Alfredo Di Stefano received the trophy, after previously winning the Ballon d'Or in 1957 and 1959. Only European players were in contention for the award - which was why the likes of Pele and ...

This video looks back at the winners of the Ballon d'Or from its inception in 1956 to the present day. 1956: Stanley Matthews, 1957: Alfredo Di Stéfano, 1958: Raymond Kopa, 1959: Alfredo Di ...

Every Real Madrid Player to Win the Ballon d'Or. Karim Benzema (2022) Luka Modrić (2018) Cristiano Ronaldo (2017, 2016, 2014, 2013) Fabio Cannavaro (2006) ...

Those players are Franz Beckenbauer, Ronaldo, Alfredo Di Stefano, Kevin Keegan, and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. List of all Ballon d’Or winners: 1961-present. 1956: Stanley Matthews — Blackpool and England ...