The Ballon d'Or is the most important individual award in football. This video looks back at the winners of the Ballon d'Or from its inception in 1956 to the present day. 1956: Stanley Matthews, 1957: ...

A breakdown of every winner of the Ballon d'Or by position, including goalkeeper, defenders, midfielders and forwards.

Franz Beckenbauer, who died aged 78 at the start ... Germany remembered a pioneer on and off the pitch. The two-time Ballon d'Or winner won titles in three countries as a manager and player ...

Barcelona midfielder Bonmati won the Ballon d’Or Feminin for a second consecutive ... the glitz and glamour as the late, great, Franz Beckenbauer is honored by his family and former team-mate ...

We will miss him." Aside from his achievements with the national team, Beckenbauer was a four-time German Male Footballer of the Year and a two-time Ballon d’Or winner. He scored 60 goals in 427 ...

Ballon d'Or on 5:14 p.m. ET: And the winner is ... 4:15 p.m. ET: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is joined by Beckenbauer's wife Heidi and son Joel on stage to celebrate Der Kaiser's life.

BALLON D’OR: Men’s shortlist | Women’s shortlist] The 30-man ... and Marco van Basten — and five players have claimed two. Those players are Franz Beckenbauer, Ronaldo, Alfredo Di Stefano, Kevin ...

Michel Platini, Johan Cruyff, and Marco van Basten each won three Ballon d'Or awards, while Franz Beckenbauer, Ronaldo 'O Fenomeno', Alfredo Di Stefano, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, and Kevin Keegan ...

When is the Ballon d'Or? Who will win the Ballon d'Or 2025? Here's the current list of contenders, top 20 rankings list, and what dates to know.

The Ballon d’Or has not been kind to defenders in its history. Since its inception in 1956, only three defenders have won it: Franz Beckenbauer, Matthias Sammer and Fabio Cannavaro. No full-back has ...

The Ballon d’Or Feminin has been a little more geographically ... while the other multiple champs are Franz Beckenbauer, Alfredo Di Stefano, Kevin Keegan, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Ronaldo ...

GOAL brings you all you need to know about who has won the most Ballons d'Or trophies, with a list of all multiple winners ...