cancelled ballon d or award
levendowski well deserved bro for sure
Ibrahimzayor
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do u even no d meaning of truth? children of today sef!
It's so clear your the child and get a life son
caillendee
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what
Tauabcdet
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Kekbdlpruy
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corruption cos messi and Ronaldo are not there
Kikilort
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Everybody are saying Lewandoski Deserve it? Why? Has he won UCl?? or What?? After the UCL final only we can see who deserves it.
Messi that won the award last year did he win the champions league
mwenza
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am always saying this ballon its a fake thing bcz Cr7 and Messi are not in there
tacakopsy
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don't forget about lingardinho
Dibelouyz
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messi
vobdeloyz
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The No. 9 striker of Bayern Munich should be awarded this
Juoaeimyz
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to bad
Ceelmntu
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is benzama time for it...
anthy
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Yonknuyz
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this is not fair for Lewandwski...Even if I am a Messi fan I still want him to win the award this year...I nickname him"What A Big Boy Finish"
pipdilnyz
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Just give to Messi.. nobody deserves to win Balloon Do ‘r ....the best is Messi
U are mad this ballan dor is for LewanGOALski
pipdilnyz
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Dis is bull crap why don't u award it via zoom???😠😠😠
daeadelmoz
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because Messi had a difficult season. 😂😂
ouk
mecbeksuz
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Official: Lewangoalski robbed off Balon D’Or 2020
, no z2uu7u yyyfyffyffyfu77 we thoughtful yyytyytyty9ooy7yf0kfhl bcotyo to 777u
yadabcnsu
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theses people will do anything to try sent CR7 his 6th
Teuacdinuz
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That's coz Lewandowski actually won it and to save face from Messi and Ronaldo, they canceled it
TuffourDepayzRizzla
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no Messi no ballon dor fck ....France football
auusmanscf
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prove him at CL finals if his team can win.
He's already proven scored 11 goals.
Barca_4_Life_
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In your mind u are saying messi
Ofcourse i want Messi to win every year but this year there is no player near Lewy and he deserves it.
hokcknz
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hokcknz
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Messi
cacbmnotuy
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L9 suffer a huge loss कट गया बीसी
Dokceilrtz
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cause messi ain't getting it
ArsenalAndBarçaFan
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Man City Was Banned...bcoz They had some Proofs...So They were given A Ban..right... but when City appealed...What happened??? their ban was overturned... How...They had the proofs...so how did that Happen... It's Politics.. Corruption....
stop saying nonsense [Sadtolook]
Piebdimo
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it because of Messi trophy less
Ibrahimzayor
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u r bring childish...19/20 could be Messi's worst season for him. but even now there is no better player than him. Stop comparing goals(CR7 has dozen penalties and u call that as playing best). Messi has been playing as a mid fielder and still score 25 goals and 21 assists(Europe's best). Lewondowski is a upfront striker and expected to score goals and he scored 30+ goals (best season for him)and he doesn't do much play making. the award is for best player...not a goal scorer or a penalty taker. if you only consider goals then no other players will ever win the trophy except forwards(mostly strikers)
YOUR A BARCA FAN GO THERE AND CRY FOR THE LA LIGA
sedcdimn
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do u even no d meaning of truth? children of today sef!
yes the truth knower ,(cancawarm)
sedcdimn
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yeah scoring 25 goals and assisting 21 goals is a bad season just in the league. stupid.
stupid to yoursef ,my man he has a bad season , like it or not,(cancawarm)
GideonChichiMumba
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The worst decision ever in football is to not recognize the effort of the players worst decision indeed 😭😭😭
Kudbklmptu
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LewanGoALski, will win the award maybe 2060
Eazy E
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because Messi had a difficult season. 😂😂
yeah scoring 25 goals and assisting 21 goals is a bad season just in the league. stupid.
Soobeipr
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DeltaReturns
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But messi have won nothing this season so far and there is no chance to win it further and still you are saying that he should win it... Thats really a blind fanism... Nothing more
Did you not read anything? Typical. I'm just going g to say the Ballon d'or is an individual award... AGAIN...
AFARPROSPER
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Cristiano your player?
no but no team has beat me with red card this season
prakrithii
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What if the player scores 100 goals for a team in the top flight, but the defence is nonexistant, thus winning nothing. This player received virtually no help from teammates. Compare this player to a striker who plays for a much better, well-rounded team (winning numerous trophies), but is level with all teammates influence wise. Who would win? The ballon d'or is not based on team performances, but instead on individual performances. Since it seems you value team performances more than individual performances regarding the ballon d'or, let me remind you AGAIN that the award is for INDIVIDUAL influence or ability. Realistically, if a player were to score 100 goals in a calender year, or have an equal amount of influence elsewhere, they wouldve likely had at least one title. Therefore, because Messi scored 91 goals in 2012, but Barcelona only won La Liga, even without La Liga, Messi most likely would've won anyway due to extraordinary individual performances and statistics.
But messi have won nothing this season so far and there is no chance to win it further and still you are saying that he should win it... Thats really a blind fanism... Nothing more
Abhijai19
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but it's not only about scoring goals alone, these stats are magical
I'm the biggest Messi fan but I believe Lewy deserved it so far. Messi needed to win UCL and score more in UCL to win it. Messi will always be judged by his alien standards and he was human for parts of the season , mostly goalscoring wise after the restart. No one is winning it now. Messi will be magical next year and hopefully get his 7th.
DeltaReturns
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But it doesn't matter... against whom you score...It's The Goal That Matters.. tbh..
Messi scored 2 against Tottenham, Manchester United, Liverpool, and Lyon, and scored 4 against PSV Eindhoven. Even with goals and masterclasses (in general) in each of these matches, he was still doubted for the Ballon d'or.
DeltaReturns
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Can you show me one single incident where an individual has won ballon d or without winning a single trophy solely because of his individual stats?
What if the player scores 100 goals for a team in the top flight, but the defence is nonexistant, thus winning nothing. This player received virtually no help from teammates. Compare this player to a striker who plays for a much better, well-rounded team (winning numerous trophies), but is level with all teammates influence wise. Who would win? The ballon d'or is not based on team performances, but instead on individual performances. Since it seems you value team performances more than individual performances regarding the ballon d'or, let me remind you AGAIN that the award is for INDIVIDUAL influence or ability. Realistically, if a player were to score 100 goals in a calender year, or have an equal amount of influence elsewhere, they wouldve likely had at least one title. Therefore, because Messi scored 91 goals in 2012, but Barcelona only won La Liga, even without La Liga, Messi most likely would've won anyway due to extraordinary individual performances and statistics.
Daybelnp
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Everybody are saying Lewandoski Deserve it? Why? Has he won UCl?? or What?? After the UCL final only we can see who deserves it.
cr7 won it in 2014 without any trophy. he was rated above Ribery that won treble in that year.
Slickykeyz
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This alone shows fifa is deeply corrupt... What annoys me most is 20yrs time they'll be say they know they made a mistake, they'd have organised the award.. They don't want to give it to the few I know Ronaldo, Lewandowski, Benzema, Ramos, Salah. Had Messi won the La Liga, they'd have taken the award to Barca to hand it over to him. Bunch of cheats
suzabdopz
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amazing year in football history
nancilms
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Lewondwoski he is very deserve it,
blessingschanda
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as a Messi a Barcelona and Messi fan. this is great.
he will win his 7th
Erickson1009
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Hey did France continue their league??? Did you check average chances created for Lewandoski and the goals he was able to score, be reasonable go to their page read why they cancelled it and conclude fool
You are a fool to comment on my statement. Other European league postponed matches for the same reason. Have I asked urself why fans are back in stadium in France only? Why other leagues are not allowing fans to come in stadium at this time? Nonsense
IT
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after champion lauge they will considered bolondor
IT
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