This is how the most hermetic and secret voting for the Ballon d’Or has changed

Although it had been assumed from Madrid that the Ballon d’Or was for Vinícius, the truth is that except for two people, the editor-in-chief of France Football and the director of the ceremony, no one else will know in advance which name appears on the award. about where the winner appears. The usual leaks of other editions have been avoided on this occasion by a more hermetic voting system.

“This year, whoever says they know the result is lying,” said the head of the organization, Marc Laz, as reflected by journalist Xavier Garcia Luque in a thread on the networks where he explains details of the secrecy that has prevailed this year around to the winner of the prestigious award that will be presented this Monday, starting at 8:45 p.m., at the Châtelet Theater in Paris.

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Of all the workers involved in the event, only the producer of the gala will know the winner of the Ballon d’Or shortly before the start of the event, in order to have the cameras ready to focus on the player chosen, among 30 finalists, by the votes of 180 sports journalists spread around the world.

Therefore, the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or does not know that he has been the winner before the ceremony, as had happened in previous years in which the footballer was interviewed by France Football days before the gala and submitted to a photography session to illustrate the cover of the next issue of the magazine. Now, the French publication will speak to the player afterwards and the photo will be published on November 9.

It is worth remembering that the criteria for voting must respond to the level of play shown in the season, especially goals and assists, the titles achieved and the significance of their actions to achieve them, in addition to offering an image of fair play. Beyond the men’s Ballon d’Or, this Monday the award is also given to the best female player, for whom the Blaugrana Aitana is the favorite, the best goalkeeper with the Yashin trophy and the best young player, which points to Lamine Yamal.