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Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Calabar1stSon: 7:25pm On May 14, 2020
The Ballon d’Or is an annual prestigious award given to football players who have shown a tremendous performance throughout the previous season. The first time the award was given, was in 1956. There was an agreement between 2010 and 2015 to merge the Ballon d’Or with the FIFA World Player of the Year award. In 2016, however, this agreement was terminated and Ballon d’Or became yet again a separate award given to footballers regardless of who will win The Best FIFA Men’s Player title.

Here is the list of Ballon d’Or winners from 1956 till date
BALLON D’OR WINNERS BY YEAR

1. STANLEY MATTHEWS
Year: 1956
Nationality: English
Club: Blackpool
Number of awards: 1
Age: 41

2. ALFREDO DI STÉFANO
Year: 1957
Nationality: Argentinian
Club: Real Madrid
Number of awards: 2
Age: 31

3. RAYMOND KOPA
Year: 1958
Nationality: French
Club: Real Madrid
Number of awards: 1
Age: 27

4. ALFREDO DI STÉFANO
Year: 1959
Nationality: Argentinian
Club: Real Madrid
Number of awards: 2
Age: 33

5. LUIS SUÁREZ
Year: 1960
Nationality: Spanish
Club: Barcelona
Number of awards: 1
Age: 25

6. OMAR SÍVORI
Year: 1961
Nationality: Italian
Club: Juventus
Number of awards: 1
Age: 26

7. JOSEF MASOPUST
Year: 1962
Nationality: Czech
Club: Dukla Prague
Number of awards: 1
Age: 31

8. LEV YASHIN
Year: 1963
Nationality: Soviet
Club: Dynamo Moscow
Number of awards: 1
Age: 34

9. DENIS LAW
Year: 1964
Nationality: Scottish
Club: Manchester United
Number of awards: 1
Age: 24

10. EUSÉBIO
Year: 1965
Nationality: Portuguese
Club: Benfica
Number of awards: 1
Age: 23

11. BOBBY CHARLTON
Year: 1966
Nationality: English
Club: Manchester United
Number of awards: 1
Age: 29

12. FLÓRIÁN ALBERT
Year: 1967
Nationality: Hungarian
Club: Ferencváros
Number of awards: 1
Age: 26

13. GEORGE BEST
Year: 1968
Nationality: Northern Irish
Club: Manchester United
Number of awards: 1
Age: 22

14. GIANNI RIVERA1969
Nationality: Italian
Club: Milan
Number of awards: 1
Age: 26

15. GERD MÜLLER
Year: 1970
Nationality: German
Club: Bayern Munich
Number of awards: 1
Age: 25

16. JOHAN CRUYFF
Year: 1971
Nationality: Dutch
Club: Ajax
Number of awards: 3
Age: 24

17. FRANZ BECKENBAUER
Year: 1972
Nationality: German
Club: Bayern Munich
Number of awards: 2
Age: 27

18. JOHAN CRUYFF
Year: 1973
Nationality: Dutch
Club: Ajax
Number of awards: 3
Age: 26

19. JOHAN CRUYFF
Year: 1974
Nationality: Dutch
Club: Barcelona
Number of awards: 3
Age: 27

20. OLEG BLOKHIN
Year: 1975
Nationality: Soviet
Club: Dynamo Kyiv
Number of awards: 1
Age: 23

21. FRANZ BECKENBAUER
Year: 1976
Nationality: German
Club: Bayern Munich
Number of awards: 2
Age: 31

22. ALLAN SIMONSEN
Year: 1977
Nationality: Danish
Club: Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number of awards: 1
Age: 25

23. KEVIN KEEGAN
Year: 1978
Nationality: English
Club: Hamburger SV
Number of awards: 2
Age: 27

24. KEVIN KEEGAN
Year: 1979
Nationality: English
Club: Hamburger SV
Number of awards: 2
Age: 28

25. KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE
Year: 1980
Nationality: German
Club: Bayern Munich
Number of awards: 2
Age: 25

26. KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE
Year: 1981
Nationality: German
Club: Bayern Munich
Number of awards: 2
Age: 26

27. PAOLO ROSSI
Year: 1982
Nationality: Italian
Club: Juventus
Number of awards: 1
Age: 26

28. MICHEL PLATINI
Year: 1983
Nationality: French
Club: Juventus
Number of awards: 3
Age: 28

29. MICHEL PLATINI
Year: 1984
Nationality: French
Club: Juventus
Number of awards: 3
Age: 29

30. MICHEL PLATINI
Year: 1985
Nationality: French
Club: Juventus
Number of awards: 3
Age: 30

31. IGOR BELANOV
Year: 1986
Nationality: Soviet
Club: Dynamo Kyiv
Number of awards: 1
Age: 26

32. RUUD GULLIT
Year: 1987
Nationality: Dutch
Club: Milan
Number of awards: 1
Age: 25

33. MARCO VAN BASTEN
Year: 1988
Nationality: Dutch
Club: Milan
Number of awards: 3
Age: 24

34. MARCO VAN BASTEN
Year: 1989
Nationality: Dutch
Club: Milan
Number of awards: 3
Age: 25

35. LOTHAR MATTHÄUS
Year: 1990
Nationality: German
Club: Internazionale
Number of awards: 1
Age: 29

36. JEAN-PIERRE PAPIN
Year: 1991
Nationality: French
Club: Marseille
Number of awards: 1
Age: 28

37. MARCO VAN BASTEN
Year: 1992
Nationality: Dutch
Club: Milan
Number of awards: 3
Age: 28

38. ROBERTO BAGGIO
Year: 1993
Nationality: Italian
Club: Juventus
Number of awards: 1
Age: 26

39. HRISTO STOICHKOV
Year: 1994
Nationality: Bulgarian
Club: Barcelona
Number of awards: 1
Age: 28

40. GEORGE WEAH
Year: 1995
Nationality: Liberian
Club: Milan
Number of awards: 1
Age: 29

41. MATTHIAS SAMMER
Year: 1996
Nationality: German
Club: Borussia Dortmund
Number of awards: 1
Age: 29

42. Ronaldo
Year: 1997
Nationality: Brazilian
Club: Internazionale
Number of awards: 2
Age: 21

43. ZINEDINE ZIDANE
Year: 1998
Nationality: French
Club: Juventus
Number of awards: 1
Age: 26

44. RIVALDO
Year: 1999
Nationality: Brazilian
Club: Barcelona
Number of awards: 1
Age: 27

45. LUÍS FIGO
Year: 2000
Nationality: Portuguese
Club: Real Madrid
Number of awards: 1
Age: 28

46. MICHAEL OWEN
Year: 2001
Nationality: English
Club: Liverpool
Number of awards: 1
Age: 22

47. RONALDO
Year: 2002
Nationality: Brazilian
Club: Real Madrid
Number of awards: 2
Age: 26

48. PAVEL NEDVĚD
Year: 2003
Nationality: Czech
Club: Juventus
Number of awards: 1
Age: 31

49. ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO
Year: 2004
Nationality: Ukranian
Club: Milan
Number of awards: 1
Age: 28

50. RONALDINHO
Year: 2005
Nationality: Brazilian
Club: Barcelona
Number of awards: 1
Age: 25

51. FABIO CANNAVARO
Year: 2006
Nationality: Italian
Club: Real Madrid
Number of awards: 1
Age: 33

52. KAKÁ
Year: 2007
Nationality: Brazilian
Club: Milan
Number of awards: 1
Age: 25

53. CRISTIANO RONALDO
Year: 2008
Nationality: Portuguese
Club: Manchester United
Number of awards: 5
Age: 23

54. LIONEL MESSI
Year: 2009
Nationality: Argentinian
Club: Barcelona
Number of awards: 6
Age: 22

55. LIONEL MESSI
Year: 2010
Nationality: Argentinian
Club: Barcelona
Number of awards: 6
Age: 23

56. LIONEL MESSI
Year: 2011
Nationality: Argentinian
Club: Barcelona
Number of awards: 6
Age: 24

57. LIONEL MESSI
Year: 2012
Nationality: Argentinian
Club: Barcelona
Number of awards: 6
Age: 25

58. CRISTIANO RONALDO
Year: 2013
Nationality: Portuguese
Club: Real Madrid
Number of awards: 5
Age: 28

59. CRISTIANO RONALDO
Year: 2014
Nationality: Portuguese
Club: Real Madrid
Number of awards: 5
Age: 29

60. LIONEL MESSI
Year: 2015
Nationality: Argentinian
Club: Barcelona
Number of awards: 6
Age: 28

61. CRISTIANO RONALDO
Year: 2016
Nationality: Portuguese
Club: Real Madrid
Number of awards: 5
Age: 31

62. CRISTIANO RONALDO
Year: 2017
Nationality: Portuguese
Club: Real Madrid
Number of awards: 5
Age: 32

63. LUKA MODRIĆ
Year: 2018
Nationality: Croatian
Club: Real Madrid
Number of awards: 1
Age: 33

64. LIONEL MESSI
Year: 2019
Nationality: Argentinian
Club: Barcelona
Number of awards: 6
Age: 32

http://www.superbettingsites.com/ballon-dor-winners-list/

Who do you think was qualified for the award but was never given?

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Mintum: 7:33pm On May 14, 2020
Frank lampard and Samuel Etoo

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Calabar1stSon: 7:34pm On May 14, 2020
Mintum:
Frank lampard and Samuel Etoo
Who would you pick from the two if you were asked to choose just one? cheesy

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Golan007: 7:35pm On May 14, 2020
Thierry Henry.

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Yustash001(m): 7:37pm On May 14, 2020
Zlatan Ibrahimovic...

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Yustash001(m): 7:38pm On May 14, 2020
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Arjen Robben

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Calabar1stSon: 7:41pm On May 14, 2020
Yustash001:
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Arjen Robben
My love for Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery is outta this world cheesy

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by fmc1(m): 7:49pm On May 14, 2020
Well compiled and informative, thanks OP

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Akube1z: 8:01pm On May 14, 2020
Messi and Ronaldo really dominated that award for a long time.


If there is a player that deserve a ballon d or award . it should be from ajen robben or didier drogba.

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by kalvoken(m): 8:01pm On May 14, 2020
J J Okocha


aylive02:
what did he achieve?


Atleast you know him. Now does he know you?

You don't need to answer that.

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by BrickDevo: 8:01pm On May 14, 2020
Lionel Messi

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by timesup234: 8:01pm On May 14, 2020
Henry

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by NwaNimo1(m): 8:01pm On May 14, 2020

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by KingOfAllIgbos: 8:01pm On May 14, 2020
grin

Me.

I won all the Ballon D'ors in the bedroom...none on the field.

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by kemii624: 8:02pm On May 14, 2020
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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by ideabuilder: 8:02pm On May 14, 2020
JJ Okocha

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by ceejeck(m): 8:02pm On May 14, 2020
Calabar1stSon:


Here is the list of Ballon d’Or winners from 1956 till date


http://www.superbettingsites.com/ballon-dor-winners-list/

Who do you think was qualified for the award but was never given?


Jay jay Okocha grin

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by iamademola(m): 8:02pm On May 14, 2020
Goran pandev tongue

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by nrexzy: 8:02pm On May 14, 2020
Okocha, Roberto Carlos, Kanu

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by popweezy(m): 8:02pm On May 14, 2020
Zenidine Zidane.

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by BrutusOj(m): 8:03pm On May 14, 2020
Ibrahimovic offcourse.. Eto' Fills and Didier Drogba are also deserving.

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by nwajesus12(m): 8:03pm On May 14, 2020
Xavi hernandez

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by puyol005(m): 8:03pm On May 14, 2020
Brila anchor Ifaenyi Udeze

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by UrRealG: 8:03pm On May 14, 2020
Ibrahimovic, Robben, Ribery, Sneijder

Lewandowski is highly underated too

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Balenciagaokey: 8:03pm On May 14, 2020
Andres Iniesta
Pirlo
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Thiery Henry
Samuel Etoo
Franck ribery
Arjen robben
Frank Lampard
Steven Gerrard
Buffon
Sneidjer
Xavi Hernandez
Francesco Totti

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by donkingzton01(m): 8:03pm On May 14, 2020
Xavi hernandez

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Balenciagaokey: 8:03pm On May 14, 2020
angry
Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by ceejeck(m): 8:03pm On May 14, 2020
Kanu Nwanko grin

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by nathdim: 8:03pm On May 14, 2020
Gabriel batistuta

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