Since the two Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year award, they have been separated from each other and it is a question of which prize is the highest.
While the FIFA World Cup was held in London last September, France Football magazine, which is in charge of awarding the Golden Ball for the best player of the season, decided to hold the ceremony in December in Paris.
The two awards merged in 2010 to become "Viva Balloon du Or" and became an icon of the world's best star, usually Argentine star Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.
But in 2016, Viva decided not to renew the partnership contract, becoming two separate awards as in the past.
The method of voting is the difference
To know the most important award, the voting mechanism in both awards must be considered to determine which of them has greater credibility, which differs from each fan's perspective.
In its "The Best" award, FIFA relies on four parties to vote, each giving an equal share of the selection - the group of journalists, national team coaches, national team players, and the general public.
On the other hand, France Football relies on the full vote of journalists and sets a final list of 30 candidates, without adding a final list of three candidates, such as the FIFA Prize.
The Golden Ball award appears to be the most "logical" between the two, due to the low "emotion" factor, which may affect the vote of fans or players.
