eBeyone knows Ballon D’Or, what is its history? The famous award was created in 1956 by Gabriel Hannott, then director of French Football magazine and predecessor of the European Cup. Stanley Matthews was the first winner. It was fused with FIFA World Player of the Year in 2010. This is a contract that ended in 2015.
This trophy changed rules and aesthetics over the 60 years that many stars of the King of Sports won and were awarded.
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Initially it was just for European players. That’s why Diego Armando Maradona couldn’t win. It then became a perfect competition between all footballers in the world, allowing players to be of any nationality for several years, but had to play for a European club.
What is it made of?
To make this trophy, two brass plates are embossed, an alloy of copper and zinc (which gives a gold-like glow). This is also the way trophies are formed into hemispheres, creating the main motif of the trophy: soccer. Goldsmith then welds the two pieces together with a watt torch, and the chiseler fills the ball with a wax-like material, and shapes the ball seams with chisels and hammers. Finally, the resulting trophy is plated with fine gold as it already carved with the French football logo and marked the name of the winner of that year’s trophy. Finally, the formation is fixed on a pedestal with a pyrite base.
What is its characteristic?
The current Ballon d’Or is 31 cm tall, 23 length, 23 width, and weighs 7.200 kilograms.
How much does it cost?
Its economic value is just over 3,000 euros, but its true value is symbolic and immeasurable for footballers.
