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French weekly association football magazine
France Football
is a French monthly 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
matches, and extensive coverage of the European leagues. The magazine was first published in 1946 and is headquartered in Paris.
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For more than six decades it has presented the
Ballon d'Or
award to the best football player of the year.
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Since
1956
,
France Football
presents the
Ballon d'Or
(
lit.
'
"Golden Ball"
'
), initially referred to as the "European Footballer of the Year" award. Following the award's merger with the
FIFA World Player of the Year
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.
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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
Men's
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Annual awards:
Selected awards:
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Annual award:
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First Team
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Third Team
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