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[6] [27] [28] After 2011, UEFA created the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award to maintain the tradition of the original Ballon d'Or of specifically honouring a football player from Europe. [29] In 2020, Groupe Amaury , to which France Football belongs, [ 30 ] decided that no award would be given for the year due to the impact of the COVID-19 ...
The award, created in 2011 by UEFA in partnership with European Sports Media (ESM) group, was initially aimed at reviving the European Footballer of the Year Award (Ballon d'Or), [2] [3] which was merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year Award in 2010 to become the FIFA Ballon d'Or. [4] It also replaced the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year ...
For the 2010–11 season, the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award was replaced by the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, but the positional awards returned in 2016–17. Positional awards for players in the UEFA Women's Champions League were introduced in 2019–20.
The 1968 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to George Best on 24 December 1968. [1] Best was the first Northern Irish national to win the award. He was the third Manchester United player to win the trophy after Denis Law (1964) and Bobby ...
The 1956 Ballon d'Or was the inaugural Ballon d'Or award given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries. [1] Stanley Matthews received the award on 18 December 1956. [2] [3]
The main article for this category is UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award, formerly known as the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award and UEFA Club Footballer of the Year. Pages in category "UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award winners"
The 2004 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was delivered to the Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko on 13 December 2004. [1] On 9 November 2004, was announced the shortlist of 50 male players compiled by a group of experts from France Football. [2]
The 1960 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Luis Suárez on 13 December 1960. [ 1 ] Rankings