The prerogative of the big names in the round ball, the Golden Ball – Supreme Individual Reward – will soon be offered to a football enthusiast potentially devoid of talent. As part of an auction will indeed be available the very first golden sphere awarded in 1956 to Stanley Matthews. This for charities.
While exhibited at the Manchester football museum for ten years, the trophy was recently given to Matt Gough, a grandson of the British legend who decided to take advantage of the historic object to bail out the boxes of the Matthews Foundation. “Most of the funds generated by this sale will support the action of the Stanley Matthews Foundation, a charitable association which aims to promote by sport the integration of young people in difficulty, around the world. It was the continuity of the work of my grandfather who, in the 1970s, formed young black footballers in South Africa, “said the heir.
A historic golden balloon
A right of genius, Stanley Matthews played at the highest level until the age of 50, defending the tunic of the English selection for 23 years, from 1934 to 1957. The first golden ball in history was given to him in 1956 when he already had 41 spring on the clock. That year, the Blackpool player moved two other football myths: Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid) and Raymond Kopa (Reims stadium then Real Madrid).
