

Robin van Persie (Arsenal and Manchester United)ġ0.

Didier Drogba (Chelsea and Atletico Madrid)ĩ. Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan and Anzhi Makhachkala)Ĩ. Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan)Ĩ. Messi and Ronaldo have won the Ballon d’Or multiple times and have dominated it since 2008 Ballon d’Or 2011ħ. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United and Real Madrid) Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) Ballon d’Or 2009Ģ. Andrey Arshavin (Zenit Saint Petersburg)ġ0. Francesco Totti (Roma) Ballon d’Or 2008Ħ. Jens Lehmann (Arsenal) Ballon d’Or 2007ġ0. Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus and Real Madrid)Ī moment Fabio Cannavaro will never forgetġ0. Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) Ballon d’Or 2005ġ0: John Terry (Chelsea) Ballon d’Or 2006ġ. Wayne Rooney (Everton and Manchester United)ġ0. Theodoros Zagorakis (AEK Athens and Bologna)Ĩ. David Beckham (Manchester United and Real Madrid) Ballon d’Or 2004ĥ. Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United)ġ0. Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedved poses with the prestigious gongĦ. Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) Ballon d’Or 2003 Michael Ballack (Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich)ġ0.

Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) Ballon d’Or 2002ĥ. Real Madrid star Luis Figo collects his award in 2000ġ0: David Beckham (Manchester United) Ballon d’Or 2001ġ0. It’s also interesting to see who made it into voters’ lists of the top ten footballers in the world from every year since the turn of the millennium. Regardless, it was another success for Messi, but what did football’s top prize look like before he and Ronaldo took over? That’s what is looking at, stretching back to 2000. “Last year, everyone was in agreement to say that you were the big winner of this award.” However, he acknowledged the striker when he picked up the prize. Lewandowski was among the front-runners for the 2021 edition but Paris Saint-German superstar and six-time winner Messi added a seventh triumph. It has been dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in recent years, with the duo winning 11 of the 12 awards up for grabs since 2008 – Luka Modric briefly broke their duopoly in 2018. Judged by a panel of journalists, the Ballon d’Or ran in conjunction with FIFA from 2010 until 2015, when the governing body split to create its own – and much less prestigious – ‘Best Player’ award. Messi won, though, but but acknowledged Lewandowski when he accepted the prize BETTING SPECIAL – Get Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Diogo Jota all to score at 7/1
