Awkward moment reporter asks Michael Owen what his best Ballon d'Or standing was
A journalist had a moment to forget when interviewing Michael Owen at the Ballon d’Or ceremony – after failing to remember the England icon is a former winner.
TL;DR
- A journalist forgot Michael Owen had won the Ballon d'Or in 2001.
- The journalist asked Owen about his best standing in the award.
- Owen reminded the journalist that he had won the award.
- Harry Kane became the first Englishman in 25 years to win the Ballon d'Or.
- Other incidents at the ceremony included an actress being asked to remove her top and a photographer being restrained by security.