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Benzema, who was fourth in the Ballon d’Or, is also among the 23 shortlisted players, but not Vinicius, who is one of the most notable absentees. In Madrid’s key, the presence of David Alaba is also noteworthy. However, Courtois, who was also absent in the voting for the other major awards, does not appear.

In the list of nominees there are no Atlético de Madrid players either, despite the fact that they won the league title last year. Some of its top players, such as Oblak and Luis Suárez, did not make the cut for the players’ union.

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On the other hand, Griezmann appears, the Frenchman seemed a sure candidate to be among the finalists. Because he had a fruitful season in which he managed to be crowned in the Europa League, win the European Super Cup, and most importantly, be world champion.

Griezmann’s World Cup is perhaps what makes the Frenchman shine the most this season, with four goals and two assists, the Atletico Madrid player became a key player of his national team. Likewise, he had been decorated as MVP in the final of the Europa League, in which he helped his team with a brace to win 3-0 against Olympique Marseille.

The Best award was born in 2016 after FIFA did not renew the rights to the Ballon d’Or, owned by France Football magazine, as FIFA president Gianni Infantino had intentions to deliver an award with a new voting system.

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No matter which voice is on the other end of the line, essentially everyone follows the same pattern with Ferré, the genial, bearded editor-in-chief of the weekly France Football. Conversations start with casual chit-chat and ask with disinterest about the general state of Ferré’s health. Then they get straight to the point.

Two aspects best illustrate the zeal with which Ferré and his staff guard the identity of Ballon d’Or winners. The first is that Ferré is one of only two people, even inside the magazine, who knows who won. And the second is that the second person, his trusted executive assistant, only knows in case something happens to Ferré. “Imagine if I were to suffer an accident,” he commented. “There would still have to be a Golden Ball.”

Only then will Ferré’s secret get out of his control. For months in anticipation, it is treated as a matter of the strictest confidence, protected by a regime of such discretion that even Ferré would admit it could, under certain eyes, border on the “paranoid.”