Ballon d'Or

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football award individual award sports award

The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by France Football magazine to the player judged to have been the best in the world over the previous year.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	football award → individual award → sports award →
awardedFor	best football player over the previous year → best male football player in the world →
awardingBodyType	magazine →
category	men's football →
continentOfOrigin	Europe →
countryOfOrigin	France →
eligibilityExpandedTo	all players worldwide →
eligibilityExpandedYear	1995 →
field	football awards → sports →
frequency	annual →
globalAwardSince	2007 →
hasGenderCategory	men →
hasMediaCoverage	global →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.francefootball.fr →
hasRelatedAward	Ballon d'Or Féminin → Kopa Trophy → Yashin Trophy →
inception	1956 →
isDifferentFrom	FIFA World Player of the Year → The Best FIFA Men's Player → UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award →
languageOfOrganizer	French →
locationOfCeremony	France →
namedAfter	golden ball →
notableFor	prestige in world football →
organizer	France Football →
organizingCompany	L'Équipe group →
originalEligibility	European players only → players playing in Europe →
presentedBy	France Football → France Football magazine →
publisher	France Football →
selectionMethod	votes by international journalists → voting system →
sport	association football → football →
timePeriodEvaluated	previous calendar year →
trophyMaterial	gold-plated →
trophyShape	golden football →
typicalAwardDate	end of calendar year →
usesCalendarYearBasis	true →
voters	football journalists → selected media representatives →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bobby Charlton ("Ballon d'Or 1966") → Johan Cruyff →	individualAward
George Best →	awardReceived
Zinedine Zidane ("1998 Ballon d'Or") →	ballonDorWinner
Ballon d'Or ("Ballon d'Or Féminin") →	hasRelatedAward
Cristiano Ronaldo →	hasWon
Sir Robert Charlton ("Ballon d'Or 1966") →	winnerOf
Michel Platini →	wonAward