2018_Ballon_d'Or

2018 Ballon d'Or

2018 Ballon d'Or

Annual association football award event in France

The 2018 Ballon d'Or was the 63rd annual award ceremony recognising the best footballer in the world for 2018. The winners were announced on 3 December 2018,[1][2] and for the first time in its history, the Ballon d'Or Féminin and Kopa Trophy were awarded to the best female footballer and male under-21 footballer, respectively.[3] Luka Modrić, who was integral to Real Madrid's Champions League victory and Croatia's surprise journey to the 2018 FIFA World Cup final,[4] was awarded the Ballon d'Or. His win meant that it was the first time since Kaká in 2007 that a player other than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo won the award, ending the 10-year Messi–Ronaldo dominance.[5]

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Ballon d'Or

The nominees for the awards were announced on 9 October 2018.[3]

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Ballon d'Or Féminin

Main article: Ballon d'Or Féminin
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Kopa Trophy

Main article: Kopa Trophy
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References

  1. [1]
    "Le classement final du Ballon d'Or France Football 2018". France Football (in English and French). Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Ballon d'Or 2018: Luka Modric and Ada Hegerberg win awards – as it happened". Guardian. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. [3]
    Dobson, Mark (8 October 2018). "Ballon d'Or 2018: contenders for football's global honour revealed | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  4. [4]
    "The Modric supremacy: why Croatia's talisman should win the Ballon d'Or | Barney Ronay". the Guardian. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Ballon d'Or: Luka Modric breaks Ronaldo, Messi dominance". CNN. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. [6]
    "The definitive Ballon d'Or list: Modric, 753 points..." Marca. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  7. [7]
    Ballon D'Or 2018 Results: Modric, Hegerberg Win; Mbappe Takes Kopa Trophy
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