<P> The FIFA Ballon d'Or ( French pronunciation : ​ ( balɔ̃ dɔʁ ) , `` Golden Ball '' ) was an annual association football award presented to the world 's best men 's player from 2010 to 2015 . Awarded jointly by FIFA and France Football , the prize was a merger of the FIFA World Player of the Year award and the Ballon d'Or , the two most prestigious individual honours in world football . The FIFA Ballon d'Or was awarded based on votes from international journalists and national team coaches and captains , who selected the players they deemed to have performed the best in the previous calendar year . </P>
<P> The FIFA Ballon d'Or ( French pronunciation : ​ ( balɔ̃ dɔʁ ) , `` Golden Ball '' ) was an annual association football award presented to the world 's best men 's player from 2010 to 2015 . Awarded jointly by FIFA and France Football , the prize was a merger of the FIFA World Player of the Year award and the Ballon d'Or , the two most prestigious individual honours in world football . The FIFA Ballon d'Or was awarded based on votes from international journalists and national team coaches and captains , who selected the players they deemed to have performed the best in the previous calendar year . </P>
how is the winner of the ballon d'or decided
how is the winner of the ballon d'or decided
based on votes from international journalists and national team coaches and captains , who selected the players they deemed to have performed the best in the previous calendar year
based on votes from international journalists and national team coaches and captains , who selected the players they deemed to have performed the best in the previous calendar year