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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.
2007 saw many new installments in established video game franchises, such as Madden NFL 08, NBA Live 08, NBA 2K8, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008, Super Mario Galaxy, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Halo 3, God of War II, Team Fortress 2, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, and ...
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 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)
Henry featured on the front cover of the editions of EA Sports' FIFA video game series from FIFA 2001 to FIFA 2005. [214] [215] He was included as an icon to the Ultimate Team in FIFA 18. [216] He was also a cover star for the Konami Pro Evolution Soccer video game series, and was featured on the covers of Pro Evolution Soccer 4 to Pro ...
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
His performances saw him win the FIFA World Player of the Year, the 2007 Ballon d'Or, and the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year. After six years with Milan, Kaká joined Real Madrid in 2009 for a transfer fee of €67 million, [15] which was the second highest transfer fee at the time. However, his four seasons in Madrid were plagued with ...