Pascal Ferré, the editor-in-chief of the weekly France Football is one of only two people who knows beforehand the winners of Football's most coveted individual prize, the Ballon d'Or
Pascal Ferré, the editor-in-chief of France Football, with the Ballon d’Or at his office in Paris, Nov. 25, 2021. Encrypted email servers, secret meetings, strict confidentiality: The identity of the winner of the Ballon d’Or, soccer’s biggest individual prize, is guarded like a state secret. (James Hill/The New York Times)
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