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The FIFA Ballon d'Or ("Golden Ball") was an annual
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award presented to the world's best men's player from 2010 to 2015. Awarded jointly by
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and '' France Football'', the prize was a merger of the
FIFA World Player of the Year The FIFA World Player of the Year was an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, between 1991 and 2015 at the FIFA World Player Gala. Coaches and captains of international teams and media representative ...
award and the Ballon d'Or, the two most prestigious individual honours in world football. Unlike the Ballon d'Or awarded by ''France Football'', the FIFA Ballon d'Or, was not awarded solely based on votes from international journalists, but votes from national team coaches and captains also, who selected the players they deemed to have performed the best in the previous calendar year. The six editions of the FIFA Ballon d'Or were dominated by
Lionel Messi Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for and Captain (association football), captains both Major League Soccer ...
and Cristiano Ronaldo, as part of their ongoing rivalry. Messi, who played for
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, won the inaugural Ballon d'Or in 2010 and went on to win three in a row, after his wins in 2011 and 2012. Ronaldo, who played for
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, won successive awards in the next two years. The final FIFA Ballon d'Or was presented to Messi in 2015. Its awarding bodies subsequently ended their partnership; for 2016, ''France Football'' reintroduced the previous format of the Ballon d'Or, while FIFA created The Best FIFA Men's Player award.


History

Historically, the leading individual awards in association football were the Ballon d'Or and the
FIFA World Player of the Year The FIFA World Player of the Year was an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, between 1991 and 2015 at the FIFA World Player Gala. Coaches and captains of international teams and media representative ...
award. The original Ballon d'Or, also known as the European Footballer of the Year award, had been awarded by the French publication '' France Football'' since 1956. The FIFA World Player of the Year award was presented by
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, the sport's governing body, from 1991. From 2005, the winners of the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year award were identical each year. Following the introduction of a global Ballon d'Or format in 2007, ''France Football'' and FIFA opted to merge the two awards. The creation of the FIFA Ballon d'Or was subsequently announced during the
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in South Africa. The inaugural award was presented that same year to the Argentine
Lionel Messi Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for and Captain (association football), captains both Major League Soccer ...
. After a six-year partnership, ''France Football'' and FIFA terminated the joint award. Lionel Messi had received the final FIFA Ballon d'Or. For historical purposes, both awarding bodies regard the six editions of the FIFA Ballon d'Or as a continuation of their respective awards.


Voting

The winners of the FIFA Ballon d'Or were chosen by international journalists and the coaches and captains of the national teams under FIFA's jurisdiction. In a system based on positional voting, each voter was allotted three votes, worth five points, three points and one point, and the three finalists were ordered based on total number of points. Voters were provided with a shortlist of 23 players from which they could select the three players they deemed to have performed the best in the previous calendar year.


Winners


Wins by player


Wins by country


Wins by club


FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur

In 2013, Brazilian forward
Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé (), was a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Widely reg ...
was given an honorary Ballon d'Or, having won three
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s with
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but never an individual award from FIFA, as during his playing career only Europe-based players were eligible to win the original Ballon d'Or.


See also

* Ballon d'Or *
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* The Best FIFA Football Awards * FIFA FIFPRO World 11


References

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External links

* * {{Authority control Awards established in 2010 Ballon d'Or France Football awards