Incredible video shows how Ballon d’Or is made and it’s blowing fans’ minds as they ask ‘why does it feel so weird?’

AN unthinkable video has shown however the prestigious Ballon d'Or trophy is beautifully handcrafted.

The 2024 Ballon d'Or victor volition beryllium announced on Monday astatine the Theatre du Chatelet successful Paris. 

The Ballon d’Or trophy - which, arsenic its French sanction suggests, takes the signifier of a aureate shot - is worthy determination successful the portion of £2,400.

It is made with 2 brass plates which are soldered unneurotic to make the signifier of a football, earlier lined markings are drawn connected the outside.

Afterwards it's dipped successful golden and engraved with the "Ballon d'Or" logo.

The last interaction is simply a furniture of pyrite crystals - which gives the trophy a stunning stone similar appearance.

Including its pyrite base, the grant measures 31 cm successful tallness and 23 cm successful diameter and weighs conscionable implicit 7 kg.

The coveted prize, awarded to the world's champion footballer, is handmade by a squad astatine French Jewellery House Mellerio dits Meller.

It is simply a meticulous process that takes much than 100 hours to implicit - which amounts to astir 4 days.

And fans were blown distant by it's simple, yet careful, design.

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One societal media idiosyncratic wrote: "Why does it consciousness truthful weird? It's thing truthful prestigious, and it’s made conscionable similar that."

While different said: "Wow amazing!"

A 3rd added: "This is brainsick seeing however it’s really made."

One much replied: "I ne'er realised it’s hollow inside, but it makes cleanable sense."

What is the Ballon d'Or?

The Ballon d'Or is an yearly football grant presented by French mag France Football since 1956.

This prestigious trophy is awarded to the world's champion footballer of the twelvemonth and is simply a existent enactment of creation - conscionable similar the players who gain it.

This year, Uefa — European football’s governing assemblage — volition assistance organise the grant for the archetypal time.

Who are the favourites?

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior and Manchester City's Rodri are favourites to assistance this year's prize connected Monday.

Jude Bellingham, Cole Palmer, Harry Kane and Lamine Yamal person besides been nominated.

Lionel Messi leads the mode with 8 Ballon d’Or wins betwixt 2009 and 2023. Cristiano Ronaldo has five. 

The brace person dominated the men’s grant successful caller history but, for the archetypal clip successful 21 years, neither has been nominated.

Who decides the Ballon d’Or winners?

The Ballon d’Or is decided by 100 journalists, 1 from each of FIFA’s 100 top-ranked subordinate nations (top 50 for the women’s award).

Each writer makes their apical 10 prime from the 30-player shortlist and determination are antithetic constituent values for each.

First: 15 points
Second: 12 points
Third: 10 points
Fourth: Eight points
Fifth: Seven points
Sixth: Five points
Seventh: Four points
Eighth: Three points
Ninth: Two points
Tenth: One point

Earning the astir points wins you the Ballon d’Or. In the improbable lawsuit of a tie, the victor would beryllium decided by first-place votes.