France Football has announced that the
prestigious prize will not be handed out this
season due to the “lack of sufficient fair
conditions”
There will be no Ballon d’Or winner in 2020,
with France Football announcing that due to the
“lack of sufficient fair conditions”, the prize that
has been dominated by Lionel Messi and
Cristiano Ronaldo in recent times will not be
awarded for this calendar year.
A prestigious Golden Ball has been handed out
to the best player on the planet since 1956,
however the decision has been taken that it
would not be right to pick out a leading
performer given the circumstances in which
professional sport is currently being played out.
That means 2019 winner Messi will keep his
crown for another 12 months. The Barcelona
superstar has six Ballons d’Or to his name , with
rival Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus boasting
five.

Two all-time greats would have been expected
to come into contention again in 2020, along
with the likes of Bayern Munich striker Robert
Lewandowski and Manchester City midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne.
Every top performer is, however, going to have
to wait another year, with United States star
Megan Rapinoe also set to keep hold of her
title in the women’s game.
France Football said in a statement on their
official website: “For the first time in its history,
which began in 1956, the Ballon d'Or will not be
awarded in 2020, due to the lack of sufficient
fair conditions.
“Messi and Rapinoe (as well as [Mattijs] de
Ligt and Alisson, winners of the Kopa and
Yachine Trophies [for young player and
goalkeeper]) will have to wait a year. The
winners of the last edition will have no
successors at the end of the year. Because
there will be no Ballon d'Or 2020 edition.
"Why? Because such a singular year cannot -
and should not - be treated as an ordinary
year. When in doubt, it is better to abstain than
to persist.
“Because the Ballon d'Or trophy conveys other
values - like exemplarity, solidarity and
responsibility - rather than merely sporting
excellence alone.
“Because the fairness that prevails for this
honorary title could not be preserved, in
particular at the statistical level and also in the
preparation since all the aspirants to the award
could not be rightly compared, some having
seen their season cut radically short, others
not. So how can we compare the incomparable?
"Because of our approximately 220 jurors (men
and women combined) distributed around the
world, some may have been distracted or
diverted from their observation due to other
priorities and emergencies to manage.
“We did not want to put an indelible asterisk on
the prize list like “trophy won in exceptional
circumstances due to the Covid-19 health
crisis”. We will always prefer a small sprain to
our history to a large scar.
"This is the first time since 1956 that the Ballon
d'Or has taken a break. The situation does not
enchant us but seems to us the most
responsible and logical decision. Protecting the
credibility and legitimacy of such an award also
means protecting it over time.
"The Ballon d'Or story is too precious to take
the risk of damaging it with a wobbly
exercise. In these turbulent times, taking a
break is a luxury and an invaluable
necessity. So that football, as a whole, regains
momentum, passion and emotion.”
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cc: Lalasticlala

Which Virus. If Messi was the front runner for the award, shey them go cancel am.
My man Lewangoalski has been robbed.

Thank God

Best decision would have been unfair on Neymar and Mbappe. Sympathize for Lewandoski though