The formula for the trophy awarded by France Soccer is completely revised. Explanations.
On the morning of November 30, the European press was almost unanimous. Lionel Messi shouldn’t have received his seventh Ballon d’Or. The PSG player himself was almost embarrassed to be ahead of Robert Lewandowski when receiving his trophy the day before.
The magazine France Soccer, in charge of organizing the event, was also annoyed that the Polish striker was not titled. To the point of creating from scratch a trophy for the top scorer as a consolation prize.