Ballon d'Or award 2020 edition scrapped due to COVID-19

The organizers of the most prestigious individual football Ballon d'Or have cancelled the 2020 edition for the first time in 64 years due to the effects of COVID-19 pandemic.

The announcement come from media organisation France Football, who present awards to the best footballers in the men's and women's game.

It will be the first time the trophy given for the world’s best men’s footballer has not been awarded since Englishman Stanley Matthews won the inaugural edition in 1956.

“There will be no edition in 2020, because it turns out, after thoughtful consideration, that all the conditions are not met,” said Pascal Ferre, the editor of the magazine.