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.
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Stanley Matthews |
Blackpool |
| 1957 |   Alfredo Di Stéfano |
Real Madrid |
| 1958 |  Raymond Kopa |
Real Madrid |
| 1959 | Alfredo Di Stéfano |
Real Madrid |
| 1960 | Luis Suárez |
Barcelona |
| 1961 |  Omar Sivori |
Juventus |
| 1962 |  Josef Masopust |
Dukla Prague |
| 1963 |  Lev Yashin |
Dynamo Moscow |
| 1964 |  Denis Law |
Manchester United |
| 1965 |  Eusébio |
Benfica |
| 1966 | Bobby Charlton |
Manchester United |
| 1967 |  Florián Albert |
Ferencváros |
| 1968 |  George Best |
Manchester United |
| 1969 | Gianni Rivera |
Milan |
| 1970 |  Gerd Müller |
Bayern München |
| 1971 |  Johan Cruyff |
Ajax |
| 1972 | Franz Beckenbauer |
Bayern München |
| 1973 | Johan Cruyff |
Ajax |
| 1974 | Johan Cruyff |
Barcelona |
| 1975 | Oleg Blokhin |
Dynamo Kiev |
| 1976 | Franz Beckenbauer |
Bayern München |
| 1977 |  Allan Simonsen |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 1978 | Kevin Keegan |
Hamburger SV |
| 1979 | Kevin Keegan |
Hamburger SV |
| 1980 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
Bayern München |
| 1981 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
Bayern München |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi |
Juventus |
| 1983 | Michel Platini |
Juventus |
| 1984 | Michel Platini |
Juventus |
| 1985 | Michel Platini |
Juventus |
| 1986 | Igor Belanov |
Dynamo Kyiv |
| 1987 | Ruud Gullit |
Milan |
| 1988 | Marco van Basten |
Milan |
| 1989 | Marco van Basten |
Milan |
| 1990 | Lothar Matthäus |
Internazionale |
| 1991 | Jean-Pierre Papin |
Olympique Marseille |
| 1992 | Marco van Basten |
Milan |
| 1993 | Roberto Baggio |
Juventus |
| 1994 |  Hristo Stoichkov |
Barcelona |
| 1995 |  George Weah |
Milan |
| 1996 | Matthias Sammer |
Borussia Dortmund |
| 1997 |  Ronaldo |
Internazionale |
| 1998 | Zinedine Zidane |
Juventus |
| 1999 | Rivaldo |
Barcelona |
| 2000 | Luís Figo |
Real Madrid |
| 2001 | Michael Owen |
Liverpool |
| 2002 | Ronaldo |
Real Madrid |
| 2003 | Pavel Nedvěd |
Juventus |
| 2004 |  Andriy Shevchenko |
Milan |
| 2005 | Ronaldinho |
Barcelona |
| 2006 | Fabio Cannavaro |
Real Madrid |
| 2007 | Kaká |
Milan |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Manchester United |
| 2009 | Lionel Messi |
Barcelona |
| 2010 | Lionel Messi |
Barcelona |
| 2011 | Lionel Messi |
Barcelona |
| 2012 | Lionel Messi |
Barcelona |
| 2013 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid |
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid |
| 2015 | Lionel Messi |
FC Barcelona |
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid |
| 2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid |
| 2018 |  Luka Modric |
Real Madrid |
| 2019 | Lionel Messi |
FC Barcelona |
Images for kids
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Lionel Messi with six awards has won the most Ballons d'Or in history.
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George Weah was the first non-European player to win the award.
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Three Ukrainian former Dynamo Kyiv players have won the Ballon d'Or: Andriy Shevchenko, Oleh Blokhin, and Ihor Belanov.
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