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  2. The Ballon d'Or award is an annual football award for the best player over the previous year. It was first awarded in 1956. The most recent winner was Argentinan Lionel Messi in 2023. Messi has won the men's Ballon d'Or award a record eight times, Cristiano Ronaldo has won the award five times.

  3. 1x Winner Ballon d'Or: 2005: 1x UEFA Best Player in Europe : 2006: FC Barcelona: 1x South American Footballer of the Year: 2013: Clube Atlético Mineiro: 1x Champions League winner: 05/06: FC Barcelona: 2x Olympics participant: 2008: Brazil Olympic Team - 2 Goals : 2000: Brazil Olympic Team - 1 Goals

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    • 1956: Stanley Matthews (Blackpool)
    • 1957: Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid)
    • 1958: Raymond Kopa (Real Madrid)
    • 1959: Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid)
  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RonaldinhoRonaldinho - Wikipedia

    Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he won two FIFA World Player of the Year awards and a Ballon d'Or. He is the only player ever to have won a World Cup, a Copa América, a Confederations Cup, a Champions League, a Copa Libertadores and a Ballon d'Or.

  5. Ronaldinho was the third Brazilian to win the award after Rivaldo and Ronaldo. Paolo Maldini (Italy) was the best ranked defender , at sixth, while Thierry Henry (France) was the top-ranked forward , at fourth place.

  6. Oct 17, 2022 · During Barcelona's assault to the 2006 Champions League final, showman Ronaldinho picked up the Ballon d'Or, meaning all three R's of the 2002 World Cup win now had an award each.

  7. Jul 27, 2023 · When Ronaldinho won the Ballon d’Or in 2005 he became only the third Brazilian player ever handed the award. In the twenty years since non-European footballers were made eligible for the prize, Ronaldo (1997, 2002) and Rivaldo (1999) had been triumphant.