India, Sept. 22 -- France Football will award the Ballon d'Or in Paris tonight, memorializing the best player over the last football season with the most prestigious individual honour in the sport. The annual ceremony will see the best men's and women's players attend the gala event with hopes of being recognised for the award, joining a list of some of the greatest players in the sport's long history.

Alongside the Ballon d'Or and the Ballon d'Or Feminin, awarded to the best women's player, France Football will also award the Kopa Trophy to the best young player in world football, the Yashin Trophy to the best goalkeeper in world football, and the Gerd Muller Trophy for the highest goalscorer over the last season.

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