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Conceived by sports writers Gabriel Hanot and Jacques Ferran, the Ballon d'Or was based exclusively on voting by football journalists up until 2006. Originally, it was awarded only to players from Europe and was widely known as the European Footballer of the Year award.
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The Ballon d'Or award is an annual football award for the best player over the previous year. It was first awarded in 1956. The most recent winner was Argentinan Lionel Messi in 2023. Messi has won the men's Ballon d'Or award a record eight times, Cristiano Ronaldo has won the award five times.
The FIFA Ballon d'Or ("Golden Ball") was an annual association football award presented to the world's best men's player from 2010 to 2015. Awarded jointly by FIFA and France Football, the prize was a merger of the FIFA World Player of the Year award and the Ballon d'Or, the two most prestigious individual honours in world football.
This coveted accolade, brought to life by France Football magazine, has been won by some of the greatest footballers in history. Since Sir Stanley Matthews took the first award almost 70 years ago...
The 2022 Ballon d'Or ( lit. '2022 Golden Ball') was the 66th annual presentation of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, recognising the best footballers in the world during the 2021–22 season. For the first time in the history of the award, it was given based on the results of the European season, instead of the calendar year. [1] .
Oct 30, 2023 · Argentina and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has won the Men's Ballon d'Or for an eighth time. The 36-year-old was recognised at the ceremony in Paris after helping his country win the...
Oct 17, 2022 · Real Madrid and France forward Karim Benzema has won the Ballon d'Or - awarded to the best footballer of the year - for the first time. Benzema scored 44 goals in 46 games as he helped Real...
Nov 1, 2023 · PARIS, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Argentina captain Lionel Messi won a record eighth Ballon d'Or for the best player in the world on Monday, beating Norway's UEFA player of the year and treble winner...
Oct 17, 2022 · Follow live coverage from the Ballon d'Or ceremony 2022 from the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
Oct 30, 2023 · Inter Miami's Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or for an astonishing eighth time, fending off competition from Manchester City star Erling Haaland.
