No one knew they won the Ballon d'Or until it was announced.

"That is, the winner of this year's Ballon d'Or will not be secretly announced by France Football and interviewed before the award ceremony as usual, but will be interviewed afterwards.

This means the winner will not know he has won until the envelope is opened," according to journalist Mario Cortegana of The Athletic (UK), based on an exclusive source from the famous French magazine, France Football .

The 2024 Golden Ball award was kept secret until the last minute.

Not long ago, Spanish newspaper Marca revealed that Real Madrid striker Vinicius was the winner of the 2024 Golden Ball, ahead of his club teammate, England midfielder Jude Bellingham and midfielder Rodri (Man City, Spain).

However, with the latest confirmation from journalist Mario Cortegana of The Athletic , it shows that there is still no certainty that anyone will win the Golden Ball, until the envelope containing the winner's name is opened.

The 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony will be hosted by famous TV journalist Sandy Heribert and former football star Didier Drogba, and the winner will be announced.

Previously, the identity of the Ballon d'Or winner was often revealed in advance, through France Football magazine, which, although very secretly, informed the winner and held an exclusive interview. But the news still leaked.

Marca newspaper revealed that striker Vinicius won the 2024 Golden Ball, but so far nothing is certain.

To change the way the Ballon d'Or winner is announced and keep it a secret until the last minute, this year France Football magazine did not announce or hold an interview in advance. The winner will only be informed at the announcement ceremony, after which the magazine will have a private interview with the winner.

Currently, the 3 players considered the number 1 candidates to win the 2024 Golden Ball include Vinicius, Jude Bellingham and Rodri.

This is also the first year in many years that two famous players Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are absent from the final nomination for the most prestigious individual award in the football world. Messi holds the all-time record with 8 Ballon d'Or awards, while Ronaldo is in second place with 5 awards.

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