Ballon d’Or award process to witness THESE rule changes – check out
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The Ballon d'Or will have a 30-man shortlist, with no announcement of three finalists before the presentation under Football France's new rules. The award will now be based first on individual performance, then team performance, and finally fair play.
The Ballon d’Or will now be awarded based on performances over the course of a regular European season, rather than a calendar year, France Football said on Friday (March 11).
A reduction in the number of voters was among other changes announced, with the goal of streamlining the process. Voters also will no longer consider a player's career accomplishments.
France Football has given out the award to men every year since 1956 and to women each year since 2018, though both were cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic.
''No more January to December,” FRance Football said on Twitter. “The (Ballon d’Or) will now be awarded on the basis of a classic football season: August to July.''
No more January to December.
