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henchman171 t1_istgj5a wrote

Can someone explain the meaning of this picture?

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eLPeper t1_istkd8o wrote

The BallonD'or is the award given in football to the best player in the world. In the first picture, we see a lot of Real Madrid players with a lot of trophies; including CR7 with one of his many BallonD'or. In the background we see Karim Benzema, a player who was very questioned at the time and who was just congratulating his teammates for the feat.

Yesterday, and years later after this photo, Karim has won his first BallonD'or as he finally has been declared as the best player in the world.

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Rajili t1_isvsfsb wrote

Thank you! How frequently are these awards given? Are they based on stats or do people vote on it?

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jeesprr t1_isvvr9n wrote

once a year, its decided via a vote by journalists from each of the top 100 nations (based on fifa rankings)

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Rybentor t1_isvzwdh wrote

Good explanation, but maybe it would be better to not use abbreviations or nicknames when it's implied that someone doesn't know anything about the subject

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sbprasad t1_isx4m76 wrote

Exactly, CR7 = Cristiano Ronaldo (whose jersey number is 7), if anyone here didn’t know.

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xaeru t1_iswrr3g wrote

Just to put it out there, BallonD’or means Golden Ball.

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