OFFICIAL: France Football announces 2020 Ballon d'Or is canceled

The magazine France Football, that commissions annually to organise and deliver the Balloon of Gold, has announced of official way that this 2020 will cancel his delivery owing to the coronavirus. In concrete, because the stage futbolístico that has remained after the pandemia has left some too odd connotations as so that the vote can give with normality.

"In exceptional circumstances, exceptional measures. For the first time in his history, since it began in 1956, the Balloon of Gold of France Football will not be delivered in 2020 because of the fault of suitable conditions", explained the half French in his social networks, publishing in his official web a more complete communiqué in which exlicaba why has taken this difficult decision.

France Football Explains that, of not to have suspended the Balloon of Gold, had judged to the players in distinct circumstances. "We think that in a so only year can not and does not have to be treated like ordinary. In sportive terms, only two months (January and February) are little sufficient to value, evaluate and judge, since there were a lot of parties that did not take place or will take place in other conditions", prayed the communiqué.

The prestigious French media remembered also that there are circumstances added like the five changes by party or the new format of the Champions League that they could adulterate the results. "Besides, the five replacements and the Final to 8 in Lisbon of the Glass of Europe condition. It is not a decision that have liked us take", said the text.

Besides, it is necessary to remember that it Tie it 1 French cancelled and France Football, that also is French, considers that there are players -as Neymar or Kylian Mbappé- that would have disadvantage. "The equity that prevails for this title honorario could not preserve, in particular to statistical level and also in the preparation, since all the applicants to the prize could not be trayados of the same form and some saw how his season reduced radically and others no", commented the magazine.

Leo Messi will keep first in the list of winners

Leo Messi keeps on being the player that more times has won the Balloon of Gold, adding six awards in his list of winners by the five of Cristiano Ronaldo. This season, the ariete Portuguese had options to go back to equalise him, but for the moment the scales will follow decanted in favour of the Argentinian star at least until 2021.