The 2024 Ballon d’Or 2024 date is set. The ceremony for the France Football award will take place on Monday, October 28, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France. This will be the 68th edition of the prize, known for naming the best player of the season.
World football now starts to anticipate what could be Vinicius Junior’s first triumph thanks to a fantastic campaign with Real Madrid. Having established himself as one of the team’s faces, the Brazilian helped Los Blancos win both LaLiga and UEFA Champions League this term.
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For the second time in his career, the former Flamengo player scored in a UCL final to secure another title for Carlo Ancelotti’s side. Just like he did in the tournament decider in 2022 against Liverpool at the Stade de France, Vini scored against Borussia Dortmund for a 2-0 win at Wembley.
The Ballon d’Or Fact involving Lionel Messi that gives Vinicius hope
In addition to his outstanding level, with the 23-year-old recording 24 goals and 11 assists in 39 appearances across all competitions, there is a trend that seems to favor Vini for the award: since Lionel Messi won his first Ballon d’Or in 2009, only Real Madrid players have managed to take it away from the Argentine (Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric, and Karim Benzema).
Updates on the 2024 Ballon d’Or
The 2024 edition of the award given by France Football will introduce two new categories: Women’s Coach of the Year and Men’s Coach of the Year. The nominees in all categories will be announced on Wednesday, September 4, more than a month before the ceremony.
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— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) June 6, 2024
These will be the 10 awards for the 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony:
- Men’s Ballon d’Or
- Women’s Ballon d’Or
- Women’s Club of the Year
- Men’s Club of the Year
- Kopa Trophy
- Yachine Trophy
- Gerd Müller Trophy
- Socrates Award
- Women’s Coach of the Year
- Men’s Coach of the Year
Remembering Zagallo
Sambafoot Series launched a new documentary about the football legend Zagallo. Known as ‘Velho Lobo‘ and as superstitious as it gets, Zagallo helped shape what Brazilian football is nowadays — as a player and as a coach.
Binge the full series, available on Sambafoot’s Youtube channel.
