SportsThe Ballon d’Or defines footballing greatness too narrowly
Celebrity, a preference for attacking players and European dominance have undermined football’s most prestigious individual award. The article questions how individual excellence can be fairly measured in a team sport and argues that commercialisation and voting bias have long shaped the Ballon d’Or.
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The Ballon d’Or defines footballing greatness too narrowly
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