One of the most prestigious awards in the world today is the Ballon D’or, which is awarded to the best player in the world, and is awarded annually by the magazine France Football.
However, many people know that this Ballon D’or or the golden ball in Kinyarwanda is the most prestigious award given to an individual player.
Today we are going to tell you about the Super Ballon D’or, which was awarded in 1989, and was also awarded by the magazine France Football, but the Ballon D’or is also awarded.
This Super Ballon D’or trophy is awarded to the player who has surpassed others in the world and is awarded once every 30 years, which means that it is awarded once every thirteen years. It was first awarded on December 24, 1989, when it was won by the late Argentine Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé.
Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, the first winner of the Super Ballon D’or, is said to have won the award despite some of the members of the voting committee having voted for the Frenchman Michel François Platini, who won 3 Ballon D’ors, but some of the judges and those who came up with the idea of establishing the award, who had a strong say in the awarding of the Super Ballon D’or, decided that it should be given to the Argentinian Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, who has now won only 2 Ballon D’ors.
Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, the first winner of the Super Ballon D’or, was born in Benis, Argentina, on July 4, 1926 and died on July 7, 2014 in Madrid, Spain.
Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé played as a striker but also as a midfielder. When he was at Real Madrid, he scored 216 goals in 282 games for the club, between 1953 and 1964.
Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé was up against three other players: Michel François Platini and Johan Cruijff.
According to reports, the Super Ballon D’or that Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé won after his death was taken to the Santiago Bernabéau Stadium Museum, but in 2021, the Super Ballon D’or trophy was sold to an anonymous bidder.
News reaching LAVERITE.RW says that France Football magazine, which already awards the Ballon D’or and the Super Ballon D’or, which was awarded once, wants this award to be given again. However, the magazine wants the Super Ballon D’or to be given again in 2029. Many people say that the winner of this trophy will be between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
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