Ballon d'Or (1956–2009)
The Ballon d'Or (French pronunciation: [balɔ̃ dɔʁ]; "Golden Ball"), often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award, was an annual association football award presented by France Football between 1956 and 2009. Conceived by chief magazine writer Gabriel Hanot, the award honoured the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous year, based on a voting by Europe-based journalists. Originally, only European players were in contention for the Ballon d'Or, but from 1995, all players at European clubs were eligible.[1][2]
Stanley Matthews of Blackpool was the inaugural winner of the Ballon d'Or.[3] Milan's George Weah, the only African recipient, became the first non-European to win the award in the year the rules of eligibility were changed.[2] Ronaldo of Inter Milan became the first South American winner two years later.[2] The final recipient of the Ballon d'Or was Barcelona's Lionel Messi.[4] Three players won the award three times each: Johan Cruyff of Ajax and Barcelona, Michel Platini of Juventus and Marco van Basten of Milan. With seven awards each, Dutch and German players won the most Ballons d'Or. Italian clubs Juventus and Milan had the most winners respectively; six players won eight awards while playing for each club.[5]
In 2007, the Ballon d'Or changed in scope from an honour bestowed on Europe-based players by Europe-based journalists to one open to all players and voted on by journalists from around the world.[6] It was subsequently merged with a similar award, the FIFA World Player of the Year award, to create the FIFA Ballon d'Or, which has been awarded to the world's best male player since 2010.[7] UEFA created the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award to maintain the prestige of the original Ballon d'Or.[8]
Winners
Year | 1st | Club | Pts | 2nd | Club | Pts | 3rd | Club | Pts |
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1956 | Matthews, StanleyStanley Matthews (ENG) | Blackpool | 47 | Di Stefano, AlfredoAlfredo Di Stéfano (ESP) | Real Madrid | 44 | Kopa, RaymondRaymond Kopa (FRA) | Real Madrid | 33 |
1957 | Di Stefano, AlfredoAlfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)[note 1] | Real Madrid | 72 | Wright, BillyBilly Wright (ENG) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | Edwards, DuncanDuncan Edwards (ENG) Kopa, RaymondRaymond Kopa (FRA) |
Manchester United Real Madrid |
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1958 | Kopa, RaymondRaymond Kopa (FRA) | Real Madrid | 71 | Rahn, HelmutHelmut Rahn (FRG) | Rot-Weiss Essen | 40 | Fontaine, JustJust Fontaine (FRA) | Stade de Reims | 23 |
1959 | Di Stefano, AlfredoAlfredo Di Stéfano (ESP) | Real Madrid | 80 | Kopa, RaymondRaymond Kopa (FRA) | Real Madrid | 42 | Charles, JohnJohn Charles (WAL) | Juventus | 24 |
1960 | Suarez, LuisLuis Suárez (ESP) | Barcelona | 54 | Puskas, FerencFerenc Puskás (HUN) | Real Madrid | 37 | Seeler, UweUwe Seeler (FRG) | Hamburg | 33 |
1961 | Sivori, OmarOmar Sívori (ITA)[note 2] | Juventus | 46 | Suarez, LuisLuis Suárez (ESP) | Inter Milan | 40 | Haynes, JohnnyJohnny Haynes (ENG) | Fulham | 22 |
1962 | Masopust, JosefJosef Masopust (TCH) | Dukla Prague | 65 | Eusébio (POR) | Benfica | 53 | Schnellinger, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Schnellinger (FRG) | Köln | 33 |
1963 | Yashin, LevLev Yashin (URS) | Dynamo Moscow | 73 | Rivera, GianniGianni Rivera (ITA) | Milan | 53 | Greaves, JimmyJimmy Greaves (ENG) | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 |
1964 | Law, DenisDenis Law (SCO) | Manchester United | 61 | Suarez, LuisLuis Suárez (ESP) | Inter Milan | 43 | Amancio (ESP) | Real Madrid | 38 |
1965 | Eusébio (POR) | Benfica | 67 | Facchetti, GiacintoGiacinto Facchetti (ITA) | Inter Milan | 59 | Suarez, LuisLuis Suárez (ESP) | Inter Milan | 45 |
1966 | Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton (ENG) | Manchester United | 81 | Eusébio (POR) | Benfica | 80 | Beckenbauer, FranzFranz Beckenbauer (FRG) | Bayern Munich | 59 |
1967 | Albert, FlorianFlórián Albert (HUN) | Ferencváros | 68 | Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton (ENG) | Manchester United | 40 | Johnstone, JimmyJimmy Johnstone (SCO) | Celtic | 39 |
1968 | Best, GeorgeGeorge Best (NIR) | Manchester United | 61 | Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton (ENG) | Manchester United | 53 | Dzajic, DraganDragan Džajić (YUG) | Red Star Belgrade | 46 |
1969 | Rivera, GianniGianni Rivera (ITA) | Milan | 83 | Riva, LuigiLuigi Riva (ITA) | Cagliari | 79 | Muller, GerdGerd Müller (FRG) | Bayern Munich | 38 |
1970 | Muller, GerdGerd Müller (FRG) | Bayern Munich | 77 | Moore, BobbyBobby Moore (ENG) | West Ham United | 70 | Riva, LuigiLuigi Riva (ITA) | Cagliari | 65 |
1971 | Cruyff, JohanJohan Cruyff (NED) | Ajax | 116 | Mazzola, SandroSandro Mazzola (ITA) | Inter Milan | 57 | Best, GeorgeGeorge Best (NIR) | Manchester United | 56 |
1972 | Beckenbauer, FranzFranz Beckenbauer (FRG) | Bayern Munich | 81 | Muller, GerdGerd Müller (FRG) Netzer, GunterGünter Netzer (FRG) |
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1973 | Cruyff, JohanJohan Cruyff (NED)[note 3] | Barcelona | 96 | Zoff, DinoDino Zoff (ITA) | Juventus | 47 | Muller, GerdGerd Müller (FRG) | Bayern Munich | 44 |
1974 | Cruyff, JohanJohan Cruyff (NED) | Barcelona | 116 | Beckenbauer, FranzFranz Beckenbauer (FRG) | Bayern Munich | 105 | Deyna, KazimierzKazimierz Deyna (POL) | Legia Warsaw | 35 |
1975 | Blokhin, OlegOleg Blokhin (URS) | Dynamo Kyiv | 122 | Beckenbauer, FranzFranz Beckenbauer (FRG) | Bayern Munich | 42 | Cruyff, JohanJohan Cruyff (NED) | Barcelona | 27 |
1976 | Beckenbauer, FranzFranz Beckenbauer (FRG) | Bayern Munich | 91 | Rensenbrink, RobRob Rensenbrink (NED) | Anderlecht | 75 | Viktor, IvoIvo Viktor (TCH) | Dukla Prague | 52 |
1977 | Simonsen, AllanAllan Simonsen (DEN) | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 74 | Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan (ENG)[note 4] | Hamburg | 71 | Platini, MichelMichel Platini (FRA) | Nancy | 70 |
1978 | Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan (ENG) | Hamburg | 87 | Krankl, HansHans Krankl (AUT) | Barcelona | 81 | Rensenbrink, RobRob Rensenbrink (NED) | Anderlecht | 50 |
1979 | Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan (ENG) | Hamburg | 118 | Rummenigge, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG) | Bayern Munich | 52 | Krol, RuudRuud Krol (NED) | Ajax | 41 |
1980 | Rummenigge, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG) | Bayern Munich | 122 | Schuster, BerndBernd Schuster (FRG) | Barcelona | 34 | Platini, MichelMichel Platini (FRA) | Saint-Étienne | 33 |
1981 | Rummenigge, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG) | Bayern Munich | 106 | Breitner, PaulPaul Breitner (FRG) | Bayern Munich | 64 | Schuster, BerndBernd Schuster (FRG) | Barcelona | 39 |
1982 | Rossi, PaoloPaolo Rossi (ITA) | Juventus | 115 | Giresse, AlainAlain Giresse (FRA) | Bordeaux | 64 | Boniek, ZbigniewZbigniew Boniek (POL) | Juventus | 53 |
1983 | Platini, MichelMichel Platini (FRA) | Juventus | 110 | Dalglish, KennyKenny Dalglish (SCO) | Liverpool | 26 | Simonsen, AllanAllan Simonsen (DEN) | Vejle | 25 |
1984 | Platini, MichelMichel Platini (FRA) | Juventus | 110 | Tigana, JeanJean Tigana (FRA) | Bordeaux | 57 | Elkjaer, PrebenPreben Elkjær (DEN) | Hellas Verona | 48 |
1985 | Platini, MichelMichel Platini (FRA) | Juventus | 127 | Elkjaer, PrebenPreben Elkjær (DEN) | Hellas Verona | 71 | Schuster, BerndBernd Schuster (FRG) | Barcelona | 46 |
1986 | Belanov, IgorIgor Belanov (URS) | Dynamo Kyiv | 84 | Lineker, GaryGary Lineker (ENG)[note 5] | Barcelona | 62 | Butragueno, EmilioEmilio Butragueño (ESP) | Real Madrid | 59 |
1987 | Gullit, RuudRuud Gullit (NED)[note 6] | Milan | 106 | Futre, PauloPaulo Futre (POR)[note 7] | Atlético Madrid | 91 | Butragueno, EmilioEmilio Butragueño (ESP) | Real Madrid | 61 |
1988 | Basten, Marco vanMarco van Basten (NED) | Milan | 129 | Gullit, RuudRuud Gullit (NED) | Milan | 88 | Rijkaard, FrankFrank Rijkaard (NED)[note 8] | Milan | 45 |
1989 | Basten, Marco vanMarco van Basten (NED) | Milan | 129 | Baresi, FrancoFranco Baresi (ITA) | Milan | 80 | Rijkaard, FrankFrank Rijkaard (NED) | Milan | 43 |
1990 | Matthaus, LotharLothar Matthäus (GER) | Inter Milan | 137 | Schillaci, SalvatoreSalvatore Schillaci (ITA) | Juventus | 84 | Brehme, AndreasAndreas Brehme (GER) | Inter Milan | 68 |
1991 | Papin, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Papin (FRA) | Marseille | 141 | Savicevic, DejanDejan Savićević (YUG) Pancev, DarkoDarko Pančev (YUG) Matthaus, LotharLothar Matthäus (GER) |
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1992 | Basten, Marco vanMarco van Basten (NED) | Milan | 98 | Stoichkov, HristoHristo Stoichkov (BUL) | Barcelona | 80 | Bergkamp, DennisDennis Bergkamp (NED) | Ajax | 53 |
1993 | Baggio, RobertoRoberto Baggio (ITA) | Juventus | 142 | Bergkamp, DennisDennis Bergkamp (NED) | Inter Milan | 83 | Cantona, EricEric Cantona (FRA) | Manchester United | 34 |
1994 | Stoichkov, HristoHristo Stoichkov (BUL) | Barcelona | 210 | Baggio, RobertoRoberto Baggio (ITA) | Juventus | 136 | Maldini, PaoloPaolo Maldini (ITA) | Milan | 109 |
1995 | Weah, GeorgeGeorge Weah (LBR)[note 9] | Milan | 144 | Klinsmann, JurgenJürgen Klinsmann (GER) | Bayern Munich | 108 | Litmanen, JariJari Litmanen (FIN) | Ajax | 67 |
1996 | Sammer, MatthiasMatthias Sammer (GER) | Borussia Dortmund | 144 | Ronaldo (BRA)[note 10] | Barcelona | 143 | Shearer, AlanAlan Shearer (ENG) | Newcastle United | 107 |
1997 | Ronaldo (BRA)[note 11] | Inter Milan | 222 | Mijatovic, PredragPredrag Mijatović (FRY) | Real Madrid | 68 | Zidane, ZinedineZinedine Zidane (FRA) | Juventus | 63 |
1998 | Zidane, ZinedineZinedine Zidane (FRA) | Juventus | 244 | Suker, DavorDavor Šuker (CRO) | Real Madrid | 68 | Ronaldo (BRA) | Inter Milan | 66 |
1999 | Rivaldo (BRA) | Barcelona | 219 | Beckham, DavidDavid Beckham (ENG) | Manchester United | 154 | Shevchenko, AndriyAndriy Shevchenko (UKR) | Milan | 64 |
2000 | Figo, LuisLuís Figo (POR)[note 12] | Real Madrid | 197 | Zidane, ZinedineZinedine Zidane (FRA) | Juventus | 181 | Shevchenko, AndriyAndriy Shevchenko (UKR) | Milan | 85 |
2001 | Owen, MichaelMichael Owen (ENG) | Liverpool | 176 | Raúl (ESP) | Real Madrid | 140 | Kahn, OliverOliver Kahn (GER) | Bayern Munich | 114 |
2002 | Ronaldo (BRA)[note 13] | Real Madrid | 169 | Roberto Carlos (BRA) | Real Madrid | 145 | Kahn, OliverOliver Kahn (GER) | Bayern Munich | 110 |
2003 | Nedved, PavelPavel Nedvěd (CZE) | Juventus | 190 | Henry, ThierryThierry Henry (FRA) | Arsenal | 128 | Maldini, PaoloPaolo Maldini (ITA) | Milan | 123 |
2004 | Shevchenko, AndriyAndriy Shevchenko (UKR) | Milan | 175 | Deco (POR)[note 14] | Barcelona | 139 | Ronaldinho (BRA) | Barcelona | 133 |
2005 | Ronaldinho (BRA) | Barcelona | 225 | Lampard, FrankFrank Lampard (ENG) | Chelsea | 148 | Gerrard, StevenSteven Gerrard (ENG) | Liverpool | 142 |
2006 | Cannavaro, FabioFabio Cannavaro (ITA)[note 15] | Real Madrid | 173 | Buffon, GianluigiGianluigi Buffon (ITA) | Juventus | 124 | Henry, ThierryThierry Henry (FRA) | Arsenal | 121 |
2007 | Kaká (BRA) | Milan | 444 | Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo (POR) | Manchester United | 277 | Messi, LionelLionel Messi (ARG) | Barcelona | 255 |
2008 | Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo (POR) | Manchester United | 446 | Messi, LionelLionel Messi (ARG) | Barcelona | 281 | Torres, FernandoFernando Torres (ESP) | Liverpool | 179 |
2009 | Messi, LionelLionel Messi (ARG) | Barcelona | 473 | Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo (POR)[note 16] | Real Madrid | 233 | Xavi (ESP) | Barcelona | 170 |
Merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year award to create the FIFA Ballon d'Or |
Wins by player
Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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Platini, MichelMichel Platini (FRA) | 3 (1983, 1984, 1985) | — | 2 (1977, 1980) |
Cruyff, JohanJohan Cruyff (NED) | 3 (1971, 1973, 1974) | — | 1 (1975) |
Basten, Marco vanMarco van Basten (NED) | 3 (1988, 1989, 1992) | — | — |
Beckenbauer, FranzFranz Beckenbauer (FRG) | 2 (1972, 1976) | 2 (1974, 1975) | 1 (1966) |
Ronaldo (BRA) | 2 (1997, 2002) | 1 (1996) | 1 (1998) |
Di Stefano, AlfredoAlfredo Di Stéfano (ESP) | 2 (1957, 1959) | 1 (1956) | — |
Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan (ENG) | 2 (1978, 1979) | 1 (1977) | — |
Rummenigge, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG) | 2 (1980, 1981) | 1 (1979) | — |
Suarez, LuisLuis Suárez (ESP) | 1 (1960) | 2 (1961, 1964) | 1 (1965) |
Eusébio (POR) | 1 (1965) | 2 (1962, 1966) | — |
Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton (ENG) | 1 (1966) | 2 (1967, 1968) | — |
Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo (POR)[note 17] | 1 (2008) | 2 (2007, 2009) | — |
Kopa, RaymondRaymond Kopa (FRA) | 1 (1958) | 1 (1959) | 2 (1956, 1957) |
Muller, GerdGerd Müller (FRG) | 1 (1970) | 1 (1972) | 2 (1969, 1973) |
Zidane, ZinedineZinedine Zidane (FRA) | 1 (1998) | 1 (2000) | 1 (1997) |
Messi, LionelLionel Messi (ARG)[note 18] | 1 (2009) | 1 (2008) | 1 (2007) |
Best, GeorgeGeorge Best (NIR) | 1 (1968) | 1 (1971) | — |
Rivera, GianniGianni Rivera (ITA) | 1 (1969) | 1 (1963) | — |
Gullit, RuudRuud Gullit (NED) | 1 (1987) | 1 (1988) | — |
Matthaus, LotharLothar Matthäus (GER) | 1 (1990) | 1 (1991) | — |
Baggio, RobertoRoberto Baggio (ITA) | 1 (1993) | 1 (1994) | — |
Stoichkov, HristoHristo Stoichkov (BUL) | 1 (1994) | 1 (1992) | — |
Shevchenko, AndriyAndriy Shevchenko (UKR) | 1 (2004) | — | 2 (1999, 2000) |
Simonsen, AllanAllan Simonsen (DEN) | 1 (1977) | — | 1 (1983) |
Ronaldinho (BRA) | 1 (2005) | — | 1 (2004) |
Wins by country
Country | Players | Total |
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Germany | 5 | 7 |
Netherlands | 3 | 7 |
France | 4 | 6 |
Italy | 5 | 5 |
Brazil | 4 | 5 |
England | 4 | 5 |
Portugal | 3 | 3 |
Soviet Union | 3 | 3 |
Spain | 2 | 3 |
Czech Republic | 2 | 2 |
Argentina | 1 | 1 |
Bulgaria | 1 | 1 |
Denmark | 1 | 1 |
Hungary | 1 | 1 |
Liberia | 1 | 1 |
Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 |
Scotland | 1 | 1 |
Ukraine | 1 | 1 |
Wins by club
Club | Players | Total |
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Juventus | 6 | 8 |
Milan | 6 | 8 |
Barcelona | 6 | 7 |
Real Madrid | 5 | 6 |
Bayern Munich | 3 | 5 |
Manchester United | 4 | 4 |
Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | 2 |
Inter Milan | 2 | 2 |
Hamburg | 1 | 2 |
Ajax | 1 | 1 |
Benfica | 1 | 1 |
Blackpool | 1 | 1 |
Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 1 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 | 1 |
Dukla Prague | 1 | 1 |
Dynamo Moscow | 1 | 1 |
Ferencváros | 1 | 1 |
Liverpool | 1 | 1 |
Marseille | 1 | 1 |
Additional awards
A special Ballon d'Or, under the name Super Ballon d'Or, was awarded to Alfredo Di Stéfano in 1989, after he surpassed Johan Cruyff and Michel Platini in France Football's voting.[20] A decade later, France Football elected Pelé the Football Player of the Century after consulting their former Ballon d'Or recipients. Among the 34 previous winners, 30 cast their votes; Stanley Matthews, Omar Sívori and George Best abstained, and Lev Yashin had died. Each voter was allotted five votes worth up to five points; however, Di Stéfano only chose a first place, Platini a first and second place, and George Weah two players for fifth place. Pelé was named the greatest by 17 voters, receiving almost double the number of points earned by the runner-up, Diego Maradona.[21]
Player | Pts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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Pelé (BRA) | 122 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Diego Maradona (ARG) | 65 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Johan Cruyff (NED) | 62 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP) | 44 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Michel Platini (FRA) | 40 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
To coincide with the 60th anniversary of the Ballon d'Or in 2016, France Football published a reevaluation of the awards presented before 1995, when only European players were eligible to win the award. 12 out of the 39 Ballons d'Or presented during this time period would have been awarded to South American players; in addition to Pelé and Diego Maradona, Garrincha, Mario Kempes, and Romário were retrospectively recognized as worthy winners. The original recipients, however, remain unchanged.[22] Maradona and Pelé received honorary Ballons d'Or for their services to football in 1996 and 2013, respectively.[23][24]
Year | Original | New |
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1958 | Raymond Kopa (FRA) | Pelé (BRA) |
1959 | Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP) | Pelé (BRA) |
1960 | Luis Suárez (ESP) | Pelé (BRA) |
1961 | Omar Sívori (ITA) | Pelé (BRA) |
1962 | Josef Masopust (TCH) | Garrincha (BRA) |
1963 | Lev Yashin (URS) | Pelé (BRA) |
1964 | Denis Law (SCO) | Pelé (BRA) |
1970 | Gerd Müller (FRG) | Pelé (BRA) |
1978 | Kevin Keegan (ENG) | Mario Kempes (ARG) |
1986 | Igor Belanov (URS) | Diego Maradona (ARG) |
1990 | Lothar Matthäus (GER) | Diego Maradona (ARG) |
1994 | Hristo Stoichkov (BUL) | Romário (BRA) |
See also
- UEFA Best Player in Europe
- UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
- European Golden Shoe
- World Soccer Player of the Year
- FIFPro World Player of the Year
- Castrol Rankings
Notes
- ↑ Born in Argentina, Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956 and went on to play for the Spanish national football team.[9]
- ↑ Born in Argentina, Sívori acquired Italian citizenship in 1961 and went on to play for the Italian national football team.[10]
- ↑ Cruyff was signed by Barcelona from Ajax midway through 1973.
- ↑ Keegan was signed by Hamburg from Liverpool midway through 1977.
- ↑ Lineker was signed by Barcelona from Everton midway through 1986.
- ↑ Gullit was signed by Milan from PSV Eindhoven midway through 1987.[11]
- ↑ Futre was signed by Atlético Madrid from Porto midway through 1987.
- ↑ Rijkaard was signed by Milan from Real Zaragoza midway through 1988.
- ↑ Weah was signed by Milan from Paris Saint-Germain midway through 1995.[12]
- ↑ Ronaldo was signed by Barcelona from PSV Eindhoven midway through 1996.
- ↑ Ronaldo was signed by Inter Milan from Barcelona midway through 1997.[13]
- ↑ Figo was signed by Real Madrid from Barcelona midway through 2000.[14]
- ↑ Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid from Inter Milan midway through 2002.[15]
- ↑ Deco was signed by Barcelona from Porto midway through 2004.
- ↑ Cannavaro was signed by Real Madrid from Juventus midway through 2006.[16]
- ↑ Cristiano Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid from Manchester United midway through 2009.[17]
- ↑ Cristiano Ronaldo additionally won two FIFA Ballons d'Or (2013, 2014) and thrice finished in second place (2011, 2012, 2015).[18][19]
- ↑ Messi additionally won four FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010, 2011, 2012, 2015) and twice finished in second place (2013, 2014).[18][19]
References
- ↑ "Matthews wins first Golden Ball". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 1 December 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
- 1 2 3 "The 1990s Ballon d'Or winners". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 1 December 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
- ↑ "Ronaldo joins legendary list". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 1 December 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
- ↑ "Messi obtiene el Balón de oro 2009". El Economista (in Spanish). 1 December 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ↑ "Rankings by Wins". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
- ↑ "Kaka wins 2007 award". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 1 December 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
- ↑ "The FIFA Ballon d'Or is born". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ "How the award came about". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ Bellwood, Tom (4 December 2009). "The best footballers to have never played in the World Cup". Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ↑ "Juve legend Sívori dies". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ↑ "Sexy football to sexy golf, Gullit shows his class". The Scotsman (Johnston Press Digital Publishing). 4 October 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- ↑ Harris, Nick (7 December 2004). "George Weah: favourite to win biggest battle – leading his country off the field". The Independent (Associated Press). Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- ↑ "Fast facts on Ronaldo". Sports Illustrated. Reuters. 31 August 2002. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- ↑ Nash, Elizabeth (25 July 2000). "Figo defects to Real Madrid for record £37.2m". The Independent (Associated Press). Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- ↑ "Real ropes Ronaldo". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. 31 August 2002. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- ↑ "Real sign Cannavaro and Emerson". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 19 July 2006. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- ↑ "Man Utd accept £80m Ronaldo bid". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 11 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- 1 2 "La liste complête des lauréats du Ballon d'or, de 1956 à nos jours". France Football. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- 1 2 "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "On this day, Di Stéfano won the Super Ballon d'Or". RealMadrid.com. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ Stokkermans, Karel (23 December 2015). "France Football's Football Player of the Century". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ Marchand, Thierry (December 2015). "On a refait le palmarès". France Football. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ "Maradona receives honorary award". BBC Sport. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ "Pele receives FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur". FIFA.com. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
External links
- "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- "La liste complête des lauréats du Ballon d'or, de 1956 à nos jours". France Football. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
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