Who votes for the Ballon d’Or winners? The question goes crazy on social media among many fans, especially those of the Madridist faith, after the news leaked from Paris that the Ballon d’Or will be awarded to Rodri instead of Vinicius Jr. On his account Xthe official profile of Ballon d’Or has therefore listed the methods for selecting the winners to provide maximum clarity and guarantee the same transparency:
Male and female Ballon d’Or: chosen by an international jury of specialized journalists with one representative from each country among the top 100 of the FIFA rankings for men and among the top 50 for women.
Kopa Trophy: chosen by the winners of the Ballon d’Or.
Yashin Trophy: chosen by an international jury of specialized journalists with a representative from each country among the top 100 in the FIFA ranking.
Best coach: chosen by the jury of journalists corresponding to the election of the male (best coach) and female (best female coach) Ballon d’Or.
Best club: chosen by the jury of journalists for the election of the men’s Ballon d’Or (best men’s team) and the women’s Ballon d’Or (best women’s team).
Who votes for the Ballon d’Or and all the trophies?
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