The FIFA Ballon d’Or is an annual association football award given by FIFA to the male player considered to have performed the best in the previous calendar year. It is awarded based on the votes from national team coaches and captains, as well as journalists from around the world. The award started in 2010 after France Football’s Ballon d’Or and the men’s FIFA World Player of the Year award were merged. The winner of the inaugural 2010 FIFA Ballon d’Or was Lionel Messi who then went on to reclaim the title the following two years. After the merger, the FIFA World Player of the Year award became a women-only award.
The 2015 Ballon d’Or ceremony is here as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar find out who will be crowned world footballer of the year. This year’s event takes place in Zurich and features a whole host of awards, including men’s and women’s coaches of the year, Puskas award and more. We’ll also find out the FIFPro world XI. The Ballon D’or takes place tonight at 8:30pm
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