PARIS, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following is the list of all Ballon d'Or winners since the first award in 1956 following the 2017 edition on Thursday: 1956: Stanley Matthews 1957: Alfredo Di Stefano 1958: Raymond Kopa 1959: Alfredo Di Stefano 1960: Luis Suarez 1961: Omar Sivori 1962: Josef ...
Of course, the sport's two greatest players of all time, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, headline the long list of former winners with eight and five Ballon d'Or awards respectively. Much in part to their success,BarcelonaandReal Madridare the two clubs with the most men's Ballon d'O...