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The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award established by France Football magazine. This is the 70th edition of the ceremony.
England captain Harry Kane is the favourite to win a wide-open race to be crowned Ballon d’Or winner at a glitzy London ceremony on Monday, with Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe also in the running to be named the world’s best footballer.
The 70th edition of the award, established by the magazine France Football, will be hosted in England for the first time in recognition of the first winner, Stanley Matthews, and fittingly could have a first English winner for 25 years.
Bayern Munich striker Kane struck a remarkable 73 goals in 65 games for club and country last season, leading the German giants to a league and cup double, and England to the semi-finals of the World Cup.

After Wei Quanlong won the championship, head coach Qiu Changrong spoke emotionally about his old classmate and head coach Ye Junzhang. He said that Ye Junzhang sacrificed his personality for the team and had to bear the pressure of winning the championship for a long time. After seeing his friends cry after the game, he deeply felt his hard work and affirmed his contribution to the team.

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The commendation ceremony for the Hong Kong delegation of the 20th Asian Games was held in Hong Kong on the 26th. The Hong Kong delegation won 54 medals at this Asian Games, a record high. Chief Executive Li Jiachao attended and issued a certificate of commendation, promising to increase investment in sports by 20% in the next five years to support athlete training and sports development.

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