This Monday evening the 68th Ballon d’Or ceremony took place at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Between the boycott of Real Madrid, the boos and the coronation of Rodri, immerse yourself in the story of a… special evening.
The Ballon d’Or ceremony is supposed to reconcile us, for a moment, with football tainted by dramatic and shameful events. One of the biggest sporting events on the planet, if not the biggest, allows us to meet icons of football, players essential to its proper functioning or personalities of all kinds who come to present the prizes or hope to receive them. At the Théâtre du Châtelet this Monday evening, none of that could prevent an awkward evening with a strange atmosphere.
Everything started well when, around 3:30 p.m., around the red carpet, an already large audience had gathered and sat quietly behind the gates. Young people, more or less clever, even tried everything to see the great footballers by climbing trees or climbing a fountain. “I’ve been waiting since noon.”Erwan, a young PSG supporter, even told us. No excesses, therefore, and it is good to notify this in view of the sad…
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