The award was not presented in 2020 due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which many feel denied Robert Lewandowski what should have been his maiden Ballon d'Or. Here we present an in-depth ranking of every Ballon d'Or winning year/season of the modern era -- ergo, ...
Ballon d’Or is the most important individual award in football, and is a significant measure of excellence. From our knowledge, this is the first study that explored the relative age effect (RAE) throughout the history of the Ballon d’Or. A total of 1899 football players nominated for th...