LONDON (AP) — ballon d’or award ceremony It will move from its traditional Paris home to London in October to honor the best male and female soccer players.
The change of venue for the October 26 ceremony will mark 70 years since England great Stanley Matthews first won the award, co-organizers France Football Magazine and UEFA announced on Thursday.
London is also home to England’s top scorer Harry Kane and the Arsenal team. Won first Premier League title They will face each other on Saturday aiming for the Champions League title for the first time in 22 years. paris saint germain.
Kane scored 61 goals It was an outstanding season for German champions Bayern Munich, who won 51 games. His career-best goals include 14 goals in the Champions League, where Bayern lost to PSG in the semi-finals, as well as five goals in England’s World Cup qualifying group.
Ousmane Dembele won the men’s Ballon d’Or in Paris last year after PSG won the Champions League for the first time.
Dembele has scored 19 goals in 39 appearances for PSG this season, but started just 11 in the Ligue 1 title-winning campaign. He has scored seven goals in the Champions League ahead of the match against Arsenal. Important goal against BayernHowever, he missed five of France’s six World Cup qualifying matches due to injury.
Aitana Bommati, winner of the last three Women’s Ballon d’Or awards, missed most of the season due to injury. Return to the end In a season in which Barcelona won four championships, Another Champions League title Last Saturday’s game against OL Lyons.
ballon d’or voters is a panel of international journalists who select the top 10 players from a shortlist of 30 players presented by France Football, L’Equipe and UEFA.
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