The clock deducts the hours from the counter to bathe the best footballer of the 2023/2024 season in gold. He Golden Ball walks between uncertainties and rumors. First of all, Vinicius Junior gathered the greatest number of votes to raise the price. The decision was not official, but practically unofficial. The scenario began to change the day before the performance and the course was completely modified a few hours before the gala. Know who he is winner of the 2024 Ballon d’Or and all the footballers who are in the list of winners for winning the gold medal.
After a 180 degree turn, Rodri Hernandezplayer of Manchester City, manages to lift the trophy. Thus, 64 years later, he will receive the testimony of Luis Suarezthe only Spanish footballer to have conquered the Golden Ball. Likewise, Spain in general can achieve historic poker if Luis De la Fuente wins as best coach, Lamine Yamal as best player under 21 and Atina Bonmatí at the Women’s Ballon d’Or.
All Ballon d’Or winners
Lionel Messithe most awarded footballer in the world Golden Ball has to his list of achievements, he is also winner of the 2023 edition, while in 2024, Rodri Hernandez will be his successor. Vinicius Junior remains, for the moment, without appearing on a list of honors which includes other notable Real Madrid players, in the event of Karim BenzemaLuka Modric and, of course, Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 2024 – Rodri Hernández (Spain, Manchester City)
- 2023 – Lionel Messi (PSG, Argentina)
- 2022 – Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France)
- 2021 – Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain, Argentina)
- 2020 – Not delivered due to the coronavirus pandemic
- 2019 – Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Argentina)
- 2018 – Luka Modrić (Real Madrid, Croatia)
- 2017 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, Portugal)
- 2016 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, Portugal)
- 2015 – Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Argentina)
- 2014 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, Portugal)
- 2013 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, Portugal)
- 2012 – Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Argentina)
- 2011 – Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Argentina)
- 2010 – Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Argentina)
- 2009 – Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Argentina)
- 2008 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Portugal)
- 2007 – Kakà (Milan, Brazil)
- 2006 – Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid, Italy)
- 2005 – Ronaldinho (Barcelona, Brazil)
- 2004 – Andriy Shevchenko (Milan, Ukraine)
- 2003 – Pavel Nedvěd (Juventus, Czech Republic)
- 2002 – Ronaldo (Real Madrid, Brazil)
- 2001 – Michael Owen (Liverpool, England)
- 2000 – Luís Figo (Real Madrid, Portugal)
- 1999 Rivaldo (Barcelona, Brazil)
- 1998 Zinédine Zidane (Juventus, France)
- 1997 Ronaldo (Inter, Brazil)
- 1996 Matthias Sammer (Borussia Dortmund, Germany)
- 1995 George Weah (Milan, Liberia)
- 1994 Hristo Stoichkov (Barcelona, Bulgaria)
- 1993 Roberto Baggio (Juventus, Italy)
- 1992 Marco Van Basten (Milan, Netherlands)
- 1991 Jean-Pierre Papin (Marseille, France)
- 1990 Lothar Matthäus (Inter, Germany)
- 1989 Marco Van Basten (Milan, Netherlands)
- 1988 Marco Van Basten (Milan, Netherlands)
- 1987 Ruud Gullit (Milan, Netherlands)
- 1986 Igor Belanov (Dynamo kyiv, USSR)
- 1985 Michel Platini (Juventus, France)
- 1984 Michel Platini (Juventus, France)
- 1983 Michel Platini (Juventus, France)
- 1982 Paolo Rossi (Juventus, Italy)
- 1981 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bavaria, Germany)
- 1980 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bavaria, Germany)
- 1979 Kevin Keegan (Hamburg, England)
- 1978 Kevin Keegan (Hamburg, England)
- 1977 Allan Simonsen (Borussia Mönchengladbach, Denmark)
- 1976 Franz Beckenbauer (Bavaria, Germany)
- 1975 Oleg Blokhin (Dynamo kyiv, USSR)
- 1974 Johan Cruyff (Barcelona, Netherlands)
- 1973 Johan Cruyff (Barcelona, Netherlands)
- 1972 Franz Beckenbauer (Bavaria, Germany)
- 1971 Johan Cruyff (Ajax, Netherlands)
- 1970 Gerd Müller (Bavaria, Germany)
- 1969 Gianni Rivera (Milan, Italy)
- 1968 George Best (Manchester United, Northern Ireland)
- 1967 Flórián Albert (Ferencváros, Hungary)
- 1966 Bobby Charlton (Manchester United, England)
- 1965 Eusébio (Benfica, Portugal)
- 1964 Denis Law (Manchester United, Scotland)
- 1963 Lev Yashin (Dynamo Moscow, USSR)
- 1962 Josef Masopust (Dukla Prague, Czechoslovakia)
- 1961 Omar Sívori (Juventus, Italy)
- 1960 Luis Suárez (Barcelona, Spain)
- 1959 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid, Spain)
- 1958 Raymond Kopa (Real Madrid, France)
- 1957 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid, Spain)
- 1956 Stanley Matthews (Blackpool, England)
Players who have won the Ballon d’Or the most times
- Lionel Messi (8): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023.
- Cristiano Ronaldo (5): 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.
- Michel Platini (3): 1983, 1984 and 1985.
- Johan Cruyff (3): 1971, 1973 and 1974.
- Franz Beckenbauer (2): 1972 and 1976.
- Ronaldo Nazario (2): 1997 and 2002.
- Alfredo Di Stéfano (2): 1957 and 1959.
- Kevin Keegan (2): 1978 and 1979.
- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (2): 1980 and 1991.
Women’s Ballon d’Or winners
- 2018 – Ada Hegerberg (Olympique de Lyon)
- 2019 – Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign)
- 2020 – The prize is not awarded due to coronavirus
- 2021 – Alexia Putellas (FC Barcelona)
- 2022 – Alexia Putellas (FC Barcelona)
- 2023 – Aitana Bonmatí (FC Barcelona and Spanish national team)
Winners of the Kopa Award for Best Young Person
- 2018 – Kylian Mbappé (PSG)
- 2019 – Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax)
- 2020 – The prize is not awarded due to coronavirus
- 2021 – Pedri (FC Barcelona)
- 2022 – Gavi (FC Barcelona)
- 2023 – Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
