Libero 054: 'Ballon d'Or!' Rio screams, 13 times

19 Sep 2025 · 1 h 00 min · Episode 54

Episode Libero 054: 'Ballon d'Or!' Rio screams, 13 times

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Ruud Gullit has been booked. iShowSpeed is getting his tuxedo ready. Kaka will be around, probably. That’s right: it’s Ballon d’Or time, and on today’s Libero, John Brewin, Miguel Delaney and Rory Smith — Libero’s balls of gold — discuss the shifting meaning of the trophy, whether the obsession with it is an exclusively modern phenomenon, and the tension of individual awards in a team sport.

P1: (10:41)

P2: (38:18)

Produced by: Tom Bassam

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