Ballon D'Or facts for kids
The Ballon d'Or (French pronunciation: [balɔ̃ dɔʁ]; "Golden Ball") is an annual football award presented by France Football. From 2010-15, it was presented by FIFA. Now FIFA has its own annual award called the Best FIFA Men's Player. From when it began until 2007, only European players were eligible to win the award. From 2007 onwards, any professional player worldwide can win.
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Images for kids
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Lionel Messi with seven awards has won the most Ballons d'Or in history.
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George Weah was the first non-European and first African national team player to win the award.
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Lev Yashin is the only goalkeeper to win the award.
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Three Ukrainian players have won the Ballon d'Or: Andriy Shevchenko, Oleh Blokhin, and Ihor Belanov.
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Marco van Basten (left) and Ruud Gullitt, teammates for AC Milan and the Netherlands, won in consecutive years from 1987 to 1989.
See also
In Spanish: Balón de Oro para niños