Winner of Ballon d’Or will be unveiled today

Baku. 12 December. REPORT.AZ/ The winner of Ballon d’Or (Golden Ball) award will be announced today.

Report informs, the trophy issued by ‘France Football’ will be presented to its owner today at 23:00 Baku time.

Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the Ballon d'Or ceremony where he is nailed on to be crowned the best player in the world for the fourth time. 31-year-old Portuguese star will travel with his team to Japan to participate in FIFA Club World Cup.

Ballon d’Or and FIFA player of the season award were combined for last six years, but the current year we will see two parallel prizes.

173 journalists vote to determine the winner of Ballon d’Or.