''France Football'' is a French weekly magazine containing
football news from all over the world. It is considered to be one of the most reputable sports publications in Europe, mostly because of its
photographic reports, in-depth and exclusive interviews and accurate statistics of the
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competi ...
matches, and extensive coverage of the European leagues. The magazine was first published in 1946 and is headquartered in Paris. For more than six decades it has presented the
Ballon d'Or award to the best football player of the year.
Awards
Between 1956 and 2009, ''France Football'' presented the best player in Europe with the
Ballon d'Or ("Golden Ball"), often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award. Following the award's merger with the
FIFA World Player of the Year
The FIFA World Player of the Year was an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, between 1991 and 2015 at the FIFA World Player Gala. Coaches and captains of international teams and media representativ ...
award in 2010, the magazine awarded the
FIFA Ballon d'Or to the world's best player in partnership with
FIFA, the sport's governing body, until 2016, when it resumed full ownership of the trophy. Since 1959, ''France Football'' also elects the
French Player of the Year and awarded the
best club team in Europe since 1968 to 1990.
Awards presented by ''France Football''
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Ballon d'Or
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Ballon d'Or Féminin
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Kopa Trophy
The Kopa Trophy is an association football award presented to the best performing player under the age of 21. It is organised by ''France Football.''
The award is named after former French footballer Raymond Kopa and the winner is selected by fo ...
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Yashin Trophy
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Gerd Müller Trophy
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French Player of the Year
In 2020, it also presented the
Ballon d'Or Dream Team.
See also
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L'Équipe''
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Onze Mondial
''Onze Mondial'' is a French language quarterly football magazine published in Paris, France.
History and profile
The magazine was established with name ''Onze'' in 1976. In 1989 the magazine merged with another sports magazine, ''Mondial'', and ...
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''World Soccer'' (magazine)
References
External links
Ballon d'Or - France Football
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France Football
1946 establishments in France
Biweekly magazines published in France
Magazines established in 1946