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Old page wikitext, before the edit (old_wikitext ) | 'The "{{lang|fr|'''Ballon d'Or'''}}", "{{lang|en|'''The Golden Ball'''}}", referred to as the '''European Footballer of the Year''' award, is an annual [[association football]] award. It is presented to the player who has been considered to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. The award was conceived by ''[[France Football]]'s'' chief magazine writer [[Gabriel Hanot]], who asked his colleagues to vote for the player of the year in Europe in 1956. The inaugural winner was [[Stanley Matthews]] of [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]].<ref name="one">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7743176.stm |title=Ronaldo joins legendary list |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
Originally, journalists could only vote for European players at European clubs, meaning that players like [[Diego Maradona]] and [[Pelé]] were ineligible for the award.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7750881.stm |title=Matthews wins first Golden Ball |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref> In 1995, there was a change in the rules to allow non-European players to be eligible for the award if they played for a European club. The first non-European to win after the rule change was [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'s [[George Weah]] in the same year.<ref name="Nineties">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7750898.stm |title=The 1990s Ballon d'Or winners |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref> The rules were changed again in 2007 so that players of any nationality and from any club around the world could be eligible for the award. As a result, the number of journalists allowed to vote also increased; 96 journalists from around the world chose their top five players, as opposed to the 52 Europe based journalists in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7750910.stm |title=Kaka wins 2007 award |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
Three players have won the award three times each: [[Johan Cruyff]], [[Michel Platini]], and [[Marco van Basten]]. Platini is the only player to have won the award three times in a row; he won the award from 1983 to 1985.<ref name="one"/> [[Ronaldo]] became the first [[Brazil]]ian to win the award in 1997, after non-Europeans were made eligible.<ref name="Nineties"/> With seven awards each, Dutch and German players have won the Ballon d'Or the most. Italian clubs [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] and [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] have had the most winners; six players have won eight awards while playing for the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html#wins |title=Rankings by Wins |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=9 October 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref> The most recent recipient of the Ballon d'Or is [[Lionel Messi]], the third Argentine to win the award, but the first as an Argentine citizen.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://eleconomista.com.mx/notas-online/deportes/2009/11/30/messi-obtiene-balon-oro-2009 |title=Messi obtiene el Balón de oro 2009=[[El Economista]] |date=1 December 2009 |accessdate=1 December 2009 }}</ref>
[[File:Sepp Blatter at signing of agreement creating FIFA Ballon d’Or in Johannesburg 2010-07-05 2.jpg|thumb|[[Sepp Blatter]] holds up the agreement creating the FIFA Ballon d'Or in [[Johannesburg]] in July 2010]]
Since 2010, the Ballon d'Or and the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] award have been merged. The world’s best player will be awarded the '''[[FIFA Ballon d’Or]]''' each year.<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1268497/index.html#the+fifa+ballon+dor+born FIFA.com - The FIFA Ballon d'Or is born]</ref>
==Winners==
[[File:Stanley Matthews.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Stanley Matthews]], who was the first player to win the award in 1956.]]
[[File:Kevin Keegan.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Kevin Keegan]], who won the award in 1978 and 1979.]]
[[File:Franz Beckenbauer 2006 06 17.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Franz Beckenbauer]], who won the award twice.]]
[[File:Johan_Cruijff.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Johan Cruyff]] won Ballons d'Or as player and manager.]]
[[File:Platini 1985.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Michel Platini]] won three Ballons d'Or in succession.]]
[[File:Ronaldo.jpeg|thumb|upright|[[Ronaldo]], two-time winner of the Ballon d'Or & youngest winner 1997.]]
[[File:LeoMessi.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Lionel Messi]] is the current holder of the Ballon d'Or.]]
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Place
! Player
! Nationality
! Club
! Points
! Notes
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 1956|1956]]
|1st
|[[Stanley Matthews]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
|{{0}}47
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Alfredo di Stéfano]]
|{{flag|Spain|1939}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}44
|align=center|{{ref label|di Stefano|A|a}}
|-
|3rd
|[[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}33
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="4" |[[Ballon d'Or 1957|1957]]
|1st
|[[Alfredo di Stéfano]]
|{{flag|Spain|1939}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}72
|align=center|{{ref label|di Stefano|A|a}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Billy Wright (footballer)|Billy Wright]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|{{0}}19
|
|-
|3rd=
|[[Duncan Edwards]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|{{0}}16
|
|-
|3rd=
|[[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}16
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 1958|1958]]
|1st
|[[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}71
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Helmut Rahn]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Rot-Weiss Essen]]
|{{0}}40
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Just Fontaine]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Stade Reims]]
|{{0}}23
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1959
|1st
|[[Alfredo di Stéfano]]
|{{flag|Spain|1939}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}80
|align=center|{{ref label|di Stefano|A|a}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}42
|
|-
|3rd
|[[John Charles]]
|{{flag|Wales}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|{{0}}24
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1960
|1st
|[[Luis Suárez Miramontes|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flag|Spain|1939}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}54
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Ferenc Puskás]]
|{{flag|Hungary|1957}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}37
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Uwe Seeler]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
|{{0}}33
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1961
|1st
|[[Omar Sívori]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|{{0}}46
|align=center|{{ref label|Sívori|B|}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Luis Suárez Miramontes|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flag|Spain|1939}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}40
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Johnny Haynes]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|{{0}}22
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1962
|1st
|[[Josef Masopust]]
|{{flag|Czechoslovakia}}
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Dukla Prague]]
|{{0}}65
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Eusébio]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|{{0}}53
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Karl-Heinz Schnellinger]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Köln|Köln]]
|{{0}}33
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1963
|1st
|[[Lev Yashin]]
|{{flag|Soviet Union}}
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
|{{0}}73
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Gianni Rivera]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}55
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Jimmy Greaves]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|{{0}}50
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1964
|1st
|[[Denis Law]]
|{{flag|Scotland}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|{{0}}61
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Luis Suárez Miramontes|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flag|Spain|1939}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}43
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Amancio Amaro|Amancio]]
|{{flag|Spain|1939}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}38
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 1965|1965]]
|1st
|[[Eusébio]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|{{0}}67
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Giacinto Facchetti]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}59
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Luis Suárez Miramontes|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flag|Spain|1939}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}45
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1966
|1st
|[[Bobby Charlton]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|{{0}}81
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Eusébio]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|{{0}}80
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}59
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1967
|1st
|[[Flórián Albert]]
|{{flag|Hungary}}
|{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]
|{{0}}68
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Bobby Charlton]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|{{0}}40
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Jimmy Johnstone]]
|{{flag|Scotland}}
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|{{0}}39
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 1968|1968]]
|1st
|[[George Best]]
|{{flag|Northern Ireland}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|{{0}}61
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Bobby Charlton]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|{{0}}53
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Dragan Džajić]]
|{{flag|Yugoslavia|SFR}}
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|SFR}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|{{0}}46
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1969
|1st
|[[Gianni Rivera]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}83
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Luigi Riva]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
|{{0}}79
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}38
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1970
|1st
|[[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}77
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Bobby Moore]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|{{0}}70
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Luigi Riva]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
|{{0}}65
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 1971|1971]]
|1st
|[[Johan Cruyff]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|116
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Sandro Mazzola]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}57
|
|-
|3rd
|[[George Best]]
|{{flag|Northern Ireland}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|{{0}}56
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1972
|1st
|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}81
|
|-
|2nd=
|[[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}79
|
|-
|2nd=
|[[Günter Netzer]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|{{0}}79
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1973
|1st
|[[Johan Cruyff]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}96
|align=center|{{ref label|Cruyff|C|}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Dino Zoff]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|{{0}}47
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}44
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1974
|1st
|[[Johan Cruyff]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|116
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|105
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Kazimierz Deyna]]
|{{flag|Poland}}
|{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Legia Warsaw]]
|{{0}}35
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1975
|1st
|[[Oleg Blokhin]]
|{{flag|Soviet Union}}
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
|122
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}42
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Johan Cruyff]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}27
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1976
|1st
|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}91
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Rob Rensenbrink]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|{{0}}75
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Ivo Viktor]]
|{{flag|Czechoslovakia}}
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Dukla Prague]]
|{{0}}52
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1977
|1st
|[[Allan Simonsen]]
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|{{0}}74
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Kevin Keegan]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
|{{0}}71
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Michel Platini]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|France}} [[AS Nancy|Nancy]]
|{{0}}70
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1978
|1st
|[[Kevin Keegan]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
|{{0}}87
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Hans Krankl]]
|{{flag|Austria}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1977}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}81
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Rob Rensenbrink]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|{{0}}50
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1979
|1st
|[[Kevin Keegan]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
|118
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}52
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Ruud Krol]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|{{0}}41
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1980
|1st
|[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|122
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1977}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}34
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Michel Platini]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|France}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|{{0}}33
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1981
|1st
|[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|106
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Paul Breitner]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}64
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}39
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 1982|1982]]
|1st
|[[Paolo Rossi]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|115
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Alain Giresse]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|France}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|{{0}}64
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Zbigniew Boniek]]
|{{flag|Poland}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|{{0}}53
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1983
|1st
|[[Michel Platini]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|110
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Kenny Dalglish]]
|{{flag|Scotland}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|{{0}}26
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Allan Simonsen]]
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle]]
|{{0}}25
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1984
|1st
|[[Michel Platini]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|128
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Jean Tigana]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|France}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|{{0}}57
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Preben Elkjær Larsen|Preben Elkjær]]
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Verona]]
|{{0}}48
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1985
|1st
|[[Michel Platini]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|127
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Preben Elkjær Larsen|Preben Elkjær]]
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Verona]]
|{{0}}71
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}46
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1986
|1st
|[[Ihor Belanov|Igor Belanov]]
|{{flag|Soviet Union}}
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Dynamo Kyiv]]
|{{0}}84
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Gary Lineker]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}62
|align=center|{{ref label|Lineker|D|}}
|-
|3rd
|[[Emilio Butragueño]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}59
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1987
|1st
|[[Ruud Gullit]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|106
|align=center|{{ref label|Gullit|E|}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Paulo Futre]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Atlético Madrid]]
|{{0}}91
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Emilio Butragueño]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}61
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1988
|1st
|[[Marco van Basten]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|129
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Ruud Gullit]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}88
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Frank Rijkaard]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}45
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1989
|1st
|[[Marco van Basten]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|119
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Franco Baresi]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}80
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Frank Rijkaard]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}43
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1990
|1st
|[[Lothar Matthäus]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|137
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Salvatore Schillaci]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|{{0}}84
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Andreas Brehme]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}68
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="4" |[[Ballon d'Or 1991|1991]]
|1st
|[[Jean-Pierre Papin]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|141
|
|-
|2nd=
|[[Dejan Savićević]]
|{{flag|Yugoslavia|SFR}}
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|SFR}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|{{0}}42
|
|-
|2nd=
|[[Darko Pančev]]
|{{flag|Yugoslavia|SFR}}
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|SFR}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|{{0}}42
|
|-
|2nd=
|[[Lothar Matthäus]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}42
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1992
|1st
|[[Marco van Basten]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}98
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Hristo Stoichkov]]
|{{flag|Bulgaria}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}80
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Dennis Bergkamp]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|{{0}}53
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1993
|1st
|[[Roberto Baggio]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|142
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Dennis Bergkamp]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}83
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Eric Cantona]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|{{0}}34
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 1994|1994]]
|1st
|[[Hristo Stoichkov]]
|{{flag|Bulgaria}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|210
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Roberto Baggio]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|136
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Paolo Maldini]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|109
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1995
|1st
|[[George Weah]]
|{{flag|Liberia}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|144
|align=center|{{ref label|Weah|F|}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|108
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Jari Litmanen]]
|{{flag|Finland}}
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|{{0}}67
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1996
|1st
|[[Matthias Sammer]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Borussia Dortmund]]
|144
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Ronaldo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|143
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Alan Shearer]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|107
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1997
|1st
|[[Ronaldo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|222
|align=center|{{ref label|Ronaldo1|G|}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Predrag Mijatović]]
|{{flag|Yugoslavia|FR}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}68
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Zinedine Zidane]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|{{0}}63
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1998
|1st
|[[Zinedine Zidane]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|244
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Davor Šuker]]
|{{flag|Croatia}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}68
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Ronaldo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}66
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1999
|1st
|[[Rivaldo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|219
|
|-
|2nd
|[[David Beckham]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|154
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Andriy Shevchenko]]
|{{flag|Ukraine}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}64
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2000|2000]]
|1st
|[[Luís Figo]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|197
|align=center|{{ref label|Figo|H|}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Zinedine Zidane]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|181
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Andriy Shevchenko]]
|{{flag|Ukraine}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}85
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2001|2001]]
|1st
|[[Michael Owen]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|176
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Raúl González|Raúl]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|140
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Oliver Kahn]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|114
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2002|2002]]
|1st
|[[Ronaldo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|169
|align=center|{{ref label|Ronaldo2|I|}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Roberto Carlos (footballer)|Roberto Carlos]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|145
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Oliver Kahn]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|110
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2003|2003]]
|1st
|[[Pavel Nedvěd]]
|{{flag|Czech Republic}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|190
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Thierry Henry]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|128
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Paolo Maldini]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|123
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2004|2004]]
|1st
|[[Andriy Shevchenko]]
|{{flag|Ukraine}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|175
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Deco]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|139
|align=center|{{ref label|Deco|J|}}
|-
|3rd
|[[Ronaldinho]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|133
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2005|2005]]
|1st
|[[Ronaldinho]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|225
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Frank Lampard]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|148
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Steven Gerrard]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|142
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2006|2006]]
|1st
|[[Fabio Cannavaro]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|173
|align=center|{{ref label|Cannavaro|K|}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Gianluigi Buffon]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|124
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Thierry Henry]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|121
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2007|2007]]
|1st
|[[Kaká]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|444
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|277
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|255
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2008|2008]]
|1st
|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|446
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|281
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Fernando Torres]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|179
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3"|[[Ballon d'Or 2009|2009]]
|1st
|[[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|473
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|233
|align=center|{{ref label|CRonaldo|L|}}
|-
|3rd
|[[Xavi]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|170
|
|}
===By player===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Player
!Total
!class="unsortable|Years
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Johan|Cruyff}}
| align=center| 3
| 1971, 1973, 1974
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA}} {{sortname|Michel|Platini}}
| align=center|3
| 1983, 1984, 1985
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Marco|van Basten}}
| align=center| 3
| 1988, 1989, 1992
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP|1939}} {{sortname|Alfredo|di Stéfano}}
| align=center| 2
| 1957, 1959
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Franz|Beckenbauer}}
| align=center| 2
| 1972, 1976
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Kevin|Keegan}}
| align=center| 2
| 1978, 1979
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Karl-Heinz|Rummenigge}}
| align=center| 2
| 1980, 1981
|-
| {{flagicon|BRA}} {{sortname|Ronaldo|}}
| align=center| 2
| 1997, 2002
|}
===By country===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Country
!Players
!Total
|-
| {{GER}}
| align=center| 5
| align=center| 7
|-
| {{NED}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 7
|-
| {{FRA}}
| align=center| 4
| align=center| 6
|-
| {{BRA}}
| align=center| 4
| align=center| 5
|-
| {{ENG}}
| align=center| 4
| align=center| 5
|-
| {{ITA}}
| align=center| 5
| align=center| 5
|-
| {{POR}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3
|-
| {{URS}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3
|-
| {{ESP}}
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 3
|-
| {{ARG}}
| align=center| 12
| align=center| 23
|-
| {{BUL}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{CZE}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{TCH}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{DEN}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{HUN}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{LBR}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{NIR}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{SCO}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{UKR}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|}
===By club===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Club
!Players
!Total
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
| align=center| 6
| align=center| 8
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
| align=center| 6
| align=center| 8
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| align=center| 6
| align=center| 7
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
| align=center| 5
| align=center| 6
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| align=center| 4
| align=center| 4
|-
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Dukla Prague]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Dortmund]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|}
==See also==
* [[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year]]
* [[FIFA World Player of the Year]]
* [[European Golden Shoe]]
* [[World Soccer Awards|World Soccer Player of the Year]]
* [[FIFPro World XI|FIFPro World Player of the Year]]
* [[Castrol Performance Index#Castrol Rankings|Castrol Rankings]]
==Notes==
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A. {{note label|di Stefano|A|a}}{{note label|di Stefano|A|b}} Despite being born in [[Argentina]], [[Alfredo di Stefano]] acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and went on to play for the [[Spanish national football team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/history/associationweeks/association=122/newsid=255616.html |title=Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano |work=uefa.com |publisher=[[UEFA|Union of European Football Associations]] |date=22 November 2004 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
B. {{note|Sívori}} Despite being born in Argentina, [[Omar Sívori]] acquired Italian citizenship in 1961, and went on to play for the [[Italian national football team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/history/Obituaries/newsId=281090.html |title=Juve legend Sívori dies |work=uefa.com |publisher=[[UEFA|Union of European Football Associations]] |date=18 February 2005 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
C. {{note|Cruyff}} [[Johan Cruyff]] was signed by [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] from [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] mid-way through 1973.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laureus.com/winners?q=node/1084 |title=Johan Cruyff |publisher=[[Laureus World Sports Awards|Laureus]] |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
D. {{note|Lineker}} [[Gary Lineker]] was signed by [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] from [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] mid-way through 1986.
E. {{note|Gullit}} [[Ruud Gullit]] was signed by [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] from [[PSV Eindhoven]] mid-way through 1987.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Sexy-football-to-sexy-golf.4558584.jp |title=Sexy football to sexy golf, Gullit shows his class |work=[[The Scotsman]] |publisher=Johnston Press Digital Publishing |date=4 October 2008 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
F. {{note|Weah}} [[George Weah]] was signed by Milan from [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] mid-way through 1995.<ref>{{cite news |last=Harris |first=Nick |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/george-weah-favourite-to-win-biggest-battle--leading-his-country-off-the-field-679006.html |title=George Weah: favourite to win biggest battle - leading his country off the field |work=[[The Independent]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=7 December 2004 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
G. {{note|Ronaldo1}} [[Ronaldo]] was signed by [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]] from Barcelona mid-way through 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2002/08/31/ronaldo_facts_reuters/ |title=Fast facts on Ronaldo |work=[[Sports Illustrated]] |publisher=[[Reuters]] |date=31 August 2002 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
H. {{note|Figo}} [[Luís Figo]] was signed by [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] from Barcelona mid-way through 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nash |first=Elizabeth |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/figo-defects-to-real-madrid-for-record-pound372m-709465.html |title=Figo defects to Real Madrid for record £37.2m |work=[[The Independent]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=25 July 2000 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
I. {{note|Ronaldo2}} Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid from Internazionale mid-way through 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2002/08/31/ronaldo_madrid_ap/ |title=Real ropes Ronaldo |work=[[Sports Illustrated]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=31 August 2002 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
J. {{note|Deco}} [[Deco]] was signed by Barcelona from [[F.C. Porto|Porto]] mid-way through 2004.
K. {{note|Cannavaro}} [[Fabio Cannavaro]] was signed by Real Madrid from [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] mid-way through 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/5169176.stm |title=Real sign Cannavaro and Emerson |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=19 July 2006 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
L. {{note|CRonaldo}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] was signed by Real Madrid from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] mid-way through 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Man Utd accept £80m Ronaldo bid |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/8094720.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=11 June 2009 |accessdate=11 June 2009 }}</ref>
</div>
==References==
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* {{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=9 October 2008 |accessdate=5 December 2008 }}
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New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext ) | 'The "{{lang|fr|'''Ballon d'Or'''}}", "{{lang|en|'''The Golden Ball'''}}", referred to as the '''European Footballer of the Year''' award, is an annual [[association football]] award. It is presented to the player who has been considered to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. The award was conceived by ''[[France Football]]'s'' chief magazine writer [[Gabriel Hanot]], who asked his colleagues to vote for the player of the year in Europe in 1956. The inaugural winner was [[Stanley Matthews]] of [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]].<ref name="one">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7743176.stm |title=Ronaldo joins legendary list |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
Originally, journalists could only vote for European players at European clubs, meaning that players like [[Diego Maradona]] and [[Pelé]] were ineligible for the award.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7750881.stm |title=Matthews wins first Golden Ball |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref> In 1995, there was a change in the rules to allow non-European players to be eligible for the award if they played for a European club. The first non-European to win after the rule change was [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'s [[George Weah]] in the same year.<ref name="Nineties">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7750898.stm |title=The 1990s Ballon d'Or winners |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref> The rules were changed again in 2007 so that players of any nationality and from any club around the world could be eligible for the award. As a result, the number of journalists allowed to vote also increased; 96 journalists from around the world chose their top five players, as opposed to the 52 Europe based journalists in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7750910.stm |title=Kaka wins 2007 award |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
Three players have won the award three times each: [[Johan Cruyff]], [[Michel Platini]], and [[Marco van Basten]]. Platini is the only player to have won the award three times in a row; he won the award from 1983 to 1985.<ref name="one"/> [[Ronaldo]] became the first [[Brazil]]ian to win the award in 1997, after non-Europeans were made eligible.<ref name="Nineties"/> With seven awards each, Dutch and German players have won the Ballon d'Or the most. Italian clubs [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] and [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] have had the most winners; six players have won eight awards while playing for the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html#wins |title=Rankings by Wins |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=9 October 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref> The most recent recipient of the Ballon d'Or is [[Lionel Messi]], the third Argentine to win the award, but the first as an Argentine citizen.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://eleconomista.com.mx/notas-online/deportes/2009/11/30/messi-obtiene-balon-oro-2009 |title=Messi obtiene el Balón de oro 2009=[[El Economista]] |date=1 December 2009 |accessdate=1 December 2009 }}</ref>
[[File:Sepp Blatter at signing of agreement creating FIFA Ballon d’Or in Johannesburg 2010-07-05 2.jpg|thumb|[[Sepp Blatter]] holds up the agreement creating the FIFA Ballon d'Or in [[Johannesburg]] in July 2010]]
Since 2010, the Ballon d'Or and the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] award have been merged. The world’s best player will be awarded the '''[[FIFA Ballon d’Or]]''' each year.<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1268497/index.html#the+fifa+ballon+dor+born FIFA.com - The FIFA Ballon d'Or is born]</ref>
==Winners==
[[File:Stanley Matthews.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Stanley Matthews]], who was the first player to win the award in 1956.]]
[[File:Kevin Keegan.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Kevin Keegan]], who won the award in 1978 and 1979.]]
[[File:Franz Beckenbauer 2006 06 17.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Franz Beckenbauer]], who won the award twice.]]
[[File:Johan_Cruijff.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Johan Cruyff]] won Ballons d'Or as player and manager.]]
[[File:Platini 1985.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Michel Platini]] won three Ballons d'Or in succession.]]
[[File:Ronaldo.jpeg|thumb|upright|[[Ronaldo]], two-time winner of the Ballon d'Or & youngest winner 1997.]]
[[File:LeoMessi.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Lionel Messi]] is the current holder of the Ballon d'Or.]]
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Place
! Player
! Nationality
! Club
! Points
! Notes
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 1956|1956]]
|1st
|[[Stanley Matthews]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
|{{0}}47
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Alfredo di Stéfano]]
|{{flag|Spain|1939}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}44
|align=center|{{ref label|di Stefano|A|a}}
|-
|3rd
|[[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}33
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="4" |[[Ballon d'Or 1957|1957]]
|1st
|[[Alfredo di Stéfano]]
|{{flag|Spain|1939}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}72
|align=center|{{ref label|di Stefano|A|a}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Billy Wright (footballer)|Billy Wright]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|{{0}}19
|
|-
|3rd=
|[[Duncan Edwards]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|{{0}}16
|
|-
|3rd=
|[[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}16
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 1958|1958]]
|1st
|[[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}71
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Helmut Rahn]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Rot-Weiss Essen]]
|{{0}}40
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Just Fontaine]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Stade Reims]]
|{{0}}23
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1959
|1st
|[[Alfredo di Stéfano]]
|{{flag|Spain|1939}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}80
|align=center|{{ref label|di Stefano|A|a}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}42
|
|-
|3rd
|[[John Charles]]
|{{flag|Wales}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|{{0}}24
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1960
|1st
|[[Luis Suárez Miramontes|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flag|Spain|1939}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}54
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Ferenc Puskás]]
|{{flag|Hungary|1957}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}37
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Uwe Seeler]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
|{{0}}33
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1961
|1st
|[[Omar Sívori]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|{{0}}46
|align=center|{{ref label|Sívori|B|}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Luis Suárez Miramontes|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flag|Spain|1939}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}40
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Johnny Haynes]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|{{0}}22
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1962
|1st
|[[Josef Masopust]]
|{{flag|Czechoslovakia}}
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Dukla Prague]]
|{{0}}65
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Eusébio]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|{{0}}53
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Karl-Heinz Schnellinger]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Köln|Köln]]
|{{0}}33
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1963
|1st
|[[Lev Yashin]]
|{{flag|Soviet Union}}
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
|{{0}}73
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Gianni Rivera]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}55
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Jimmy Greaves]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|{{0}}50
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1964
|1st
|[[Denis Law]]
|{{flag|Scotland}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|{{0}}61
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Luis Suárez Miramontes|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flag|Spain|1939}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}43
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Amancio Amaro|Amancio]]
|{{flag|Spain|1939}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}38
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 1965|1965]]
|1st
|[[Eusébio]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|{{0}}67
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Giacinto Facchetti]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}59
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Luis Suárez Miramontes|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flag|Spain|1939}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}45
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1966
|1st
|[[Bobby Charlton]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|{{0}}81
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Eusébio]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|{{0}}80
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}59
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1967
|1st
|[[Flórián Albert]]
|{{flag|Hungary}}
|{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]
|{{0}}68
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Bobby Charlton]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|{{0}}40
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Jimmy Johnstone]]
|{{flag|Scotland}}
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|{{0}}39
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 1968|1968]]
|1st
|[[George Best]]
|{{flag|Northern Ireland}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|{{0}}61
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Bobby Charlton]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|{{0}}53
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Dragan Džajić]]
|{{flag|Yugoslavia|SFR}}
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|SFR}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|{{0}}46
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1969
|1st
|[[Gianni Rivera]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}83
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Luigi Riva]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
|{{0}}79
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}38
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1970
|1st
|[[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}77
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Bobby Moore]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|{{0}}70
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Luigi Riva]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
|{{0}}65
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 1971|1971]]
|1st
|[[Johan Cruyff]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|116
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Sandro Mazzola]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}57
|
|-
|3rd
|[[George Best]]
|{{flag|Northern Ireland}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|{{0}}56
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1972
|1st
|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}81
|
|-
|2nd=
|[[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}79
|
|-
|2nd=
|[[Günter Netzer]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|{{0}}79
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1973
|1st
|[[Johan Cruyff]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}96
|align=center|{{ref label|Cruyff|C|}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Dino Zoff]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|{{0}}47
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}44
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1974
|1st
|[[Johan Cruyff]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|116
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|105
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Kazimierz Deyna]]
|{{flag|Poland}}
|{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Legia Warsaw]]
|{{0}}35
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1975
|1st
|[[Oleg Blokhin]]
|{{flag|Soviet Union}}
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
|122
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}42
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Johan Cruyff]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1939}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}27
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1976
|1st
|[[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}91
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Rob Rensenbrink]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|{{0}}75
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Ivo Viktor]]
|{{flag|Czechoslovakia}}
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Dukla Prague]]
|{{0}}52
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1977
|1st
|[[Allan Simonsen]]
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|{{0}}74
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Kevin Keegan]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
|{{0}}71
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Michel Platini]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|France}} [[AS Nancy|Nancy]]
|{{0}}70
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1978
|1st
|[[Kevin Keegan]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
|{{0}}87
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Hans Krankl]]
|{{flag|Austria}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1977}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}81
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Rob Rensenbrink]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|{{0}}50
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1979
|1st
|[[Kevin Keegan]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
|118
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}52
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Ruud Krol]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|{{0}}41
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1980
|1st
|[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|122
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Spain|1977}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}34
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Michel Platini]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|France}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|{{0}}33
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1981
|1st
|[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|106
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Paul Breitner]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|{{0}}64
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}39
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 1982|1982]]
|1st
|[[Paolo Rossi]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|115
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Alain Giresse]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|France}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|{{0}}64
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Zbigniew Boniek]]
|{{flag|Poland}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|{{0}}53
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1983
|1st
|[[Michel Platini]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|110
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Kenny Dalglish]]
|{{flag|Scotland}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|{{0}}26
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Allan Simonsen]]
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle]]
|{{0}}25
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1984
|1st
|[[Michel Platini]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|128
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Jean Tigana]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|France}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|{{0}}57
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Preben Elkjær Larsen|Preben Elkjær]]
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Verona]]
|{{0}}48
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1985
|1st
|[[Michel Platini]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|127
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Preben Elkjær Larsen|Preben Elkjær]]
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Verona]]
|{{0}}71
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}46
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1986
|1st
|[[Ihor Belanov|Igor Belanov]]
|{{flag|Soviet Union}}
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Dynamo Kyiv]]
|{{0}}84
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Gary Lineker]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}62
|align=center|{{ref label|Lineker|D|}}
|-
|3rd
|[[Emilio Butragueño]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}59
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1987
|1st
|[[Ruud Gullit]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|106
|align=center|{{ref label|Gullit|E|}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Paulo Futre]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Atlético Madrid]]
|{{0}}91
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Emilio Butragueño]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}61
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1988
|1st
|[[Marco van Basten]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|129
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Ruud Gullit]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}88
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Frank Rijkaard]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}45
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1989
|1st
|[[Marco van Basten]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|119
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Franco Baresi]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}80
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Frank Rijkaard]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}43
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1990
|1st
|[[Lothar Matthäus]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|137
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Salvatore Schillaci]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|{{0}}84
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Andreas Brehme]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}68
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="4" |[[Ballon d'Or 1991|1991]]
|1st
|[[Jean-Pierre Papin]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|141
|
|-
|2nd=
|[[Dejan Savićević]]
|{{flag|Yugoslavia|SFR}}
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|SFR}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|{{0}}42
|
|-
|2nd=
|[[Darko Pančev]]
|{{flag|Yugoslavia|SFR}}
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia|SFR}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|{{0}}42
|
|-
|2nd=
|[[Lothar Matthäus]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}42
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1992
|1st
|[[Marco van Basten]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}98
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Hristo Stoichkov]]
|{{flag|Bulgaria}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|{{0}}80
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Dennis Bergkamp]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|{{0}}53
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1993
|1st
|[[Roberto Baggio]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|142
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Dennis Bergkamp]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}83
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Eric Cantona]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|{{0}}34
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 1994|1994]]
|1st
|[[Hristo Stoichkov]]
|{{flag|Bulgaria}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|210
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Roberto Baggio]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|136
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Paolo Maldini]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|109
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1995
|1st
|[[George Weah]]
|{{flag|Liberia}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|144
|align=center|{{ref label|Weah|F|}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|108
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Jari Litmanen]]
|{{flag|Finland}}
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|{{0}}67
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1996
|1st
|[[Matthias Sammer]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Borussia Dortmund]]
|144
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Ronaldo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|143
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Alan Shearer]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|107
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1997
|1st
|[[Ronaldo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|222
|align=center|{{ref label|Ronaldo1|G|}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Predrag Mijatović]]
|{{flag|Yugoslavia|FR}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}68
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Zinedine Zidane]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|{{0}}63
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1998
|1st
|[[Zinedine Zidane]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|244
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Davor Šuker]]
|{{flag|Croatia}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|{{0}}68
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Ronaldo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
|{{0}}66
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |1999
|1st
|[[Rivaldo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|219
|
|-
|2nd
|[[David Beckham]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|154
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Andriy Shevchenko]]
|{{flag|Ukraine}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}64
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2000|2000]]
|1st
|[[Luís Figo]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|197
|align=center|{{ref label|Figo|H|}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Zinedine Zidane]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|181
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Andriy Shevchenko]]
|{{flag|Ukraine}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|{{0}}85
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2001|2001]]
|1st
|[[Michael Owen]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|176
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Raúl González|Raúl]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|140
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Oliver Kahn]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|114
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2002|2002]]
|1st
|[[Ronaldo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|169
|align=center|{{ref label|Ronaldo2|I|}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Roberto Carlos (footballer)|Roberto Carlos]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|145
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Oliver Kahn]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|110
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2003|2003]]
|1st
|[[Pavel Nedvěd]]
|{{flag|Czech Republic}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|190
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Thierry Henry]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|128
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Paolo Maldini]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|123
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2004|2004]]
|1st
|[[Andriy Shevchenko]]
|{{flag|Ukraine}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|175
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Deco]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|139
|align=center|{{ref label|Deco|J|}}
|-
|3rd
|[[Ronaldinho]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|133
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2005|2005]]
|1st
|[[Ronaldinho]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|225
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Frank Lampard]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|148
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Steven Gerrard]]
|{{flag|England}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|142
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2006|2006]]
|1st
|[[Fabio Cannavaro]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|173
|align=center|{{ref label|Cannavaro|K|}}
|-
|2nd
|[[Gianluigi Buffon]]
|{{flag|Italy}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|124
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Thierry Henry]]
|{{flag|France}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|121
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2007|2007]]
|1st
|[[Kaká]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|444
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|277
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|255
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3" |[[Ballon d'Or 2008|2008]]
|1st
|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|446
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|281
|
|-
|3rd
|[[Fernando Torres]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|179
|
|- bgcolor=#dddddd
|rowspan="3"|[[Ballon d'Or 2009|2009]]
|1st
|[[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|473
|
|-
|2nd
|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|233
|align=center|{{ref label|CRonaldo|L|}}
|-
|3rd
|[[Xavi]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|170
|
|}
===By player===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Player
!Total
!class="unsortable|Years
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Johan|Cruyff}}
| align=center| 3
| 1971, 1973, 1974
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA}} {{sortname|Michel|Platini}}
| align=center|3
| 1983, 1984, 1985
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Marco|van Basten}}
| align=center| 3
| 1988, 1989, 1992
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP|1939}} {{sortname|Alfredo|di Stéfano}}
| align=center| 2
| 1957, 1959
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Franz|Beckenbauer}}
| align=center| 2
| 1972, 1976
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Kevin|Keegan}}
| align=center| 2
| 1978, 1979
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Karl-Heinz|Rummenigge}}
| align=center| 2
| 1980, 1981
|-
| {{flagicon|BRA}} {{sortname|Ronaldo|}}
| align=center| 2
| 1997, 2002
|}
===By club===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Club
!Players
!Total
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
| align=center| 6
| align=center| 8
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
| align=center| 6
| align=center| 8
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| align=center| 6
| align=center| 7
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
| align=center| 5
| align=center| 6
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| align=center| 4
| align=center| 4
|-
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]]
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Dukla Prague]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Dortmund]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1
|}
==See also==
* [[UEFA Club Footballer of the Year]]
* [[FIFA World Player of the Year]]
* [[European Golden Shoe]]
* [[World Soccer Awards|World Soccer Player of the Year]]
* [[FIFPro World XI|FIFPro World Player of the Year]]
* [[Castrol Performance Index#Castrol Rankings|Castrol Rankings]]
==Notes==
<div style="font-size: 90%;">
A. {{note label|di Stefano|A|a}}{{note label|di Stefano|A|b}} Despite being born in [[Argentina]], [[Alfredo di Stefano]] acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and went on to play for the [[Spanish national football team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/history/associationweeks/association=122/newsid=255616.html |title=Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano |work=uefa.com |publisher=[[UEFA|Union of European Football Associations]] |date=22 November 2004 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
B. {{note|Sívori}} Despite being born in Argentina, [[Omar Sívori]] acquired Italian citizenship in 1961, and went on to play for the [[Italian national football team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/history/Obituaries/newsId=281090.html |title=Juve legend Sívori dies |work=uefa.com |publisher=[[UEFA|Union of European Football Associations]] |date=18 February 2005 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
C. {{note|Cruyff}} [[Johan Cruyff]] was signed by [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] from [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] mid-way through 1973.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laureus.com/winners?q=node/1084 |title=Johan Cruyff |publisher=[[Laureus World Sports Awards|Laureus]] |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
D. {{note|Lineker}} [[Gary Lineker]] was signed by [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] from [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] mid-way through 1986.
E. {{note|Gullit}} [[Ruud Gullit]] was signed by [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] from [[PSV Eindhoven]] mid-way through 1987.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Sexy-football-to-sexy-golf.4558584.jp |title=Sexy football to sexy golf, Gullit shows his class |work=[[The Scotsman]] |publisher=Johnston Press Digital Publishing |date=4 October 2008 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
F. {{note|Weah}} [[George Weah]] was signed by Milan from [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] mid-way through 1995.<ref>{{cite news |last=Harris |first=Nick |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/george-weah-favourite-to-win-biggest-battle--leading-his-country-off-the-field-679006.html |title=George Weah: favourite to win biggest battle - leading his country off the field |work=[[The Independent]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=7 December 2004 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
G. {{note|Ronaldo1}} [[Ronaldo]] was signed by [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]] from Barcelona mid-way through 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2002/08/31/ronaldo_facts_reuters/ |title=Fast facts on Ronaldo |work=[[Sports Illustrated]] |publisher=[[Reuters]] |date=31 August 2002 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
H. {{note|Figo}} [[Luís Figo]] was signed by [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] from Barcelona mid-way through 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nash |first=Elizabeth |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/figo-defects-to-real-madrid-for-record-pound372m-709465.html |title=Figo defects to Real Madrid for record £37.2m |work=[[The Independent]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=25 July 2000 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
I. {{note|Ronaldo2}} Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid from Internazionale mid-way through 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2002/08/31/ronaldo_madrid_ap/ |title=Real ropes Ronaldo |work=[[Sports Illustrated]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=31 August 2002 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
J. {{note|Deco}} [[Deco]] was signed by Barcelona from [[F.C. Porto|Porto]] mid-way through 2004.
K. {{note|Cannavaro}} [[Fabio Cannavaro]] was signed by Real Madrid from [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] mid-way through 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/5169176.stm |title=Real sign Cannavaro and Emerson |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=19 July 2006 |accessdate=6 December 2008 }}</ref>
L. {{note|CRonaldo}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] was signed by Real Madrid from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] mid-way through 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Man Utd accept £80m Ronaldo bid |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/8094720.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=11 June 2009 |accessdate=11 June 2009 }}</ref>
</div>
==References==
;General
* {{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=9 October 2008 |accessdate=5 December 2008 }}
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