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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.
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.
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 ...
Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or for the drama film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The official poster featured Pedro Almodóvar , Juliette Binoche , Jane Campion , Souleymane Cissé , Penélope Cruz , Gérard Depardieu , Samuel L. Jackson , Bruce Willis and Wong Kar-wai , all photographed by Alex Majoli , as a ...
Two deserving winners on stage tonight - but so too were two absolute giants of the game, Ballon d’Or winners in the 1990s: Hristo Stoichkov and George Weah. Complete legends both. (EPA)
The 2001 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 Michael Owen on 18 December 2001. [ 1 ] Owen was the fourth English national to win the award after Stanley Matthews ( 1956 ), Bobby Charlton (1966) and Kevin Keegan (1978, 1979).
The first-ever recipient of the Ballon D'Or as the Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year: our own, Emma Hayes. — U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) October 28, 2024
The 2005 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 Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho on 28 November 2005. [1] On 24 October 2005, was announced the shortlist of 50 male players compiled by a group of experts from France Football. [2]