New Delhi: The Ballon d’Or awards ceremony for the 2024 edition took place on Monday at the Theatre du Chatlet in Paris, France. Considered as one of the most prestigious individual awards in the sport of football, the Ballon d’Or award is given to the best male and female player of the year annually since 1956.
A total of 30 male players and 20 female players are shortlisted by France football (presenter of the awards). A player’s performances in the previous season are looked upon to decide the most deserving candidate for the Ballon d’Or award in either category.
Spain and Manchester City midfielder Rodri was awarded the Ballon d’Or Winner in 2024 after he won a fourth successive Premier League title with City and helped Spain lift the Euros in July, where he was named as the ‘Player of the Tournament’.
Spain and Barcelona women star Aitana Bonmati won the women’s Ballon d’Or Winner for the consecutive year. The 26-year-old midflielder led her club Barcelona to quadruple of titles and helped Spain to lift the Women’s Nations League.
Full list of Ballon d’Or awards Male footballers
Year
Ballon d’Or Winner
1956
Stanley Matthes (England)
1957
Alfredo Di Stefano (Spain)
1958
Raymond Kopa (France)
1959
Alfredo Di Stefano (Spain)
1960
Luis Suarez (Spain)
1961
Omar Sivori (Italy)
1962
Josef Masopust (Czechoslovakia)
1963
Lev Yashin (Soviet Union)
1964
Denis Law (Scotland)
1965
Eusebio (Portugal)
1966
Bobby Charlton (England)
1967
Florian Albert (Hungary)
1968
George Best (Northern Ireland)
1969
Gianni Rivera (Italy)
1970
Gerd Mueller (West Germany)
1971
Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
1972
Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
1973
Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
1974
Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
1975
Oleg Blokhin (Soviet Union)
1976
Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany)
1977
Allan Simonsen (Denmark)
1978
Kevin Keegan (England)
1979
Kevin Keegan (England)
1980
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany)
1981
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany)
1982
Paolo Rossi (Italy)
1983
Michel Platini (France)
1984
Michel Platini (France)
1985
Michel Platini (France)
1986
Igor Belanov (Soviet Union)
1987
Ruud Gullit (Netherlands)
1988
Marco van Basten (Netherlands)
1989
Marco van Basten (Netherlands)
1990
Lothar Matthaus (Germany)
1991
Jean-Pierre Papin (France)
1992
Marco van Basten (Netherlands)
1993
Roberto Baggio (Italy)
1994
Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)
1995
George Weah (Liberia)
1996
Matthias Sammer (Germany)
1997
Ronaldo (Brazil)
1998
Zinedine Zidane (France)
1999
Rivaldo (Brazil)
2000
Luis Figo (Portugal)
2001
Michael Owen (England)
2002
Ronaldo (Brazil)
2003
Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic)
2004
Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine)
2005
Ronaldinho (Brazil)
2006
Fabio Cannavaro (Italy)
2007
Kaka (Brazil)
2008
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
2009
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2010
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2011
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2012
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2013
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
2014
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
2015
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2016
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
2017
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
2018
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2019
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2020
Award Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
2021
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2022
Karim Benzema (France)
2023
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2024
Rodri (Spain)
Full list of Ballon d’Or awards female footballers
Year
Ballon d’Or Winner
2018
Ada Hegerberg
2019
Megan Rapinoe
2020
Award Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
2021
Alexia Putellas
2022
Alexia Putellas
2023
Aitana Bonmati
2024
Aitana Bonmati
Here’s a complete list of footballers who have won the Ballon D’or Awards in the past in both male and female categories Football Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
