The ceremony of delivery of Ballon d’Or 2023 will take place on Monday, October 30 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, the magazine announced on Friday French Footballits historical organizer.
At night, the names of the male successors of Karim Benzema and Alexia Putellasas well as the winners of other awards (Kopa trophy for the best young player of the season, under 21 years old, the Yachine trophy for the best goalkeeper, the ‘Socrates Award’ reserved for footballers who participate in social and charity projects).
The names of the 30 nominees for the men’s Ballon d’Or and the 20 nominees for the women’s Ballon d’Or will be announced on September 6. Created in 1956, France Football magazine’s Ballon d’Or took a new turn in last year with an overhaul aimed at making it “more readable.” After awarding players for their performance in a calendar year, the trophy now aligns with the schedule of the sports season.
The award criteria have also been revised. “Individual performances” and the “decisive and impressive character of the opponents” will be the number one criteria, ahead of the “collective aspect and the trophies won” and the “class of the player and his sense of fairness playing”. The jury was narrowed to 100 voters, journalists from the top 100 countries in the FIFA rankings (from 170 previously) and 50 voters for the women’s Ballon d’Or.
Source: La Verdad
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