French magazine France Football announced Monday that it will not award the 2020 Golden Ball award, which is dedicated to the best soccer player in the world, due to the conditions imposed by the emerging Corona virus.

"For exceptional circumstances, exceptional arrangements. For the first time in its history, which started in 1956, the France Football Golden Globe Award 2020 will not be awarded, in the absence of adequate appropriate conditions," the French magazine announced in a statement posted on its website.

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