The “Moon of Seoul,” a moon-shaped tethered balloon, underwent a test flight in Yeouido Park in western Seoul on Sunday.
Insurance companies in South Korea are accepting claims filed for damage caused by North Korea's waste-filled balloons.
Lionel Messi has now won eight Ballon d’Or awards: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023.
Bayern Munich center-back Kim Min-jae finished 22nd in the 2023 Ballon d’Or ranking, earning one nomination after playing a crucial role in Napoli’s Serie A victory last season.
Lionel Messi won the men’s Ballon d’Or for a record-extending eighth time on Monday after fulfilling his life’s ambition by leading Argentina to the World Cup title in Qatar last year.
Karim Benzema has been crowned as the top-performing player in world football in 2022.
Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min finished 11th in the 2022 Ballon d’Or rankings, narrowly missing the top 10 but beating teammate Harry Kane and five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo.
Son Heung-min was among the 30 footballers nominated for the 2022 Ballon d'Or award on Friday, receiving a nod for the second time in his career after finishing 22nd in the 2019 awards.
Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min was named Best Footballer in Asia for the fifth year in a row on Monday, taking the award, sometimes called the Asian Ballon d'Or, for the seventh time in its nine-year history.
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