Ballon d’Or – Robin Van Persie Infographic
Published: Thursday, 5. December, 2013 in category Info Graphics
The Ballon d’Or is the most prestigious individual award in soccer. The honor was first handed out in 1956 with Stanley Matthews taking home the prize and Lionel Messi taking home that last 4 trophies from 2009-2012. Needless to say every name to win the honor is a household name in the soccer world from Alfredo Di Stéfano to George Best to Johan Cruyff to Franz Beckenbauer to Michel Platini to Ronaldo (it is really absurd to try and pick out the names of the greats because they all are)!
The nominations are in and FIFA has selected a 23-player short list for this year’s award. Who will take home the prize? Can Messi make it a five-peat? Or will Cristiano Ronaldo take home his second? The Portugal international won in 2008 when he was still at Manchester United? Or can Franck Ribery steal the show after helping Bayern Munich to a treble? Or will it be another darkhorse coming to take top honors? The Ballon d’Or was the idea of France Football magazine. One of the most respected publications on the game in Europe, they presented it each year. In 2009 the Ballon d’Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year awards were combined and called the FIFA Ballon d’Or.
The winner will be announced at the FIFA Ballon d’Or gala at the Zurich Kongresshaus on 13 January 2014.
Ballon d’Or Winners
1956 Stanley Matthews (ENG)
1957 Alfredo Di Stéfano (ARG)
1958 Raymond Kopa (FRA)
1959 Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)
1960 Luis Suárez (ESP)
1961 Omar Sívori (ITA)
1962 Josef Masopust (TCH)
1963 Lev Yashin (URS)
1964 Denis Law (SCO)
1965 Eusébio (POR)
1966 Bobby Charlton (ENG)
1967 Flórián Albert (HUN)
1968 George Best (NIR)
1969 Gianni Rivera (ITA)
1970 Gerd Müller (FRG)
1971 Johan Cruyff (NED)
1972 Franz Beckenbauer (FRG)
1973 Johan Cruyff (NED)
1974 Johan Cruyff (NED)
1975 Oleg Blokhin (URS)
1976 Franz Beckenbauer (FRG)
1977 Allan Simonsen (DEN)
1978 Kevin Keegan (ENG)
1979 Kevin Keegan (ENG)
1980 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)
1981 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)
1982 Paolo Rossi (ITA)
1983 Michel Platini (FRA)
1984 Michel Platini (FRA)
1985 Michel Platini (FRA)
1986 Igor Belanov (URS)
1987 Ruud Gullit (NED)
1988 Marco van Basten (NED)
1989 Marco van Basten (NED)
1990 Lothar Matthäus (GER)
1991 Jean-Pierre Papin (FRA)
1992 Marco van Basten (NED)
1993 Roberto Baggio (ITA)
1994 Hristo Stoichkov (BUL)
1995 George Weah (LBR)
1996 Matthias Sammer (GER)
1997 Ronaldo (BRA)
1998 Zinedine Zidane (FRA)
1999 Rivaldo (BRA)
2000 Luís Figo (POR)
2001 Michael Owen (ENG)
2002 Ronaldo (BRA)
2003 Pavel Nedvěd (CZE)
2004 Andriy Shevchenko (UKR)
2005 Ronaldinho (BRA)
2006 Fabio Cannavaro (ITA)
2007 Kaká (BRA)
2008 Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)
2009 Lionel Messi (ARG)
2010 Lionel Messi (ARG)
2011 Lionel Messi (ARG)
2012 Lionel Messi (ARG)
The Ballon d’Or was the idea of France Football magazine. One of the most respected publications on the game in Europe, they presented it each year. In 2009 the Ballon d’Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year awards were combined and called the FIFA Ballon d’Or.
Ballon d’Or Winners
1956 Stanley Matthews (ENG)
1957 Alfredo Di Stéfano (ARG)
1958 Raymond Kopa (FRA)
1959 Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)
1960 Luis Suárez (ESP)
1961 Omar Sívori (ITA)
1962 Josef Masopust (TCH)
1963 Lev Yashin (URS)
1964 Denis Law (SCO)
1965 Eusébio (POR)
1966 Bobby Charlton (ENG)
1967 Flórián Albert (HUN)
1968 George Best (NIR)
1969 Gianni Rivera (ITA)
1970 Gerd Müller (FRG)
1971 Johan Cruyff (NED)
1972 Franz Beckenbauer (FRG)
1973 Johan Cruyff (NED)
1974 Johan Cruyff (NED)
1975 Oleg Blokhin (URS)
1976 Franz Beckenbauer (FRG)
1977 Allan Simonsen (DEN)
1978 Kevin Keegan (ENG)
1979 Kevin Keegan (ENG)
1980 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)
1981 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)
1982 Paolo Rossi (ITA)
1983 Michel Platini (FRA)
1984 Michel Platini (FRA)
1985 Michel Platini (FRA)
1986 Igor Belanov (URS)
1987 Ruud Gullit (NED)
1988 Marco van Basten (NED)
1989 Marco van Basten (NED)
1990 Lothar Matthäus (GER)
1991 Jean-Pierre Papin (FRA)
1992 Marco van Basten (NED)
1993 Roberto Baggio (ITA)
1994 Hristo Stoichkov (BUL)
1995 George Weah (LBR)
1996 Matthias Sammer (GER)
1997 Ronaldo (BRA)
1998 Zinedine Zidane (FRA)
1999 Rivaldo (BRA)
2000 Luís Figo (POR)
2001 Michael Owen (ENG)
2002 Ronaldo (BRA)
2003 Pavel Nedvěd (CZE)
2004 Andriy Shevchenko (UKR)
2005 Ronaldinho (BRA)
2006 Fabio Cannavaro (ITA)
2007 Kaká (BRA)
2008 Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)
2009 Lionel Messi (ARG)
2010 Lionel Messi (ARG)
2011 Lionel Messi (ARG)
2012 Lionel Messi (ARG)
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The nominations are in and FIFA has selected a 23-player short list for this year’s award. Who will take home the prize? Can Messi make it a five-peat? Or will Cristiano Ronaldo take home his second? The Portugal international won in 2008 when he was still at Manchester United? Or can Franck Ribery steal the show after helping Bayern Munich to a treble? Or will it be another darkhorse coming to take top honors? The Ballon d’Or was the idea of France Football magazine. One of the most respected publications on the game in Europe, they presented it each year. In 2009 the Ballon d’Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year awards were combined and called the FIFA Ballon d’Or.
The winner will be announced at the FIFA Ballon d’Or gala at the Zurich Kongresshaus on 13 January 2014.
Ballon d’Or Winners
1956 Stanley Matthews (ENG)
1957 Alfredo Di Stéfano (ARG)
1958 Raymond Kopa (FRA)
1959 Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)
1960 Luis Suárez (ESP)
1961 Omar Sívori (ITA)
1962 Josef Masopust (TCH)
1963 Lev Yashin (URS)
1964 Denis Law (SCO)
1965 Eusébio (POR)
1966 Bobby Charlton (ENG)
1967 Flórián Albert (HUN)
1968 George Best (NIR)
1969 Gianni Rivera (ITA)
1970 Gerd Müller (FRG)
1971 Johan Cruyff (NED)
1972 Franz Beckenbauer (FRG)
1973 Johan Cruyff (NED)
1974 Johan Cruyff (NED)
1975 Oleg Blokhin (URS)
1976 Franz Beckenbauer (FRG)
1977 Allan Simonsen (DEN)
1978 Kevin Keegan (ENG)
1979 Kevin Keegan (ENG)
1980 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)
1981 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)
1982 Paolo Rossi (ITA)
1983 Michel Platini (FRA)
1984 Michel Platini (FRA)
1985 Michel Platini (FRA)
1986 Igor Belanov (URS)
1987 Ruud Gullit (NED)
1988 Marco van Basten (NED)
1989 Marco van Basten (NED)
1990 Lothar Matthäus (GER)
1991 Jean-Pierre Papin (FRA)
1992 Marco van Basten (NED)
1993 Roberto Baggio (ITA)
1994 Hristo Stoichkov (BUL)
1995 George Weah (LBR)
1996 Matthias Sammer (GER)
1997 Ronaldo (BRA)
1998 Zinedine Zidane (FRA)
1999 Rivaldo (BRA)
2000 Luís Figo (POR)
2001 Michael Owen (ENG)
2002 Ronaldo (BRA)
2003 Pavel Nedvěd (CZE)
2004 Andriy Shevchenko (UKR)
2005 Ronaldinho (BRA)
2006 Fabio Cannavaro (ITA)
2007 Kaká (BRA)
2008 Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)
2009 Lionel Messi (ARG)
2010 Lionel Messi (ARG)
2011 Lionel Messi (ARG)
2012 Lionel Messi (ARG)
The Ballon d’Or was the idea of France Football magazine. One of the most respected publications on the game in Europe, they presented it each year. In 2009 the Ballon d’Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year awards were combined and called the FIFA Ballon d’Or.
Ballon d’Or Winners
1956 Stanley Matthews (ENG)
1957 Alfredo Di Stéfano (ARG)
1958 Raymond Kopa (FRA)
1959 Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)
1960 Luis Suárez (ESP)
1961 Omar Sívori (ITA)
1962 Josef Masopust (TCH)
1963 Lev Yashin (URS)
1964 Denis Law (SCO)
1965 Eusébio (POR)
1966 Bobby Charlton (ENG)
1967 Flórián Albert (HUN)
1968 George Best (NIR)
1969 Gianni Rivera (ITA)
1970 Gerd Müller (FRG)
1971 Johan Cruyff (NED)
1972 Franz Beckenbauer (FRG)
1973 Johan Cruyff (NED)
1974 Johan Cruyff (NED)
1975 Oleg Blokhin (URS)
1976 Franz Beckenbauer (FRG)
1977 Allan Simonsen (DEN)
1978 Kevin Keegan (ENG)
1979 Kevin Keegan (ENG)
1980 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)
1981 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)
1982 Paolo Rossi (ITA)
1983 Michel Platini (FRA)
1984 Michel Platini (FRA)
1985 Michel Platini (FRA)
1986 Igor Belanov (URS)
1987 Ruud Gullit (NED)
1988 Marco van Basten (NED)
1989 Marco van Basten (NED)
1990 Lothar Matthäus (GER)
1991 Jean-Pierre Papin (FRA)
1992 Marco van Basten (NED)
1993 Roberto Baggio (ITA)
1994 Hristo Stoichkov (BUL)
1995 George Weah (LBR)
1996 Matthias Sammer (GER)
1997 Ronaldo (BRA)
1998 Zinedine Zidane (FRA)
1999 Rivaldo (BRA)
2000 Luís Figo (POR)
2001 Michael Owen (ENG)
2002 Ronaldo (BRA)
2003 Pavel Nedvěd (CZE)
2004 Andriy Shevchenko (UKR)
2005 Ronaldinho (BRA)
2006 Fabio Cannavaro (ITA)
2007 Kaká (BRA)
2008 Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)
2009 Lionel Messi (ARG)
2010 Lionel Messi (ARG)
2011 Lionel Messi (ARG)
2012 Lionel Messi (ARG)
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