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Two-time winner Ronaldo became the first South American to claim the award, and he is still the youngest winner ever at 21 years and 96 days old. Rodri is the current award holder. Note: Until 2021 , the Ballon d'Or was awarded based on player performance during the calendar year.
The 1963 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 Lev Yashin on 17 December 1963. [1] He was the first, and as of 2024, the only goalkeeper to win this award. He also became the first Soviet and Russian national to win the award. [2] [3]
The Best FIFA Men's Player is an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, since 2016, to honour the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. [1]
Soccer: The Ultimate Encyclopaedia says, "Single-handed, Cruyff not only pulled Internazionale of Italy apart in the 1972 European Cup Final, but scored both goals in Ajax's 2–0 win." [31] Cruyff also scored in the 3–2 victory over ADO Den Haag in the KNVB Cup final. In the league, Cruyff was the top scorer with 25 goals as Ajax became ...
Best Player of the 21st Century by FourFourTwo: 2022 [95] Best Player of the 21st Century by ESPN: 2024 [96] Best Player of the 21st Century by Talksport: 2024 [97] Best Player of the 21st Century by Goal.com: 2024 [98] Best Player of the last 25 years by FourFourTwo: 2020 [99] [100] Best Player of the last 25 years by OneFootball: 2025 [101]
The Best FIFA Football Awards is a football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA. [1] The first awarding ceremony was held on 9 January 2017 in Zürich, Switzerland. [2] The award is aimed at reviving the FIFA World Player Gala. [3] This award being given to the players with best performance in the calendar year.
The first award was presented from July 2008 to July 2009. The annual award was presented for the first time during the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year Gala on 21 December in Switzerland, with Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo as the first prize winner. Lionel Messi holds the record for the most nominations for the FIFA Puskás Award.
The FIFA Ballon d'Or ("Golden Ball") was an annual association football award presented to the world's best men's player from 2010 to 2015. Awarded jointly by FIFA and France Football, the prize was a merger of the FIFA World Player of the Year award and the Ballon d'Or, the two most prestigious individual honours in world football.