{"id":239836,"date":"2023-10-30T15:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T15:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=239836"},"modified":"2023-10-30T15:00:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T15:00:23","slug":"four-lionesses-nominated-for-the-ballon-dor-will-snub-the-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/four-lionesses-nominated-for-the-ballon-dor-will-snub-the-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Lionesses nominated for the Ballon d'Or will SNUB the ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"
England midfielder Georgia Stanway says it is disappointing several female players will miss out on the chance to attend the Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony because it clashes with international matches.<\/p>\n
Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati is expected to win the award but Stanway is one of four Lionesses to have been nominated alongside Millie Bright, Mary Earps and Rachel Daly.<\/p>\n
But with England facing a crucial Nations League fixture in Belgium on Tuesday night, none of the nominated players are able to attend the ceremony in Paris.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s nice to get the accolade as well as a lot of the teammates in the Lionesses. There’s a few people that I would also add to the list that have had very, very successful years.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s a real achievement to be amongst them names and it’s unfortunate that we couldn’t be there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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England midfielder Georgia Stanway has lamented the fact the\u00a0Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony clashes with international matches<\/p>\n
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The Ballon d’Or will be presented on October 30 at a ceremony in Paris<\/p>\n
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‘That’s something that we spoke as a player group, and we just kind of said, \u201cit would be nice in the future if it wasn’t on a matchday minus one so we could enjoy the experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s potentially a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You never know if you’re ever going to get selected for such an accolade like that again, so it would be really nice to enjoy the experience and be there and feel like a star amongst the stars.<\/p>\n
\u2018If it was planned a little bit better then it would be easier for a lot of female footballers to be there.\u2019<\/p>\n
There will be some female players in attendance in Paris, with Barcelona understood to have chartered a plane for their nominated players.<\/p>\n
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Mary Earps (left) and Rachel Daly have both been nominated but won’t attend the event<\/p>\n
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Aitana Bonmati is expected to win the award and will attend the ceremony<\/p>\n
Spain are also in Nations League action on Tuesday night, with Montse Tome\u2019s side taking on Switzerland in Zurich.<\/p>\n
England boss Sarina Wiegman insisted her team \u2018has a job to do\u2019 but admitted it would have been nice if the ceremony had been scheduled on a day that did not clash with match preparation.<\/p>\n
\u2018It would be nice for them [to be able to go],\u2019 Wiegman said. \u2018Everyone is working so hard, but of course we have to do a job, that’s what we’re here for. You can’t attend that.<\/p>\n
\u2018It would be really nice if things like that were organised [so] that players have the opportunity to join too.\u2019<\/p>\n
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