What is the purpose of Golden Ball Award? Skills? Character? Spirit?

Question

What is the actual objective of Golden Ball Award? Any guidelines? It seems to be for the best player. But base on what? Pure skills? Or Character?

If based on all these, Zidane should get the Awards. Then why is he a shame?

Answer 1

Golden Ball
The adidas Golden Ball award is presented to the outstanding player at each FIFA World Cup™ finals, with a shortlist drawn up by the FIFA technical committee and the winner voted for by representatives of the media. The adidas Silver Ball and Bronze Ball awards are awarded to the 2nd and 3rd best players in the tournament respectively, and are also voted by the representatives of the media.

The 2006 World Cup was the first time that the top three players came from fewer than three countries, although several German players and one Portuguese player were shortlisted. It is also the first time since Gary Lineker in 1986 that the Golden Shoe winner did not place in the top three, although Miroslav Klose was shortlisted. Zidane's winning performance means that the majority of Golden Ball recipients have now come from non-World Cup winning teams. Nonetheless, a player from the tournament winners has always been represented in the top three, with Lilian Thuram finishing the lowest.

Answer 2

Even though the World Cup is the ultimate trophy
We cant all just get together and play for it. Maybe years ago we could get away with, though today life is different...We have rewards and trophies for everything involved in it
Best Goal
Best Player
Best Save
and so on

No it cant be based on character
It is based on skill and momentum parallelled with consistency

Answer 3

100% dedicated to the skill.

Answer 4

for skills, character and spirit of the joga bonita