The Ballon d’Or award for the best soccer player in the world has been around for decades. For men. Last month, Ada Hegerberg became the first-ever woman Ballon d’Or winner. She tells host Marco Werman what it was like to receive the honor, and about her message for all girls starting out in soccer: “Believe in yourselves.”
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