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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.
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.
Nov 3, 2023 · 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...
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...
Nov 29, 2021 · Paris St-Germain and Argentina forward Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or - awarded to the best footballer of the year - for a record seventh time.
Oct 30, 2023 · Lionel Messi, who has been celebrated for his exploits with Inter Miami of Major League Soccer, won his eighth Ballon d’Or more for helping carry Argentina to its first World Cup since 1986 last...
Oct 17, 2022 · Follow live coverage from the Ballon d'Or ceremony 2022 from the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
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...
Dec 3, 2018 · Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric wins the Ballon d'Or, breaking Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's 10-year dominance.
Oct 17, 2022 · Karim Benzema is the first French player to win the Ballon d’Or since Zinedine Zidane in 1998. Credit... Franck Fife/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
