France
Football- the original organizers of the Ballon D'or Award have announced that
they've ended their 6 year partnership with FIFA and that from next year
the Ballon D'or award won't be associated with the World's football governing
body.
The
statements by FIFA and France Football explained that from next year France Football
will organize the Ballon D'or Award while FIFA will organize the FIFA World
player of the year.
Ahead
of the 61st edition of the Ballon d’Or, France Football released a statement
explaining the new changes to the competition format.
Ballon
D'or Changes:
1.The
voting will only include votes from journalists. National team managers and
captains no longer have a vote.
2.
The shortlist of finalists for the Ballon d’Or award will increase from 23 to
30.
3.There
will be no three man finalists ahead of the award ceremony.
4.
The Ballon d’Or will be presented before the end of the calendar year, as
oppose to January.
During FIFA's
partnership with France Football that lasted from 2010-2016, only Lionel Messi
and Cristiano Ronaldo won the coveted Ballon d’Or award so from next year, the
two players can compete for both awards..
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