Every year since 1956, the football world rewards the best player in the year, awarding him the Ballon d'Or. You'll find great players but some surprises also.
Zinédine Zidane (France)
1998
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Ronaldo (Brazil)
1997, 2002
Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic)
2003
Luis Figo (Portugal)
2000
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
2008, 2013, 2014
Kakà (Brazil)
2007
Fabio Cannavaro (Italy)
2006
Ronaldinho (Brazil)
2005
Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine)
2004
Michael Owen (England)
2001
Rivaldo (Brazil)
1999
Matthias Sammer (Germany)
1996
George Weah (Liberia)
1995
Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)
1994
Jean-Pierre Papin (France)
1991
Marco Van Basten (Netherlands)
1988, 1989, 1992
Ruud Gullit (Netherlands)
1987
Roberto Baggio (Italy)
1993
Lothar Matthäus (Germany)
1990
Igor Belanov (USSR)
1986
Michel Platini (France)
1983, 1984, 1985
Paolo Rossi (Italy)
1982
Kevin Keegan (England)
1978, 1979
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany)
1980, 1981
Allan Simonsen (Denmark)
1977
Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)
1972, 1976
Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
1971, 1973, 1974
Gerd Müller (Germany)
1970
Gianni Rivera (Italy)
1969
George Best (Northern Ireland)
1968
Florian Albert (Hungary)
1967
Bobby Charlton (England)
1966
Stanley Matthews (England)
1956
Raymond Kopa (France)
1958
Alfredo Di Stefano (Spain)
1957, 1959
Luis Suarez (Spain)
1960
Omar Sivori (Italy)
1961
Josef Masopust (Czechoslovakia)
1962
Eusebio (Portugal)
1965
Denis Law (Scotland)
1964
Lev Yachine (USSR)
1963