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Lionel Messi won the most Ballons d'Or in history, with eight wins in three different decades. He is also the record holder for most consecutive wins, with four between 2009 and 2012 . Cristiano Ronaldo has been nominated for the Ballon d'Or a record eighteen times, and is a five-time winner.
In 2010, the FIFA World Player of the Year award combined with the Ballon d'Or to create the FIFA Ballon d'Or in a six-year partnership. [3] FIFA presided over the FIFA Ballon d'Or after agreeing to pay £13million for the merge of the two major player awards with France Football.
Association football in itself does not have a classical history. [28] Notwithstanding any similarities to other ball games played around the world, FIFA has described that no historical connection exists with any game played in antiquity outside Europe. [3] The history of football in England dates back to at least the eighth century. [35]
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.
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 history of association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, stretches back to at least medieval times. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] FIFA cites Cuju in ancient China is the earliest form of a kicking game for which there is scientific evidence, a military manual from the Han dynasty , and it closely resembles modern association football.
Best Player of the last 25 years by OneFootball: 2025 [101] Best Player of the Decade (2010–2019) by Sporting News: 2019 [102] [103] Best Club Player of the Decade (2010–2019) by Sports Illustrated: 2019 [104] Best Player of the Decade (2011–2021) by 90min: 2021 [105] Best Player of the Year by 433 (The Ring award): 2021 [106]
[6] [7] Female players are awarded the UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award, introduced in 2013. [8] UEFA partnered with Groupe Amaury to co-organise the Ballon d'Or awards from 2024. The partnership means UEFA's awards for the best player and best coach will cease to exist.