The Ballon d'Or will not be awarded this year for the first time in its 64-year history after the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the football calendar,organisers France Football magazine say.
Lionel Messi has won a record sixth Ballon d'Or,while World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe earned the women's prize,beating out,among others,Australia's Sam Kerr.
Sam Kerr is the only Australian soccer player,male or female,to make the shortlist for the Ballon d'Or.