Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, founder of the Ferenc Puskás Football Academy, has been invited to the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala in Zurich to be held today, the Prime Minister's spokesman Bertalan Havasi told Hungarian News Agency MTI.

On this occasion, the Ferenc Puskás award will be presented to the player who scored the most spectacular goal of the preceding year. Three scorers are in contention for the prize: title-holder Neymar (Santos) of Brazil, Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid) of Colombia and Miroslav Stoch (Fenerbahce) of Slovakia. The prize is in honour of the legendary Hungarian footballer Ferenc Puskás.

The FIFA Ballon d’Or will also be awarded at the event to the player who is considered to have performed most successfully in the previous season.

(Prime Minister’s Office)