1966 Ballon d'Or

{{Short description|Annual association football award event in France}}

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| name = 1966 Ballon d'Or

| image = LondonHouseAmsterdam1966 Bobby Charlton.jpg

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| caption = 1966 Ballon d'Or winner Bobby Charlton

| date = 27 December 1966

| location =Paris, France

| presenter = France Football

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| website = {{URL|https://www.francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or/|2=francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or}}

| award1_type = Won by

| award1_winner ={{flagicon|ENG}} Bobby Charlton (1st award)

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| previous = 1965

| main = Ballon d'Or

| next = 1967

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The 1966 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Bobby Charlton on 27 December 1966.{{Cite web |last=Pierrend |first=José Luis |date=22 June 2005 |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1966 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy66.html |website=RSSSF}} He finished a single point ahead of Eusébio.