Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi to judge new Ballon d’Or award

France Football announced the launch of two new awards on Sunday morning. For the first time ever there will be a Ballon d’Or for the women’s game and a U21 award for men called Trophée Kopa (Kopa Trophy).

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Next Gen | France Football have announced an U21 Ballon d’Or which will be called Trophée Kopa. The judges will be previous Ballon d’Or award winners (Messi & CR7)👏🏽🙌🏽 #taffamedia

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The additional awards, along with the original “best player” award, will be given for the first time on 3 December this year, as per a report published in The Sun.

 

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The Kopa Trophy will be given to the best Under-21 player and it will be voted by a panel of footballing legends including the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Denis Law, Michel Platini, Zinedine Zidane and Marco van Basten.

However, the award for Women’s Ballon d’Or will be voted by a jury of journalists specialising in women’s football.

 

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Το γαλλικό περιοδικό France Football παρουσιάζει για πρώτη φορά το βραβείο #ballondor για γυναίκες το οποίο θα δωθεί μαζί με των αντρων στις 3 Δεκεμβρίου στο Παρίσι 🙏 ⏺️⏺️⏺️ “France football” magazine launches for the first time women #ballondor which will be given to both a man and a woman on December 3 in Paris 🙏

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Norwegian footballer Ada Hederberg along with England’s Lucy Bronze and Brazil’s Marta are among the front-runner for the Women’s Ballon d’Or.