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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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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