The nominees of 2019 Ballon D'or award

almost 6 years ago

In every enterprise of human interest, there is always a means to appreciate the champions and wizards who always distinguish themselves through their exemplary performances.

With regards to football, one of the ways to appreciate the efforts of exemplary players who have given and continue to give their best to the cause of football, is by Ballon d'Or award. That's to say that Ballon d'Or is given to a player in recognition of his excellence and contributions to the development of football. Historically, Ballon d'Or is an invention of France football.

The awards which is presented by France Football, has been awarded since 1956 to the most outstanding player, annually. However, an agreement was reached between the French organisers and FIFA between 2010 and 2015 in such a way that it is now temporarily merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year. And thus become known as the FIFA Ballon d'Or.

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Having said that, a 30-man shortlist has been released by French Football for this year's edition of the award.

It is worthy to note that, for the past seven years, the award was dominated by the duo of Ronaldo and Messi but this back to back winning was interrupted by Luka Terrific last year when he won the 2018 edition of the award.

The nominee list for this year's edition, according to Kimtrendnaija blog, includes the following names: