The Ballon d'Or , the most prestigious individual award in football, will not be awarded in 2020 because of a season largely cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic, announced Monday the weekly France Football which awards it. No one will succeed Leo Messi and Megan Rapinoe, the big winners of the 2019 edition. It is the first time in the history of this award created in 1956 that the Ballon d'Or will not find takers.
In exceptional circumstances, exceptional provisions. For the first time in its history, started in 1956, #Ballondor France Football will not be awarded in 2020, owing to insufficient fair conditions.
Our explanations on this choice: https://t.co/LgRr8GCuKD pic.twitter.com/Z1x3L3QBGV
"Such a singular year cannot - and should not - be treated as an ordinary year. If in doubt, it is better to abstain than to persist, ”wrote the magazine in a press release published on its website. “The fairness that prevails for this honorary title could not be preserved, particularly in terms of statistics and also of preparation since all the aspirants to the award could not be housed in the same boat, some having seen their season cut radically, d others do not. So how do you compare the incomparable? Asks the organizer of the ceremony. See you next season, so ...
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