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France Football reacts! More and more criticized in recent years on the identity of the winners of his Golden Ball, “FF” has a new look. Indeed, four big changes have been made as part of the awarding of the most famous individual award.
First of all the most important, the soundtrack will now be awarded over the past season and no longer over the calendar year: “The next edition will therefore take into account the entire 2021-22 season which will end with the Women’s Euro (July 6-31, 2022). The World Cup in Qatar (November 21-December 18, 2022) will, however, include the 2023 Ballon d’Or edition.” indicates The Team in his article.
Secondly, FF announces an upheaval among voters: “Because the Ballon d’Or begins as soon as the famous lists of nominees are drawn up (thirty for men, twenty for women and ten for the Yachine and Kopa Trophies), it was decided to reinforce this essential step. In order to present a selection of suitors as fair, indisputable and relevant as possible, have we acted to change the process which, until then, mainly involved the writing of France Football. To the lists of FF (and L’Équipe) journalists will now be added those of BO ambassador Didier Drogba (for the men’s BO and the Yachine and Kopa Trophies) as well as that of the voter who has shown himself the most insightful in the previous edition“.
The representatives of the top 100 nations will vote!
Thirdly, the representatives of the first 100 nations in the FIFA rankings will also be able to vote: “As there is no question of abandoning the founding democratic principle (all votes are equal, whatever the country), the idea is therefore to limit the jury to an “elite”, to real connoisseurs. Thus, only the representatives of the first hundred countries in the FIFA rankings (and the fifty for women) will be “qualified” to vote. A tightening that reinforces the level of expertise and limits the (rare) fanciful votes. What will be lost in picturesqueness will be gained in legitimacy and reliability“.
Finally and lastly, the allocation rules will now be clearer: “Since football remains a collective sport despite everything, criterion number 2 will focus on collective performance and the record accumulated during the season. Finally, criterion number 3 will concern the player’s class and his sense of fair play. Because setting an example also counts. The most attentive will have noticed the disappearance of the “player’s career” criterion. A way of considering the race for the Ballon d’Or as an open competition, and not as a private preserve.“.
to summarize
France Football has announced four major changes to the awarding of the Ballon d’Or.