Ballon d’or Awards 2023 –
Follow the points below –
67th annual ceremony of Ballon d’or – for 2022-23 session – presented by France Football – on 30th October,2023 – in Theatre du Chatelet, Paris – Ballon d’or award to Lionel Messi of Argentina – guided Argentina to win the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2022- he achieved for record 8th times – only player to win the award for three different clubs , Barcelona,PSG, Inter Miami – Ballon d’or feminin for the best female footballer went to Aitana Bonmati of Spain and FC Barcelona – she won the FIFS Women’s World Cup and Women’s Champions League 2022-23 – Kopa trophy presented to Jude Bellingham of England and Real Madrid – to the best performing player worldwide under the age of 21- Socrates award went to Vinicius Junior of Brazil and Real Madrid – to acknowledge his humanitarian work – Yasin Trophy went to Emiliano Martinez of Argentina and Aston Villa – for being the best goalkeeper – Gerd Muller Trophy went to Erling Haaland of Norway and Manchester City – for scoring most number of goals for National team and club – Men’s Club of the year award went to Manchester City of England – Women’s Club of the year award went to FC Barcelona of Spain
Writing Skills-
1 . Write a newspaper report based on the above points. 10
2. Suppose you are a football fan . Write a letter to your favourite friend describing your feelings about the Ballon d’or Award. 10
