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In 1967, the trophy was awarded in a Budapest kitchen. In 2024, Real Madrid boycotted the ceremony. For many, it's become an "obsession" www.nytimes.com/athletic/770...

nytimes.comThe history and evolution of the Ballon d’Or, told with someone who knows this year’s winnerIn 1967, the trophy was awarded in a Budapest kitchen. In 2024, Real Madrid boycotted the ceremony. For many, it's become an "obsession"

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A Ballon d'Or handed over in a kitchen in 1967 is a brilliant bit of history. Hard to picture that next to the ceremony it's become now.