This Monday November 29th will be delivered on Golden ball number 64 of the history of this trophy taking into account that last year, due to the pandemic, it was the first time that the award was not awarded to any footballer.
Once again, the Argentine Lionel Messi It seems to be the one chosen to stay with the conquest, because according to several international media they indicate that the champion of America would obtain his seventh recognition as the best player of the year.
It must be taken into account that the magazine France Football is in charge of delivering this agnition, after being chosen by a certain number of specialized journalists for the most popular sport on the planet.
Although the current element of the Paris Saint Germain be the player most awarded with this distinction, there are other extraordinary players who are added to the list of future awards.
Karim Benzemto (Real Madrid), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus / Manchester United), Luis Suarez (Atlético de Madrid), Kylian Mabappé (PSG), Toni Croos (Real Madrid), Neymar (PSG), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Lautaro Martinez (Inter).
- 2020: Not delivered due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2019: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
- 2018: Luka Modric (Croatia)
- 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
- 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
- 2015: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
- 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
- 2013: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
- 2012: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
- 2011: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
- 2010: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
- 2009: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
- 2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
- 2007: Kaka (Brazil)
- 2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Italy)
- 2005: Ronaldinho (Brazil)
- 2004: Andriy Shevchenko (Ucrania)
- 2003: Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic)
- 2002: Ronaldo (Brazil)
- 2001: Michael Owen (Inglaterra)
- 2000: Luis Figo (Portugal)
- 1999: Rivaldo (Brazil)
- 1998: Zinedine Zidane (France)
- 1997: Ronaldo (Brazil)
- 1996: Matthias Sammer (Germany)
- 1995: George Weah (Liberia)
- 1994: Hristl Stoichkov (Bulgaria)
- 1993: Roberto Baggio (Italy)
- 1992: Marco Van Basten (Holland)
- 1991: Jean-Pierre Papin (Francia)
- 1990: Lothar Mattäus (Germany)
- 1989: Marco Van Basten (Holland)
- 1988: Marco Van Basten (Holland)
- 1987: Ruud Gullit (Netherlands)
- 1986: Igor Belanov (Ukraine)
- 1985: Michel Platini (France)
- 1984: Michel Platini (France)
- 1983: Michel Platini (France)
- 1982: Paolo Rossi (Italy)
- 1981: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany)
- 1980: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany)
- 1979: Kevin Keegan (Inglaterra)
- 1978: Kevin Keegan (Inglaterra)
- 1977: Allan Simonsen (Denmark)
- 1976: Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)
- 1975: Oleg Blokhin (Ucrania)
- 1974: Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
- 1973: Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
- 1972: Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)
- 1971: Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
- 1970: Gerd Müller (Germany)
- 1969: Gianni Rivera (Italy)
- 1968: George Best (Northern Ireland)
- 1967: Flórián Albert (Hungary)
- 1966: Bobby Charlton (Inglaterra)
- 1965: Eusébio (Portugal)
- 1964: Denis Law (Scotland)
- 1963: Lev Yashin (Soviet Union)
- 1962: Josef Masopust (Czech Republic)
- 1961: Omar Sívori (Argentina -Italy-)
- 1960: Luis Suárez (Spain)
- 1959: Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina -Spain-)
- 1958: Raymond Kopa (France)
- 1957: Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina -Spain-)
- 1956: Stanley Matthews (Inglaterra)
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