France Football prepares to better protect the winner's secret of the Ballon d'Or

2024-10-11 16:19 © SIPA

"France Football" intends to make even more efforts to protect the secret of the "Ballon d'Or" winner.

In recent years, the French publication would interview the laureate in advance, and this secret would spread throughout the football world.

Now, as journalist Mario Cortegana writes, "France Football" has abandoned such plans, and the winner will only find out about their success during the event.

The prestigious "Ballon d'Or" ceremony will be held on October 28 in Paris.

Last year, Argentine Lionel Messi defeated all his competitors in the voting. This year, the world champion, like his eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo, was not even included in the final list of candidates.

They're all here!

But... who should win it? #ballondor pic.twitter.com/SrkHBrJtuI

— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) September 4, 2024