Top 10 countries with the highest no of Ballon d’Or wins until 2020

The Ballon d’Or is arguably the most prestigious individual award for football players. It is an annual football award presented by French news magazine France Football.

France Football first started to give this award in 1956, but initially, only European footballers were considered for this prestigious award. Maradona and Pele, regarded by many as the best footballers never got a chance to win the award. But from 1995, France Football decided to consider non-European footballers for this award.

Do you know which country has the highest no of Ballon d’Or wins until July 2020? Check out the list below:

lev yashin Top 10 countries with the highest no of Ballon d'Or wins until 2020
Lev Yashin

10. USSR

Ballon d’Or
Wins: 3
2nd place: 0
3rd place: 0

Winners: Lev Yashin (1963), Oleg Blokhine (1975), Igor Belanov (1986)

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Alfredo Di Stefano

9. Spain

Ballon d’Or
Wins: 3
2nd place: 5
3rd place: 9

Winners: Alfredo Di Stefano (1957,1959), Luis Suarez (1960)

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Ronaldo

8. Brazil

Ballon d’Or
Wins: 5
2nd place: 2
3rd place: 4

Winners: Ronaldo (1997, 2002), Rivaldo (1999), Ronaldinho (2005), Kaka (2007)

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Fabio Cannavaro

7. Italy

Ballon d’Or
Wins: 5
2nd place: 9
3rd place: 3

Winners: Omar Sivori (1961), Gianni Rivera (1969), Paolo Rossi (1982), Roberto Baggio (1993), Fabio Cannavaro (2006)

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Kevin Keegan

6. England

Ballon d’Or
Wins: 5
2nd place: 8
3rd place: 5

Winners: Stanley Matthews (1956), Bobby Charlton (1966), Kevin Keegan (1978, 1979), Michael Owen (2001)

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Lionel Messi

5. Argentina

Ballon d’Or
Wins: 6
2nd place: 5
3rd place: 1

Winners: Lionel Messi (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019)

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Michel Platini

4. France

Ballon d’Or
Wins: 6
2nd place: 5
3rd place: 11

Winners: Raymond Kopa (1958), Michel Platini (1983, 1984, 1985), Jean-Pierre Papin (1991), Zinedine Zidane (1998)

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Johan Cruyff

3. Netherlands

Ballon d’Or
Wins: 7
2nd place: 4
3rd place: 6

Winners: Johan Cruyff (1971, 1973, 1974), Ruud Gullit (1987), Marco van Basten (1988, 1989, 1992)

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Cristiano Ronaldo

2. Portugal

Ballon d’Or
Wins: 7
2nd place: 10
3rd place: 1

Winners: Eusebio (1965), Luis Figo (2000), Cristiano Ronaldo (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)

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Franz Beckenbaur

1. Germany

Ballon d’Or
Wins: 7
2nd place: 10
3rd place: 11

Winners: Gerd Muller (1970), Franz Beckenbauer (1972, 1976), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1980, 1981), Lothar Matthaus (1990), Matthias Sammer (1996)

If Maradona and Pele had the chance the to win Ballon d’Ors during their time, Argentina and Brazil would have definitely been the top 2 countries.

Source: Oh My Goal

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