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    The 1965 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...
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    The 2000 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...
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    The 1964 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...
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    The Ballon d'Or (French pronunciation: [balɔ̃ dɔʁ] ; lit. 'Golden Ball') is an annual football award presented by French magazine France Football since...
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    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...
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  • The Ballon d'Or Dream Team is an all-time all-star team published by France Football on 14 December 2020 after conducting an internet poll of fans to...
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    The 1966 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...
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    Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935) (category Ballon d'Or winners)
    in 1960 Suárez became the first male Spanish-born player to win the Ballon d'Or. In 1964, he helped Spain win their first European Championship title...
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    Lev Yashin (category Ballon d'Or winners)
    Yashin received the Ballon d'Or, the only goalkeeper ever to receive the award. He was additionally named posthumously to the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020...
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    position shared with Paolo Rossi. Asparuhov was also nominated for the 1965 Ballon d'Or award, finishing eighth in the final standings. In international football...
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    Lionel Messi (category Ballon d'Or winners)
    accolades won throughout his professional footballing career such as eight Ballon d'Or awards and eight times being named the world's best player by FIFA. He...
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    "Topscorer Eerste Klasse". "Ballon d'Or 1964". "Ballon d'Or 1965". "Ballon d'Or 1963". "Ballon d'Or 1966". "Ballon d'Or 1967". "Ballon d'Or 1972". "Paul Van Himst:...
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  • (inaugural inductee) Scottish Sports Hall of Fame (inaugural inductee) Ballon d'Or: 1965 (13th place) World XI: 1963 List of Scotland national football team...
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    famous players, with four FIFA World Player of the Year, ten Ballon d'Or, two FIFA Ballon d'Or, four European Golden Shoe and three FIFA Club World Cup Golden...
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    of 1954–2003 and Belgium's Player of the Century by IFFHS. At the 1965 Ballon d'Or, Van Himst ranked fourth, achieving Belgium's highest ever position...
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    Cristiano Ronaldo (category Ballon d'Or winners)
    accolades won throughout his professional footballing career, such as five Ballon d'Or awards, a record three UEFA Men's Player of the Year Awards, four European...
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    Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) (category Ballon d'Or winners)
    being named FIFA World Player of the Year three times and winning two Ballon d'Or awards. Ronaldo started his career at Cruzeiro and moved to PSV in 1994...
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    Raymond Kopa (category Ballon d'Or winners)
    dribbling, playmaking, and prolific scoring. In 1958, Kopa was awarded the Ballon d'Or. In 1970, he became the first football player to receive the Légion d'honneur...
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    Stallion Le Ballon rouge (1956) ... a.k.a. The Red Balloon Feature films Le Voyage en ballon (1960); ... a.k.a. Stowaway in the Sky Fifi la plume (1965) ......
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    1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68 Belgian Cup: 1964–65; runner-up 1965–66 Individual Belgian Golden Shoe: 1957, 1962 Ballon d'Or 5th place: 1962 Ballon d'Or nominations:...
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    creativity, technical skills and eye for goal; he placed second in the 1971 Ballon d'Or. Having spent his entire 17 season career with Inter, he holds the honour...
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    also won 23 caps for Scotland. He finished third in voting for the 1967 Ballon d'Or and was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame when it was...
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    Franz Beckenbauer (category Ballon d'Or winners)
    to have won the FIFA World Cup, the European Champions Cup, and the Ballon d'Or. Beckenbauer was a versatile player who started out as a midfielder,...
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    Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 4 June 2024. "Ballon d'Or 1980". "Ballon d'Or 1971". "Ballon d'Or 1981". "Soulier d'or belge du 20ème siècle". UEFA.com (15 January...
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    "Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 January 2023. White, Mark (17 October 2022). "Every Ballon d'Or winner: A complete list of...
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    He was widely considered the best player of 2020 and deserving of the Ballon d'Or, until it was canceled. In 2022, he was signed by Barcelona, where he...
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  • Ali Dia (category 1965 births)
    manager, that he was the cousin of FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or winner George Weah, which led to him signing a one-month contract with...
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    Johan Cruyff (category Ballon d'Or winners)
    players in history and as the greatest Dutch footballer ever, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973, and 1974. Cruyff was a proponent of the football...
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    Gerd Müller (category Ballon d'Or winners)
    players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the Ballon d'Or. At international level with West Germany, he scored 68 goals in 62 appearances...
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  • with 581 matches during his 20 years long career. Kevin Keegan won the Ballon D’or twice at the club. This list includes players with 50 or more appearances...
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