It can be won by players outside of UEFA competition and leagues, which sets it apart from the Golden Boy award. The Kopa Trophy is judged by a selection of former Ballon d'Or winners, who will ...
The award is named after Raymond Kopa, the former Real Madrid and France star who won the Ballon d'Or in 1958. The nominees for the Kopa Trophy 2024 were announced on a L'Equipe live stream at 18: ...
Dutch starlet Matthijs de Ligt won the Kopa Trophy for the best player aged under 21 at the Ballon d'Or awards ceremony in Paris on Monday, while Liverpool star Alisson won the inaugural Yashin ...