{"id":294875,"date":"2023-10-30T13:25:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=294875"},"modified":"2023-10-30T13:25:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:25:22","slug":"georgia-stanway-disappointed-to-miss-once-in-a-lifetime-ballon-dor-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/georgia-stanway-disappointed-to-miss-once-in-a-lifetime-ballon-dor-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Stanway disappointed to miss \u2018once-in-a-lifetime\u2019 Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Georgia Stanway says it is frustrating the Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony taking place on the eve of a round of women\u2019s international games was not \u201cplanned a little bit better\u201d.<\/p>\n
The England and Bayern Munich midfielder is among the nominees but will not be at Monday evening\u2019s ceremony in Paris as she prepares for the Lionesses\u2019 match against Belgium in Leuven, part of a busy schedule of Nations League fixtures on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Stanway, whose international team-mates Mary Earps, Millie Bright and Rachel Daly have also been shortlisted for the prestigious awards, told a press conference regarding her nomination: \u201cIt\u2019s very cool, and nice to get the accolade as well as a lot of the team-mates in the Lionesses.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a few people I would also add to the list who have had very, very successful years. It\u2019s a real achievement to be amongst those names.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate we couldn\u2019t be there. That\u2019s something we spoke as a player group (about), and we just kind of said it would be nice in the future if it wasn\u2019t on a matchday minus one, so that we could enjoy the experience. It is (frustrating), because it\u2019s potentially a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You never know if you\u2019re 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
\nIt would be nice in the future if it wasn\u2019t on a matchday minus one, so that we could enjoy the experience.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u201cIf it was planned a little bit better, then maybe it would be easier for a lot of female footballers to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked for her thoughts on the matter, and on there only being one female Ballon d\u2019Or category, England boss Sarina Wiegman added: \u201cYou hope that develops too.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe talk about the planning now. Everyone is working so hard and of course we have to do a job, that\u2019s what we\u2019re here for.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo you can\u2019t attend that, and it would be really nice if things like that are organised so that players have the opportunity to join too.\u201d<\/p>\n