The Ballon d’Or is an award that has been given since 1956 to the best player of each season. Every year causes a stir for the players who should win it and don’t. The rules are clear: the award will be awarded to the best player in a calendar year, that is, from January 2020 to January 2021. Individual performances influence, collective titles … Here are all the winners of the Ballon d’Or:
1956: STANLEY MATTHEWS (England)
1957: ALFREDO DI STÉFANO (Argentina -Spain)
1958 – RAYMOND KOPA (France)
1959: ALFREDO DI STÉFANO (Argentina -Spain)
1960: LUIS SUÁREZ (Spain)
1961: OMAR SÍVORI (Argentina -Italy)
1962: JOSEF MASOPUST (Czech Republic)
1963: LEV YASHIN (Soviet Union)
1964: DENIS LAW (Scotland)
1965: EUSÉBIO (Portugal)
1966: BOBBY CHARLTON (England)
1967: FLÓRIÁN ALBERT (Hungary)
1968: GEORGE BEST (Northern Ireland)
1969: GIANNI RIVERA (Italy)
1970: GERD MÜLLER (Germany)
1971: JOHAN CRUYFF (Holland)
1972: FRANZ BECKENBAUER (Germany)
1973: JOHAN CRUYFF (Holland)
1974: JOHAN CRUYFF (Holland)
1975: OLEG BLOKHIN (Ukraine)
1976: FRANZ BECKENBAUER (Germany)
1977: ALLAN SIMONSEN (Denmark)
1978: KEVIN KEEGAN (England)
1979: KEVIN KEEGAN (England)
1980: KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE (Germany)
1981: KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE (Germany)
1982: PAOLO ROSSI (Italy)
1983: MICHEL PLATINI (France)
1984: MICHEL PLATINI (France)
1985: MICHEL PLATINI (France)
1986: IGOR BELANOV (Ukraine)
1987: RUUD GULLIT (Holland)
1988: MARCO VAN BASTEN (Holland)
1989: MARCO VAN BASTEN (Netherlands)
1990: LOTHAR MATTHÄUS (Germany)
1991: JEAN-PIERRE PAPIN (France)
1992: MARCO VAN BASTEN (Netherlands)
1993: ROBERTO BAGGIO (Italy)
1994: HRISTO STOICHKOV (Bulgaria)
1995: GEORGE WEAH (Liberia)
1996: MATTHIAS SAMMER (Germany)
1997: RONALDO (Brazil)
1998: ZINEDINE ZIDANE (France)
1999: RIVALDO (Brazil)
2000: LUIS FIGO (Portugal)
2001: MICHAEL OWEN (England)
2002: RONALDO (Brazil)
2003: PAVEL NEDVED (Czech Republic)
2004: ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO (Ukraine)
2005: RONALDINHO (Brazil)
2006: FABIO CANNAVARO (Italy)
2007: KAKÁ (Brazil)
2008: CRISTIANO RONALDO (Portugal)
2009: LIONEL MESSI (Argentina)
2010: LIONEL MESSI (Argentina)
2011: LIONEL MESSI (Argentina)
2012: LIONEL MESSI (Argentina)
2013: CRISTIANO RONALDO (Portugal)
2014: CRISTIANO RONALDO (Portugal)
2015: LIONEL MESSI (Argentina)
2016: CRISTIANO RONALDO (Portugal)
2017: CRISTIANO RONALDO (Portugal)
2018: LUKA MODRIC (Croatia)
2019: LIONEL MESSI (Argentina)
2020: WE DID NOT HAVE GOLDEN BALL
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