Episode 2736
2024 Ballon d'Or
Tue, 2024-Oct-29 02:14 UTC
Length - 1:49
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With 679,780 views on Monday, 28 October 2024 our article of the day is 2024 Ballon d'Or.
The 2024 Ballon d'Or was the 68th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or. It was presented by France Football that recognised the best footballers in the world in the 2023–24 season. It is the third time in the history of the award, it has been given based on the results of the season instead of the calendar year. This is the period from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024. The nominees were announced on 4 September 2024 and the ceremony took take place on 28 October 2024. Two new accolades are set to be awarded: Men's Coach of the Year and Women's Coach of the Year, recognising the contribution of coaches to success on the pitch. UEFA co-organized the Ballon d'Or gala for the first time, while France Football retained the voting system and the Ballon d'Or name.
For the first time, both the Ballon d'Or masculine and féminin were awarded to players from the same country, with Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí coming from Spain, in addition to the Kopa Trophy being also awarded to Lamine Yamal, also from Spain.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:14 UTC on Tuesday, 29 October 2024.
For the full current version of the article, see 2024 Ballon d'Or on Wikipedia.
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