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The 2007 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists, was awarded to Kaká. [1] [2] This was the first year in which players from clubs outside the UEFA federation were eligible for nomination; this change also led to an increase in the voting pool to include journalists from outside UEFA countries.
The Ballon d'Or is the most prestigious award in football, having been lifted by the greatest players ever since 1956 Every Ballon d'Or winner: A complete list of every men's player to have won ...
Pages in category "Ballon d'Or by year" The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total. ... 2006 Ballon d'Or; 2007 Ballon d'Or; 2008 Ballon d'Or; 2009 ...
An honorary award, under the name Super Ballon d'Or, was awarded to Alfredo Di Stéfano in 1989, [17] who was voted the best multiple-time Ballon d'Or winner ahead of Johan Cruyff and Michel Platini. [57] [58] In addition Diego Maradona received an honorary Ballon d'Or in 1995 for his services to football dubbed the Golden Ballon d'Or.
Aitana Bonmati has won the Ballon d’Or Feminin award for the second year running, while Rodri pipped Vinicius Junior to the men’s Ballon d’Or award in a surprising outcome at the 2024 ...
The last Spaniard to win the Ballon d’Or was Luis Suarez in 1960; the only other one was the naturalised Argentinian Alfredo di Stefano. Rodri was crucial as Spain won Euro 2024 (Adam Davy/PA)
In 1963, Yashin received the Ballon d'Or, the only goalkeeper ever to receive the award. [3] He was additionally named posthumously to the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020, a greatest all-time XI, and was voted the best goalkeeper of the 20th century by the IFFHS. [15] He was also named to the IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team in 2021.
Real is the most successful club in European and international football, having won 35 official UEFA and FIFA trophies in total. [ 4 ] Raúl holds the record for most overall appearances, having played 741 from 1994 to 2010, ahead of Iker Casillas , who made 725 appearances from 1999 to 2015. [ 5 ]