PREVIEW HISTORY OF BALLON D’Or(GOLDEN BALL).
My writing is inspired by the late founder of American football,of which most of us know little about him and tonight BALLON d'or awards giving. He was called WALTER CAMP, he eventually turned the rugby sport rules to what we know as football that was in the early days of 1880s.
picture of Walter Camp.
From 1880s to 1956,the striving power of football was all about playing, winning and getting trophy for the club and nothing for the players. In the early hours of 1956,a french reporter by name GABRIEL HANOT saw it deemed to appreciate the various players who performed well in the competition at the end of it.the trophy was designed and made in France way, it’s was made up of about 18 carat art which was approximately higher than 3000 euros, with the name of the winner engraved on it.the award was seen as the most highest recognition to the best player of the previous season.if it was a solid gold ball it would have been sold around 1.5 million dollars mmmmm that’s a huge sum of money.
Since from the existence of the award, 58 of it has been given out to various players across:
Argentina, Brazil, England,France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, Spain and Ukraine, with France, Argentina, Germany,Portugal and Netherland having(7) seven of the trophy while Brazil,England Italy having (5) five each and the likes of Spain and Ukraine having (3)three each.
Worthy to note that the first player who lifted that prestigious award was Stanley Mathews who by then played for Blackpool side of England.
Picture of Stanley Mathews
Ronaldo is the award youngest recipient, who got the award at the age of 20. Years old in 1996 and the oldest player was 33 in the year 2006 before the French karim Benzema got it at the age of 34 for the 2022 section.
The most recipient awardee is Rodri of Spain who got for the first time, while Lionel Messi seven of it and seconded by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Pictures of Lionel Messi
Picture of Cristiano Ronaldo
Some club have been fortunate to have winners of the great balloon dor in the likes of:
Blackpool
Real Madrid
Baca
Juventus
Dukla plague
Dynamo Moscow
Manchester United
Benfica
Ferencv RosiTv
Bayern munich
Ajax
Milan
Dynamo Kyiv
Borussia mnchengladbach
Hamburg
Internazionale
Prussia Dortmund
Liverpool
PSG
and Rodri being the first from Manchester City
Rodri on winning this has
become the first Spaniard to win since 1960,
The first defensive midfielder to win since 1996,
The first Premier League player to win since 2008,
The first player outside of Real Madrid or Barcelona to win since 2008,
The first Manchester City player to ever receive the honor and potentially the first player to accept the award while on crutches.
The award is so precious that FIFA honours the winner with a customized boot made by them
Karim Benzema
Rodri
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