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France Football has confirmed that the Ballon d’Or 2020 will not be assigned. ‘The winners of last year’s edition will have no successors’.

France Football set up the award in 1956 and announced through their chief editor Pascal Ferré that the 2020 edition will not be assigned.

“For the first time in its history, which began in 1965, the Ballon d’Or will not be awarded in 2020,” he explained through the French outlet. “Due to the lack of sufficient fair conditions.”

Lionel Messi won the 2019 edition, his sixth so far, and will, therefore, keep the title for another 12 months.

Juventus talisman Cristiano Ronaldo has won the prestigious award five times during his career, and this term the Portuguese star fights with Ciro Immobile for the Capocannoniere title in Italy.

“The winners of the last edition will have no successors at the end of the year. Because there will be no Ballon d’Or 2020 edition.”

Although the Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, and the Bundesliga have all since returned behind closed doors, Ligue 1 was one of the competitions to cancel its 2019-20 schedule. "A singular year cannot - and should not - be treated as an ordinary year. When in doubt, it is better to abstain than to persist," France Football said. "The fairness that prevails for this honorary title could not be preserved, in particular at the statistical level and also in terms of preparation since all the aspirants to the award could not be housed in the same boat, some having seen their season cut off radically, others not. So how do you compare the incomparable?" The statement concluded: "The Ballon d'Or story is too precious to take the risk of damaging it with a wobbly exercise. In these turbulent times, taking a break is a luxury and an invaluable necessity. So that football, as a whole, regains momentum and passion and emotion."