Ballon d'Or Dream Team#First Team

{{short description|Soccer team published by France Football in 2020}}

The Ballon d'Or Dream Team is an all-time all-star team published by France Football on 14 December 2020 after conducting an internet poll of fans to select a football dream team starting from October 2020.{{cite web |title=Ballon d'Or Dream Team : La piste aux étoiles de FF |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Ballon-d-or-dream-team-la-piste-aux-etoiles-de-ff/1179915 |website=France Football |language=fr |date=5 October 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020 |archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101080136/https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Ballon-d-or-dream-team-la-piste-aux-etoiles-de-ff/1179915 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=France Football presents the Ballon d'Or Dream Team |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2020/10/05/5f7b827946163ff4228b4610.html |website=Marca |date=5 October 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020 |archive-date=10 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110081931/https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2020/10/05/5f7b827946163ff4228b4610.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Ballon d'Or Dream Team : la liste de tous les nommés pour ce onze de légende |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Ballon-d-or-dream-team-la-liste-de-tous-les-nommes-pour-ce-onze-de-legende/1181495 |website=France Football |language=fr |date=8 October 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112202823/https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Ballon-d-or-dream-team-la-liste-de-tous-les-nommes-pour-ce-onze-de-legende/1181495 |url-status=live}} The final team was selected by 140 France Football correspondents around the world.{{cite web |title=Messi, Ronaldo, Beckham, Ronaldinho up for Dream Team place |url=https://en.as.com/en/2020/10/19/football/1603102016_186411.html |website=Diario AS |date=19 October 2020 |access-date=14 November 2020 |archive-date=14 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114172538/https://en.as.com/en/2020/10/19/football/1603102016_186411.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Crépin |first=Timothé |title=Ballon d'Or Dream Team: Découvrez les révélations de ce onze de légende ! |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Ballon-d-or-dream-team-decouvrez-les-revelations-de-ce-onze-de-legende/1205748 |website=France Football |language=fr |date=14 December 2020 |access-date=14 December 2020}} A second and a third team were also published.{{cite web |title=Ballon d'Or Dream Team: Xavi alongside Messi and Cristiano |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2020/12/14/5fd78132268e3e48068b45e4.html |website=Marca |date=14 December 2020 |access-date=15 December 2020 |archive-date=15 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215113050/https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2020/12/14/5fd78132268e3e48068b45e4.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=The other two Ballon d'Or Dream Team XIs: Zidane, Cruyff, Iniesta, Di Stefano... but no Casillas |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2020/12/14/5fd7bc8522601d53598b45b2.html |website=Marca |date=14 December 2020 |access-date=15 December 2020 |archive-date=15 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215113120/https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2020/12/14/5fd7bc8522601d53598b45b2.html |url-status=live}}

Nominations

The nominations were announced from 5 October 2020 through 19 October 2020. The winners were revealed on 14 December 2020 and lined up in a 3–4–3 formation.{{cite web |last=Riaz |first=Adnan |title=Full List Of 110 Nominees For France Football's 'Ballon d'Or Dream Team' Have Been Revealed |url=https://www.sportbible.com/football/news-legends-revealed-110-nominees-for-france-footballs-ballon-dor-dream-team-20201022 |website=SPORTbible |date=22 October 2020 |access-date=13 November 2020 |archive-date=3 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103131208/https://www.sportbible.com/football/news-legends-revealed-110-nominees-for-france-footballs-ballon-dor-dream-team-20201022 |url-status=live }} Brazil was the country with the highest number of nominated players (20 athletes), ahead of Italy (16), Germany (13), Netherlands (12), Spain (8), England and France (7).

=Goalkeepers=

File:Lev_Yashin.jpg, the only goalkeeper to ever win the Ballon d'Or]]

The nominations for the goalkeepers were announced on 5 October 2020.

class="wikitable"

!Nationality

!Player

!Years

!Club with most appearances

!Best result at Ballon d'Or

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| Gordon Banks

| align="center" |1955–1978

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Leicester City (356)

| align="center" |7th in 1972

align="center" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|ITA}}

| scope=col style="background-color: silver" |Gianluigi Buffon

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |1995–2023

| align="left" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus (674)

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |2nd in 2006

align="center" |{{flagicon|ESP}}

| Iker Casillas

| align="center" |1999–2019

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid (725)

| align="center" |4th in 2008

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| Sepp Maier

| align="center" |1962–1979

| align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Bayern Munich (651)

| align="center" |5th in 1975

align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|GER}}

| scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" |Manuel Neuer

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |2005–present

| align="left" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|GER}} Bayern Munich (403)

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |3rd in 2014

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| Thomas N'Kono

| align="center" |1974–1997

| align="left"" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Espanyol (234)

| align="center" |Not eligible{{refn|group=note|name=Ballon|Up until 1995, the Ballon d'Or was only awarded to European players.}}

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|Peter Schmeichel

| align="center" |1981–2003

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United (398)

| align="center" |5th in 1992

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| Edwin van der Sar

| align="center" |1991–2011

| align="left" |{{flagicon|NED}} Ajax (312)

| align="center" |24th in 2008

align="center" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|URS}}

| scope=col style="background-color: gold" | Lev Yashin

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |1950–1970

| align="left" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|URS}} Dynamo Moscow (326)

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |Winner in 1963

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| Dino Zoff

| align="center" |1961–1983

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus (479)

| align="center" |2nd in 1973

=Right-backs=

File:Cafu_2007.jpg, the only footballer to have appeared in three consecutive FIFA World Cup finals]]

The nominations for the right-backs were announced on 5 October 2020.

class="wikitable"

!Nationality

!Player

!Years

!Club with most appearances

!Best result at Ballon d'Or

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| Giuseppe Bergomi

| align="center" |{{nowrap|1980–1999}}

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan (757)

| align="center" |–

align="center" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|BRA}}

| style="background-color: gold" |Cafu

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |1989–2008

| align="left" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|BRA}} São Paulo (255)

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |15th in 2002

align="center" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|BRA}}

| scope=col style="background-color: silver" |Carlos Alberto

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |1963–1981

| align="left" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Santos (445)

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |Not eligible{{refn|group=note|name=Ballon}}

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| Djalma Santos

| align="center" |1948–1970

| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Palmeiras (498)

| align="center" |Not eligible{{refn|group=note|name=Ballon}}

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| Claudio Gentile

| align="center" |1972–1988

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus (417)

| align="center" |–

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| Manfred Kaltz

| align="center" |1971–1990

| align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Hamburger SV (724)

| align="center" |–

align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|GER}}

| scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" |Philipp Lahm

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |2002–2017

| align="left" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|GER}} Bayern Munich (517)

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |6th in 2014

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| Wim Suurbier

| align="center" |1964–1982

| align="left"" |{{flagicon|NED}} Ajax (279)

| align="center" |–

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| Lilian Thuram

| align="center" |1991–2008

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Parma (228)

| align="center" |7th in 1998

align="center" |{{flagicon|GER}}

| Berti Vogts

| align="center" |1965–1979

| align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Borussia Mönchengladbach (528)

| align="center" |4th in 1975

=Centre-backs=

The nominations for the centre-backs were announced on 5 October 2020.

class="wikitable"

!Nationality

!Player

!Years

!Club with most appearances

!Best result at Ballon d'Or

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| scope=col style="background-color: silver" |Franco Baresi

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |1978–1997

| align="left" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Milan (719)

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |2nd in 1989

align="center" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|GER}}

| style="background-color: gold" |Franz Beckenbauer

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |1964–1983

| align="left"" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|GER}} Bayern Munich (575)

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |Winner in 1972 and 1976

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| Fabio Cannavaro

| align="center" |1992–2011

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Parma (288)

| align="center" |Winner in 2006

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| Marcel Desailly

| align="center" |1986–2005

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea (222)

| align="center" |8th in 1996

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| Ronald Koeman

| align="center" |1980–1997

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (264)

| align="center" |5th in 1988

align="center" |{{flagicon|ENG}}

| Bobby Moore

| align="center" |1958–1978

| align="left" style="|{{flagicon|ENG}} West Ham United (647)

| align="center" |2nd in 1970

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| Daniel Passarella

| align="center" |1974–1989

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ARG}} River Plate (291)

| align="center" |Not eligible{{refn|group=note|name=Ballon}}

align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|ESP}}

| scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" |Sergio Ramos

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |2004–present

| align="left" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid (660)

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |6th in 2017

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| Matthias Sammer

| align="center" |1985–1998

| align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund (153)

| align="center" |Winner in 1996

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| Gaetano Scirea

| align="center" |1972–1988

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus (554)

| align="center" |12th in 1982

=Left-backs=

The nominations for the left-backs were announced on 5 October 2020.

class="wikitable"

!Nationality

!Player

!Years

!Club with most appearances

!Best result at Ballon d'Or

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| Andreas Brehme

| align="center" |1980–1998

| align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} 1. FC Kaiserslautern (237)

| align="center" |3rd in 1990

align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|GER}}

| scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" |Paul Breitner

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |1970–1983

| align="left" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|GER}} Bayern Munich (347)

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |2nd in 1981

align="center" |{{flagicon|ITA}}

| Antonio Cabrini

| align="center" |1975–1991

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus (442)

| align="center" |13th in 1978

align="center" |{{flagicon|ITA}}

| Giacinto Facchetti

| align="center" |1961–1978

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan (639)

| align="center" |2nd in 1965

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| Júnior

| align="center" |1974–1993

| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Flamengo (417)

| align="center" |Not eligible{{refn|group=note|name=Ballon}}

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| Ruud Krol

| align="center" |1968–1986

| align="left" |{{flagicon|NED}} Ajax (457)

| align="center" |3rd in 1979

align="center" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|ITA}}

| style="background-color: gold" |Paolo Maldini

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |1985–2009

| align="left" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Milan (902)

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |3rd in 1994 and 2003

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| Marcelo

| align="center" |2005–present

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid (514)

| align="center" |16th in 2017

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| Nílton Santos

| align="center" |1948–1964

| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Botafogo (485)

| align="center" |Not eligible{{refn|group=note|name=Ballon}}

align="center" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|BRA}}

| scope=col style="background-color: silver" |Roberto Carlos

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |1991–2012

| align="left" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid (527)

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |2nd in 2002

=Defensive midfielders/Centre midfielders=

The nominations for the defensive midfielders were announced on 12 October 2020.

class="wikitable"

!Nationality

!Player

!Years

!Club with most appearances

!Best result at Ballon d'Or

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| József Bozsik

| align="center" |1943–1962

| align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest Honvéd (447)

| align="center" |6th in 1956

align="center" |{{flagicon|ESP}}

| Sergio Busquets

| align="center" |2007–present

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (591)

| align="center" |20th in 2012

align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|BRA}}

| scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" |Didi

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |1946–1967

| align="left" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Fluminense (150)

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |Not eligible{{refn|group=note|name=Ballon}}

align="center" |{{flagicon|BRA}}

| Paulo Roberto Falcão

| align="center" |1973–1986

| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Internacional (157)

| align="center" |Not eligible{{refn|group=note|name=Ballon}}

align="center" |{{flagicon|ENG}}

| Steven Gerrard

| align="center" |1998–2016

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool (710)

| align="center" |3rd in 2005

align="center" |{{flagicon|BRA}}

| Gérson

| align="center" |1959–1974

| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Botafogo (243)

| align="center" |Not eligible{{refn|group=note|name=Ballon}}

align="center" |{{flagicon|ESP}}

| Pep Guardiola

| align="center" |1988–2006

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (382)

| align="center" |24th in 1994

align="center" |{{flagicon|CZE}}

| Josef Masopust

| align="center" |1950–1970

| align="left" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Dukla Prague (430)

| align="center" |Winner in 1962

align="center" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|GER}}

| style="background-color: gold" |Lothar Matthäus

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |1979–2000

| align="left" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|GER}} Bayern Munich (406)

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |Winner in 1990

align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|NED}}

| scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" |Johan Neeskens

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |1968–1991

| align="left" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (181)

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |5th in 1974

align="center" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|ITA}}

| scope=col style="background-color: silver" |Andrea Pirlo

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |1995–2017

| align="left" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Milan (401)

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |5th in 2007

align="center" |{{flagicon|ARG}}

| Fernando Redondo

| align="center" |1985–2004

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid (228)

| align="center" |18th in 2000

align="center" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|NED}}

| scope=col style="background-color: silver" |Frank Rijkaard

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |1980–1995

| align="left" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|NED}} Ajax (336)

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |3rd in 1988 and 1989

align="center" |{{flagicon|GER}}

| Bernd Schuster

| align="center" |1978–1997

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (238)

| align="center" |2nd in 1980

align="center" |{{flagicon|NED}}

| Clarence Seedorf

| align="center" |1992–2014

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Milan (432)

| align="center" |17th in 1997

align="center" |{{flagicon|ESP}}

| Luis Suárez

| align="center" |1951–1973

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan (333)

| align="center" |Winner in 1960

align="center" |{{flagicon|ITA}}

| Marco Tardelli

| align="center" |1972–1988

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus (379)

| align="center" |15th in 1982

align="center" |{{flagicon|FRA}}

| Jean Tigana

| align="center" |1975–1991

| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Bordeaux (371)

| align="center" |2nd in 1984

align="center" |{{flagicon|ESP}}

| Xabi Alonso

| align="center" |2000–2017

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid (236)

| align="center" |10th in 2010

align="center" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|ESP}}

| style="background-color: gold" |Xavi

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |1997–2019

| align="left" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (767)

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |3rd in 2009, 2010 and 2011

=Attacking midfielders/Inside Forwards=

The nominations for the offensive midfielders were announced on 12 October 2020.

class="wikitable"

!Nationality

!Player

!Years

!Club with most appearances

!Best result at Ballon d'Or

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| Roberto Baggio

| align="center" |1983–2004

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus (200)

| align="center" |Winner in 1993

align="center" |{{flagicon|ENG}}

| Bobby Charlton

| align="center" |1956–1976

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United (758)

| align="center" |Winner in 1966

align="center" style="background-color: silver" |25px

| scope=col style="background-color: silver" |Alfredo Di Stéfano

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |1945–1966

| align="left" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid (396)

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |Winner Super Ballon d'Or in 1989[http://www.goal.com/es/news/27/liga-de-espa%C3%B1a/2011/12/24/2816156/real-madrid-21-a%C3%B1os-del-%C3%BAnico-s%C3%BAper-bal%C3%B3n-de-oro-de-la "Real Madrid: 21 años del único Súper Balón de Oro de la historia"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514184549/https://www.goal.com/es/news/27/liga-de-espa%C3%B1a/2011/12/24/2816156/real-madrid-21-a%C3%B1os-del-%C3%BAnico-s%C3%BAper-bal%C3%B3n-de-oro-de-la |date=14 May 2021 }}. Goal.com. (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2014

Winner in 1957 and 1959

align="center" |{{flagicon|URU}}

| Enzo Francescoli

| align="center" |1980–1997

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ARG}} River Plate (233)

| align="center" |Not eligible{{refn|group=note|name=Ballon}}

align="center" |{{flagicon|NED}}

| Ruud Gullit

| align="center" |1979–1998

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Milan (171)

| align="center" |Winner in 1987

align="center" |{{flagicon|ROM}}

| Gheorghe Hagi

| align="center" |1982–2001

| align="left" |{{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray (192)

| align="center" |4th in 1994

align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|ESP}}

| scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" |Andrés Iniesta

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |2002–2024

| align="left" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (674)

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |2nd in 2010

align="center" |{{flagicon|FRA}}

| Raymond Kopa

| align="center" |1949–1968

| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Reims (463)

| align="center" |Winner in 1958

align="center" |{{flagicon|HUN}}

| László Kubala

| align="center" |1945–1967

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (256)

| align="center" |5th in 1957

align="center" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|ARG}}

| style="background-color: gold" |Diego Maradona

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |1976–1997

| align="left" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Napoli (259)

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |Winner of Ballon d'Or for services to football in 1995[https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Combien-de-ballon-s-d-or-france-football-aurait-pu-remporter-diego-maradona/1187918 Combien de Ballon(s) d'Or France Football aurait pu remporter Diego Maradona ?] BALLON D'OR FRANCE FOOTBALL 30 octobre 2020

Winner in 1986 and 1990{{cite journal |first=Thierry |last=Marchand |title=On a refait le palmarès |journal=France Football |date=December 2015 |url=http://www.francefootball.fr/hors-serie/ |access-date=13 January 2016 |archive-date=1 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201050717/http://www.francefootball.fr/hors-serie/ |url-status=dead }}

align="center" |{{flagicon|ITA}}

| Sandro Mazzola

| align="center" |1961–1977

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan (570)

| align="center" |2nd in 1971

align="center" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|BRA}}

| style="background-color: gold" |Pelé

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |1957–1977

| align="left" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Santos (656)

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |Winner of Ballon d'Or for services to football in 2013

Winner in 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964 and 1970

align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|FRA}}

| scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" |Michel Platini

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |1973–1987

| align="left" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus (224)

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |Winner in 1983, 1984 and 1985

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| Ferenc Puskás

| align="center" |1943–1966

| align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest Honvéd (358)

| align="center" |2nd in 1960

align="center" |{{flagicon|ITA}}

| Gianni Rivera

| align="center" |1959–1979

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Milan (658)

| align="center" |Winner in 1969

align="center" |{{flagicon|URU}}

| Juan Alberto Schiaffino

| align="center" |1945–1962

| align="left" |{{flagicon|URU}} Peñarol (227)

| align="center" |Not eligible{{refn|group=note|name=Ballon}}

align="center" |{{flagicon|BRA}}

| Sócrates

| align="center" |1974–1989

| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Corinthians (269)

| align="center" |Not eligible{{refn|group=note|name=Ballon}}

align="center" |{{flagicon|ITA}}

| Francesco Totti

| align="center" |1993–2017

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Roma (786)

| align="center" |5th in 2001

align="center" |{{flagicon|BRA}}

| Zico

| align="center" |1971–1994

| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Flamengo (505)

| align="center" |Not eligible{{refn|group=note|name=Ballon}}

align="center" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|FRA}}

| scope=col style="background-color: silver" |Zinedine Zidane

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |1989–2006

| align="left" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid (231)

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |Winner in 1998

=Right wingers=

The nominations for the right wingers were announced on 19 October 2020.

class="wikitable"

!Nationality

!Player

!Years

!Club with most appearances

!Best result at Ballon d'Or

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| David Beckham

| align="center" |1992–2013

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United (394)

| align="center" |2nd in 1999

align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|NIR}}

| scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" |George Best

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |1963–1984

| align="left" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United (473)

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |Winner in 1968

align="center" |{{flagicon|CMR}}

| Samuel Eto'o

| align="center" |1997–2019

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (199)

| align="center" |5th in 2009

align="center" |{{flagicon|POR}}

| Luís Figo

| align="center" |1990–2009

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (249)

| align="center" |Winner in 2000

align="center" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|BRA}}

| scope=col style="background-color: silver" |Garrincha

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |1953–1972

| align="left" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Botafogo (325)

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |Winner in 1962

align="center" |{{flagicon|BRA}}

| Jairzinho

| align="center" |1962–1983

| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Botafogo (413)

| align="center" |Not eligible{{refn|group=note|name=Ballon}}

align="center" |{{flagicon|ENG}}

| Kevin Keegan

| align="center" |1968–1984

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool (321)

| align="center" |Winner in 1978 and 1979

align="center" |{{flagicon|ENG}}

| Stanley Matthews

| align="center" |1932–1965

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Blackpool (428)

| align="center" |Winner in 1956

align="center" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|ARG}}

| style="background-color: gold" | Lionel Messi

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |2003–present

| align="left"" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (778)

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |Winner in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023

align="center" |{{flagicon|NED}}

| Arjen Robben

| align="center" |2000–2021

| align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Bayern Munich (309)

| align="center" |4th in 2014

=Centre-forward=

The nominations for the center-forward were announced on 19 October 2020.

class="wikitable"

!Nationality

!Player

!Years

!Club with most appearances

!Best result at Ballon d'Or

align="center" |{{flagicon|NED}}

| Dennis Bergkamp

| align="center" |{{nowrap|1986–2006}}

| align="left"" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal (423)

| align="center" |2nd in 1993

align="center" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|NED}}

| scope=col style="background-color: silver" |Johan Cruyff

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |1964–1984

| align="left" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|NED}} Ajax (367)

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |Winner in 1971, 1973 and 1974

align="center" |{{flagicon|SCO}}

| Kenny Dalglish

| align="center" |1969–1990

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool (502)

| align="center" |2nd in 1983

align="center" |{{flagicon|POR}}

| Eusébio

| align="center" |1957–1978

| align="left" |{{flagicon|POR}} Benfica (440)

| align="center" |Winner in 1965

align="center" |{{flagicon|HUN}}

| Sándor Kocsis

| align="center" |1946–1966

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (265)

| align="center" |8th in 1956

align="center" |{{flagicon|GER}}

| Gerd Müller

| align="center" |1963–1982

| align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Bayern Munich (612)

| align="center" |Winner in 1970

align="center" |{{flagicon|BRA}}

| Romário

| align="center" |1985–2009

| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Vasco da Gama (350)

| align="center" |Winner in 1994

align="center" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|BRA}}

| style="background-color: gold" |Ronaldo

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |1993–2011

| align="left" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid (177)

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |Winner in 1997 and 2002

align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|NED}}

| scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" |Marco van Basten

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |1981–1995

| align="left" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Milan (201)

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |Winner in 1988, 1989 and 1992

align="center" |{{flagicon|LBR}}

| George Weah

| align="center" |1987–2001

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Milan (147)

| align="center" |Winner in 1995

=Left wingers=

The nominations for the left wingers were announced on 19 October 2020.

class="wikitable"

!Nationality

!Player

!Years

!Club with most appearances

!Best result at Ballon d'Or

align="center" |{{flagicon|URS}}

| Oleg Blokhin

| align="center" |1969–1990

| align="left" |{{flagicon|URS}} Dynamo Kyiv (585)

| align="center" |Winner in 1975

align="center" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|POR}}

| style="background-color: gold" |Cristiano Ronaldo

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |2002–present

| align="left"" style="background-color: gold" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid (438)

| align="center" style="background-color: gold" |Winner in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017

align="center" |{{flagicon|YUG}}

| Dragan Džajić

| align="center" |1962–1978

| align="left" |{{flagicon|YUG}} Red Star Belgrade (615)

| align="center" |3rd in 1968

align="center" |{{flagicon|WAL}}

| Ryan Giggs

| align="center" |1991–2014

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United (963)

| align="center" |9th in 1993

align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|FRA}}

| scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" |Thierry Henry

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |1994–2014

| align="left" style="background-color: #cc9966" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal (377)

| align="center" style="background-color: #cc9966" |2nd in 2003

align="center" |{{flagicon|BRA}}

| Rivaldo

| align="center" |1989–2015

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (235)

| align="center" |Winner in 1999

align="center" |{{flagicon|BRA}}

| Rivellino

| align="center" |1965–1981

| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Corinthians (474)

| align="center" |Not eligible{{refn|group=note|name=Ballon}}

align="center" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|BRA}}

| scope=col style="background-color: silver" |Ronaldinho

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |1998–2015

| align="left" style="background-color: silver" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (207)

| align="center" style="background-color: silver" |Winner in 2005

align="center" |{{flagicon|GER}}

| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

| align="center" |1974–1989

| align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Bayern Munich (422)

| align="center" |Winner in 1980 and 1981

align="center" |{{flagicon|BUL}}

| Hristo Stoichkov

| align="center" |1982–2003

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona (267)

| align="center" |Winner in 1994

Selected teams

= First Team =

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= Third Team =

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250px

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Ballon d'Or Dream Team#First Team

Nominations

=Goalkeepers=

=Right-backs=

=Centre-backs=

=Left-backs=

=Defensive midfielders/Centre midfielders=

=Attacking midfielders/Inside Forwards=

=Right wingers=

=Centre-forward=

=Left wingers=

Selected teams

= First Team =

= Second Team =

= Third Team =

Notes

See also

References