This is the history of the award created by France Football, broken down by year and corresponding edition.
He golden ball It is the annual award that historically recognizes the best football player in the world. Initially, it was only supplied to European players. Until the mid-1990s -1995- it was extended to the footballer of any nationality, as long as he was a member of a club in the Old Continent. Since 2007, all restrictions have been removed and any player can be chosen.
The prize was created by the magazine French football in 1956 and year after year it rewarded the players. In 2009, the French magazine joined FIFA in presenting the award together from 2010 through 2015 – both and renaming it the FIFA Ballon d’Or, though 2016 returned to undo the pairing.
than in GOAL We take a look at who did it in each year and the respective edition:
BALLON D’OR HISTORY
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