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FIFA Ballon d’Or 2010: Mourinho when the show

For the first edition of the FIFA Ballon d’Or, January 10, 2011, Jose Mourinho is late because his plane. Portuguese miss the press conference. Whistled on his arrival at the Palace of Congress in Zurich, the coach of Real Madrid enters the room at the last moment and sits between Cristiano Ronaldo and Pep Guardiola. He did well to come, since it was elected Coach of the Year. In the area reserved for France Football , Jose Mourinho then takes Pedro Pinto, the presenter of the evening. An old feud with fellow who had not voted for it in World Soccer six years earlier. The verbal sparring is brief but violent. Jose Mourinho will dry the following ceremonies …

José Mourinho alongside Didier Deschamps. (A. Mounic) (L’Equipe)

FIFA Ballon d’Or 2011: when a stranger is cheered illustrates

In addition to the passage of Shakira on the red carpet with her dress in the same color and the third coronation of Lionel Messi in a suit surprisingly (already …), the highlight of this second ceremony of the FIFA Ballon d’Or is the tribute to Simone Farina. This Italian playing in Serie B is cheered by the cream of world football (Pele, Zidane, Ferguson, Guardiola or Platini were in the room) to have refused the offer of bookmakers who wanted to rig a match. Farina has warned the police and the Italian Federation. Joseph Blatter appointed ambassador of the FIFA fair play

FIFA Ballon d’Or 2012. When Pep Guardiola ignores Ronaldo

Tough night for Cristiano Ronaldo in January 10, 2013. A few minutes before attending the triumph of his rival Lionel Messi, the Portuguese had in fact taken a huge wind from Pep Guardiola. While he earns his place to install, the Real Madrid player, although high, is reaching out to the Barça coach, sitting before him. This fathom Portuguese and turns his head pointedly, contemptuously.
Embarrassing …

FIFA Ballon d’Or 2012: Pia Sundhage when starts singing

Luiz Felipe Scolari handed the trophy for best coach of women’s football of the year to Pia Sundhage. In celebration, the Swedish coach of the United States does not talk, but she sings for about ten seconds of his slightly hoarse voice and “bluesy”. Assistance is in love …

Cristiano Ronaldo and Irina Shayk. (Prevost) (L’Equipe)

Lionel Messi is the other presenter of the evening. He became the first player to win a fourth Ballon d’Or and recovers his trophy wearing a shiny black jacket with white polka dots with matching bow tie. Cristiano Ronaldo had managed to eclipse his Argentine rival arriving in very good company, that of Irina Shayk, his girlfriend at the time.

FIFA Ballon d ‘ Or 2013: when Gerard Depardieu is at the forefront

So in turmoil with the IRS, Gerard Depardieu is invited by Sepp Blatter in Zurich to attend the awarding of the Golden Ball. The FIFA president does not hide his pride to appear with the French actor who plays Jules Rimet in a film to the glory of the International Federation will turn out to be a resounding oven. Incidentally, Depardieu agreement an interview with L’Equipe 21.

FIFA Ballon d’Or 2013: when Franck Ribery is haggard

Wahiba, the companion of Franck Ribery, had made room above the fireplace waiting for the Golden Ball . But the Bayern Munich striker had to settle Trophy best European player of the 2012-2013 season that UEFA had awarded August 29. Then he dreamed of equaling Zinedine Zidane, he finished third behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi and did not even try to mask his immense disappointment. He left Zurich rang. The ending of ceremony hardly finished, it disappears without going through the media obligations that awaited them and named the winners. The French, who would have been elected before the reform of the Golden Ball (when only journalists were voting), if has never really recovered.

The disappointment of Franck Ribery. (Papon) (L’Equipe)

FIFA Ballon d’Or 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo pushes when a very strange cry

Moved to tears in January 2014 when Pele gave him his second Golden Ball Cristiano Ronaldo much less sensitive in 2015 when it retrieves the third. The Real Madrid striker concludes his acceptance speech a strange cry, a groan as if it was evacuating a testosterone surplus. After verification, it is that he has made a habit of pushing when scores a goal … a slightly embarrassing moment that sparked numerous diversions.