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This
award began in 1956 by France Football magazine. Before
1995 only European players playing in Europe were
eligible but since then non-European players have also
been declared eligible. |
1956 |
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STANLEY
MATTHEWS |
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ENGLAND |
1957 |
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ALFREDO
DI STEFANO |
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SPAIN |
1958 |
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RAYMOND
KOPA |
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FRANCE
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1959 |
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ALFREDO DI STEFANO |
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SPAIN |
1960 |
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LUIS
SUAREZ |
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SPAIN |
1961 |
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OMAR
SIVORI |
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ITALY |
1962 |
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JOSEF MASOPUST |
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CZECHOSLOVAKIA |
1963 |
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LEV
YASHIN |
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USSR |
1964 |
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DENIS
LAW |
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SCOTLAND |
1965 |
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EUSEBIO |
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PORTUGAL |
1966 |
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BOBBY
CHARLTON |
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ENGLAND |
1967 |
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FLORIAN
ALBERT |
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HUNGARY |
1968 |
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GEORGE
BEST |
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NORTHERN
IRELAND |
1969 |
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GIANNI RIVERA |
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ITALY |
1970 |
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GERD
MULLER |
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GERMANY |
1971 |
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JOHAN
CRUYFF |
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HOLLAND |
1972 |
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FRANZ BECKENBAUER |
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GERMANY |
1973 |
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JOHAN CRUYFF |
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HOLLAND |
1974 |
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JOHAN CRUYFF |
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HOLLAND |
1975 |
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OLEG BLOKHIM |
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USSR |
1976 |
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FRANZ BECKENBAUER |
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GERMANY |
1977 |
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ALLAN SIMONSEN |
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DENMARK |
1978 |
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KEVIN KEEGAN |
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ENGLAND |
1979 |
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KEVIN KEEGAN |
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ENGLAND |
1980 |
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KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE |
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GERMANY |
1981 |
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KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE |
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GERMANY |
1982 |
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PAOLO ROSSI |
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ITALY |
1983 |
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MICHEL PLATINI |
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FRANCE |
1984 |
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MICHEL PLATINI |
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FRANCE |
1985 |
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MICHEL PLATINI |
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FRANCE |
1986 |
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IGOR BELANOV |
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USSR |
1987 |
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RUUD GULLIT |
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HOLLAND |
1988 |
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MARCO VAN BASTEN |
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HOLLAND |
1989 |
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MARCO VAN BASTEN |
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HOLLAND |
1990 |
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LOTHAR MATTHAUS |
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GERMANY |
1991 |
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JEAN-PIERRE PAPIN |
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FRANCE |
1992 |
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MARCO VAN BASTEN |
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HOLLAND |
1993 |
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ROBERTO BAGGIO |
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ITALY |
1994 |
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HRISTO STOICHKOV |
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BULGARIA |
1995 |
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GEORGE WEAH |
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LIBERIA |
1996 |
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MATTHAIS SAMMER |
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GERMANY |
1997 |
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RONALDO |
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BRAZIL |
1998 |
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ZINEDINE ZIDANE |
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FRANCE |
1999 |
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RIVALDO |
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BRAZIL |
2000 |
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LUIS FIGO |
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PORTUGAL |
2001 |
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MICHAEL OWEN |
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ENGLAND |
2002 |
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RONALDO |
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BRAZIL |
2003 |
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PARVEL NEDVED |
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CZECH REPUBLIC |
2004 |
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ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO |
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UKRAINE |
2005 |
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RONALDINHO |
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BRAZIL |
2006 |
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FABIO CANNAVARO |
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ITALY |
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2007 |
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KAKA |
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BRAZIL |
2008 |
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CRISTIANO RONALDO |
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PORTUGAL |
2009 |
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LIONEL MESSI |
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ARGENTINA |
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In July 2010, an agreement was made to amalgamate the FIFA World player of the Year with the European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or) (from 2005, the same player had won both of them). The new award is the FIFA Ballon d'Or.
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2010 |
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LIONEL MESSI |
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ARGENTINA |
2011 |
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LIONEL MESSI |
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ARGENTINA |
2012 |
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LIONEL MESSI |
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ARGENTINA |
2013 |
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CRISTIANO RONALDO |
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PORTUGAL |
2014 |
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CRISTIANO RONALDO |
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PORTUGAL |
2015 |
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LIONEL MESSI |
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ARGENTINA |
From 2016 the trophy is simply known as the Ballon d'Or |
2016 |
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CRISTIANO RONALDO |
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PORTUGAL |
2017 |
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CRISTIANO RONALDO |
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PORTUGAL |
2018 |
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LUKA MODRIC |
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CROATIA |
2019 |
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LIONEL MESSI |
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ARGENTINA |
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