The suspense will soon end. This Monday, October 28, the winner of the 2024 Ballon d'Or will be revealed. If Vinicius Junior was among the most cited suitors, the new best player in the world should ultimately be Manchester City's Spanish midfielder Rodri.
Real Madrid was even annoyed by comments communicated to AFP. “If the award criteria do not designate Vinicius as the winner, these same criteria should designate Carvajal as the winner. As this was not the case, it is obvious that the UEFA Golden Ball does not respect Real Madrid. And Real Madrid is not where it is not respected”the Madrid club was annoyed. But then, how does the Ballon d’Or vote take place?
What does the Ballon d’Or reward?
Until 2021, the name of the Ballon d'Or rewarded the work of the best player over the calendar year. Subsequently, in 2022, this switched to rewarding the performances of the season, i.e. from 1is July to the following June 30.
Who votes for the Ballon d'or?
From now on, only the top 100 countries in the Fifa rankings can vote for the Ballon d'Or. This represents a panel of 100 journalists in total, therefore one per country.
What are the criteria for the Ballon d’or?
Journalists must respect several criteria in order to establish their ranking. The first is, of course, the individual performances of the players. The second concerns collective performance, while the third evokes the class of the player and his sense of fair play.
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Based on these criteria, each journalist establishes his ranking of ten names. Points are awarded as follows: 15 for first, 12 for second, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1.
The total is then calculated and the player who has won the most points is crowned the new Golden Ball.
