The user Tom Stevens, from BigSoccer community, did an impressive work on the creation of lists of 23 players who, according to his opinion, were the best footballers of each year from 1920 onwards, thus emulating those presented by the prestigious prize of the French Magazine France Football, the Ballon d'Or, about a group of nominees.
The most interesting thing is that these are world-inclusion lists (not only refer to Europe) and take into account the regular season's period and not the chronological years, which differentiate them and give us a glimpse of the footballing elite year by year from long before.
Unfortunately, the author stopped doing them in the 1994 year, that's the reason why from 1995 the lists will be my own in order to complete the document.
Here are the lists so far:
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1920
| BRAUN, József | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| BUCHAN, Charlie | England | Sunderland (ENG) |
| COPPÉE, Robert | Belgium | Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL) |
| FOGLINO, Alfredo | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| FRIEDENREICH, Arthur | Brazil | Paulistano (BRA) |
| GORDON, Jimmy | Scotland | Rangers (SCO) |
| HARDY, Sam | England | Aston Villa (ENG) |
| JANDA, Antonín | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| KELLY, Bob | England | Burnley (ENG) |
| KONRÁD, Kálmán | Hungary | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| MORRIS, Fred | England | West Bromwich Albion (ENG) |
| NECO | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| ORTH, György | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| PENNINGTON, Jesse | England | West Bromwich Albion (ENG) |
| PESEK, Karel | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| PIENDIBENE, José | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| ROMANO, Ángel | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| SAMITIER, Josep | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| SESÚMAGA, Félix | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| STUHLFAUTH, Heinrich | Germany | Nürnberg (GER) |
| SWARTENBROEKS, Armand | Belgium | Daring Club (BEL) |
| SWATOSCH, Ferdinand | Austria | Simmeringer (AUT) |
| ZAMORA, Ricardo | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
Podium: 1. Fred Morris, 2. Karel Pesek and 3. Ángel Romano
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1921
| ARCHIBALD, Sandy | Scotland | Rangers (SCO) |
| BUCHAN, Charlie | England | Sunderland (ENG) |
| CEVENINI, Luigi | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| CUNNINGHAM, Andy | Scotland | Rangers (SCO) |
| FERGUSON, Hughie | Scotland | Motherwell (SCO) |
| FRIEDENREICH, Arthur | Brazil | Paulistano (BRA) |
| GRIMSDELL, Arthur | England | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| JANDA, Antonín | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| KELLY, Bob | England | Burnley (ENG) |
| KONRÁD, Kálmán | Hungary | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| KUTHAN, Richard | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
| LIBONATTI, Julio | Argentina | Newell's Old Boys (ARG) |
| McMULLAN, Jimmy | Scotland | Partick Thistle (SCO) |
| MORTON, Alan | Scotland | Rangers (SCO) |
| ORTH, György | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| PESEK, Karel | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| PIENDIBENE, José | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| SCHLOSSER, Imre | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| SMITH, Joe | England | Bolton Wanderers (ENG) |
| TESORIERE, Américo | Argentina | Atlético Colegiales (ARG) |
| URIDIL, Josef | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
| WALKER, Billy | England | Aston Villa (ENG) |
| ZABALETA, Albérico | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
Podium: 1. Karel Pesek, 2. György Orth and 3. Arthur Friedenreich
Contenders: 4. Josef Uridil
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1922
| ALCÁNTARA, Paulino | Philippines | Barcelona (SPA) |
| AMÍLCAR | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| BEER, Richard | Austria | Vienna SC (AUT) |
| BROMILOW, Tom | England | Liverpool (ENG) |
| CHAMBERS, Harry | England | Liverpool (ENG) |
| CRINGAN, Willie | Scotland | Celtic (SCO) |
| DVORÁCEK, Jan | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| FORTES, Agostinho | Brazil | Fluminense (BRA) |
| GALLACHER, Patsy | Ireland | Celtic (SCO) |
| KALB, Hans | Germany | Nürnberg (GER) |
| KOLENATY, Frantisek | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| MOLNÁR, György | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| NECO | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| ORTH, György | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| PESEK, Karel | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| SAMITIER, Josep | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| SCOTT, Elisha | Northern Ireland | Liverpool (ENG) |
| SEOANE, Manuel | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| STEPHENSON, Clem | England | Huddersfield Town (ENG) |
| WALKER, Billy | England | Aston Villa (ENG) |
| WALKER, Duncan | Scotland | St. Mirren (SCO) |
| WILSON, Andy | Scotland | Middlesbrough (ENG) |
| ZAMORA, Ricardo | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
Podium: 1. Andy Wilson, 2. Paulino Alcántara and 3. Manuel Seoane
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1923
| AMÍLCAR | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| ANDRADE, José Leandro | Uruguay | Bella Vista (URU) |
| BRAUN, József | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| BUCHAN, Charlie | England | Sunderland (ENG) |
| CARRICABERRY, Alfredo | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| CHAMBERS, Harry | England | Liverpool (ENG) |
| DE VECCHI, Renzo | Italy | Genoa (ITA) |
| JACK, David | England | Bolton Wanderers (ENG) |
| LONGWORTH, Ephraim | England | Liverpool (ENG) |
| MOLNÁR, György | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| MORTON, Alan | Scotland | Rangers (SCO) |
| NASAZZI, José | Uruguay | Bella Vista (URU) |
| NECO | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| ORTH, György | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| PESEK, Karel | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| PETRONE, Pedro | Uruguay | Charley FC (URU) |
| SCARONE, Héctor | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| SCOTT, Elisha | Northern Ireland | Liverpool (ENG) |
| SEDDON, Jimmy | England | Bolton Wanderers (ENG) |
| SEDLÁCEK, Josef | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| TARASCONI, Domingo | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| WALKER, Billy | England | Aston Villa (ENG) |
| WILSON, Andy | Scotland | Middlesbrough (ENG) |
Podium: 1. Charlie Buchan, 2. Héctor Scarone and 3. József Braun
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1924
| ABEGGLEN, Max | Switzerland | Grasshopper (SWI) |
| ANDRADE, José Leandro | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| BRAUN, József | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| BUCHAN, Charlie | England | Sunderland (ENG) |
| DAVIES, Len | Wales | Cardiff City (WAL) |
| DE VECCHI, Renzo | Italy | Genoa (ITA) |
| DÉNIS, Harry | Netherlands | HBS Craeyenhout (NED) |
| GALLACHER, Hughie | Scotland | Airdrieonians (SCO) |
| KEENOR, Fred | Wales | Cardiff City (WAL) |
| KOCK, Rudolf | Sweden | AIK (SWE) |
| KONRÁD, Kálmán | Hungary | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| MORTON, Alan | Scotland | Rangers (SCO) |
| NASAZZI, José | Uruguay | Bella Vista (URU) |
| PETIT, René | France | Real Unión (SPA) |
| PETRONE, Pedro | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| RAMSEYER, Rudolf | Switzerland | Young Boys (SWI) |
| ROMANO, Ángel | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| RUSSELL, Moses | Wales | Plymouth Argyle (ENG) |
| RYDELL, Sven | Sweden | Örgryte IS (SWE) |
| SCARONE, Héctor | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| STEPHENSON, Clem | England | Huddersfield Town (ENG) |
| WALKER, Billy | England | Aston Villa (ENG) |
| WIESER, Gustav | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
Podium: 1. José Leandro Andrade, 2. Pedro Petrone and 3. Billy Walker
Contenders: 4. Héctor Scarone, 5. Clem Stephenson, 6. Sven Rydell and 7. Max Abegglen
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1925
| ANDRADE, José Leandro | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| ERRAZQUÍN, Juan | Spain | Real Unión (SPA) |
| FRIEDENREICH, Arthur | Brazil | Paulistano (BRA) |
| GALLACHER, Hughie | Scotland | Airdrieonians (SCO) |
| GAMBORENA, Francisco | Spain | Real Unión (SPA) |
| GILLESPIE, Billy | Ireland | Sheffield United (ENG) |
| GOODALL, Roy | England | Huddersfield Town (ENG) |
| JACK, David | England | Bolton Wanderers (ENG) |
| McGRORY, Jimmy | Scotland | Celtic (SCO) |
| McSTAY, Willie | Scotland | Celtic (SCO) |
| MEIKLEJOHN, Davie | Scotland | Rangers (SCO) |
| MORTON, Alan | Scotland | Rangers (SCO) |
| ORTH, György | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| PESEK, Karel | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| ROBERTS, Frank | England | Manchester City (ENG) |
| RYDELL, Sven | Sweden | Örgryte IS (SWE) |
| SAMITIER, Josep | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| SCARONE, Héctor | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| SEOANE, Manuel | Argentina | El Porvenir (ARG) |
| TUNSTALL, Fred | England | Sheffield United (ENG) |
| WADSWORTH, Sam | England | Huddersfield Town (ENG) |
| WALKER, Billy | England | Aston Villa (ENG) |
| ZAMORA, Ricardo | Spain | Espanyol (SPA) |
Podium: 1. Hughie Gallacher, 2. Héctor Scarone and 3. Josep Samitier
Contenders: 4. Ricardo Zamora, 5. Manuel Seoane and 6. Alan Morton
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1926
| ANDRADE, José Leandro | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| BLUM, Josef | Austria | First Vienna (AUT) |
| BUCHAN, Charlie | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| CAMSELL, George | England | Middlesbrough (ENG) |
| CASTRO, Héctor | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| CHERRO, Roberto | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| FOGL, Károly | Hungary | Újpest (HUN) |
| GALLACHER, Hughie | Scotland | Newcastle United (ENG) |
| HARDER, Otto | Germany | Hamburg (GER) |
| HIRZER, Ferenc | Hungary | Juventus (ITA) |
| JACK, David | England | Bolton Wanderers (ENG) |
| JACKSON, Alex | Scotland | Huddersfield Town (ENG) |
| KOHUT, Vilmos | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| KONRÁD, Kálmán | Hungary | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| McGRORY, Jimmy | Scotland | Celtic (SCO) |
| McINALLY, Tommy | Scotland | Celtic (SCO) |
| McSTAY, Willie | Scotland | Celtic (SCO) |
| NASAZZI, José | Uruguay | Bella Vista (URU) |
| ORSI, Raimundo | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| SAMITIER, Josep | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| SCARONE, Héctor | Uruguay | Barcelona (SPA) |
| SEOANE, Manuel | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| WIESER, Gustav | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
Podium: 1. Alex Jackson, 2. José Leandro Andrade and 3. Ferenc Hirzer
Contenders: 4. Héctor Scarone and 5. Manuel Seoane
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1927
| BALONCIERI, Adolfo | Italy | Torino (ITA) |
| BIDOGLIO, Ludovico | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| BROWN, George | England | Huddersfield Town (ENG) |
| CARRICABERRY, Alfredo | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| DAVIES, Len | Wales | Cardiff City (WAL) |
| DEAN, Dixie | England | Everton (ENG) |
| FERGUSON, Hughie | Scotland | Cardiff City (WAL) |
| GALLACHER, Hughie | Scotland | Newcastle United (ENG) |
| GOODALL, Roy | England | Huddersfield Town (ENG) |
| HILL, Jack | England | Burnley (ENG) |
| KOHUT, Vilmos | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| KOLENATY, Frantisek | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| LIBONATTI, Julio | Argentina | Torino (ITA) |
| McGRORY, Jimmy | Scotland | Celtic (SCO) |
| MONTI, Luis | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| MORTON, Alan | Scotland | Rangers (SCO) |
| PESEK, Karel | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| PETIT, René | France | Real Unión (SPA) |
| PUC, Antonín | Czechoslovakia | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| SCARONE, Héctor | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| SCHALL, Toni | Austria | Admira Wacker (AUT) |
| SEOANE, Manuel | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| SILNY, Josef | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
Podium: 1. Hughie Gallacher, 2. Dixie Dean and 3. Karel Pesek
Contenders: 4. Jimmy McGrory, 5. Josef Silny and 6. Alfredo Carricaberry
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1928
| BALONCIERI, Adolfo | Italy | Torino (ITA) |
| BRAINE, Raymond | Belgium | Beerschot VAC (BEL) |
| CHERRO, Roberto | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| DEAN, Dixie | England | Everton (ENG) |
| FERREIRA, Manuel | Argentina | Estudiantes de La Plata (ARG) |
| GESTIDO, Álvaro | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| JACKSON, Alex | Scotland | Huddersfield Town (ENG) |
| JAMES, Alex | Scotland | Preston North End (ENG) |
| LIBONATTI, Julio | Argentina | Torino (ITA) |
| LEVRATTO, Virgilio | Italy | Genoa (ITA) |
| McGRORY, Jimmy | Scotland | Celtic (SCO) |
| MORTON, Alan | Scotland | Rangers (SCO) |
| ORSI, Raimundo | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| PETRONE, Pedro | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| PLATTKÓ, Ferenc | Hungary | Barcelona (SPA) |
| PUC, Antonín | Czechoslovakia | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| SAMITIER, Josep | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| SCARONE, Héctor | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| SCHALL, Toni | Austria | Admira Wacker (AUT) |
| STÁBILE, Guillermo | Argentina | Huracán (ARG) |
| TAKÁCS, József | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| TURAY, József | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| WESELY, Ferdinand | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
Podium: 1. Dixie Dean, 2. Alex Jackson and 3. Adolfo Baloncieri
Contenders: 4. József Takács, 5. Toni Schall, 6. Alan Morton and 7. Héctor Scarone
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1929
| ADCOCK, Hugh | England | Leicester City (ENG) |
| AVAR, István | Hungary | Újpest (HUN) |
| BLENKINSOP, Ernie | England | Sheffield Wednesday (ENG) |
| CAMSELL, George | England | Middlesbrough (ENG) |
| EVARISTO, Juan | Argentina | Sportivo Palermo (ARG) |
| FERREIRA, Manuel | Argentina | Estudiantes de La Plata (ARG) |
| GALLACHER, Hughie | Scotland | Newcastle United (ENG) |
| GONZÁLEZ, Aurelio | Paraguay | Olimpia (PAR) |
| HALLIDAY, Dave | Scotland | Sunderland (ENG) |
| HORVATH, Hans | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
| JACKSON, Alex | Scotland | Huddersfield Town (ENG) |
| JUVE, Jorgen | Norway | Lyn (NOR) |
| LEINBERGER, Ludwig | Germany | SpVgg Greuther Fürth (GER) |
| MEIKLEJOHN, Davie | Scotland | Rangers (SCO) |
| MORTON, Alan | Scotland | Rangers (SCO) |
| PITTO, Alfredo | Italy | Bologna (ITA) |
| PLÁNICKA, Frantisek | Czechoslovakia | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| PUC, Antonín | Czechoslovakia | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| ROSSETTI, Gino | Italy | Torino (ITA) |
| RUBIO, Gaspar | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| SCHIAVIO, Angelo | Italy | Bologna (ITA) |
| TAKÁCS, József | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| ZAMORA, Ricardo | Spain | Espanyol (SPA) |
Podium: 1. Alan Morton, 2. Ricardo Zamora and 3. Manuel Ferreira
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1930
| ANDRADE, José Leandro | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| AVAR, István | Hungary | Újpest (HUN) |
| BLENKINSOP, Ernie | England | Sheffield Wednesday (ENG) |
| CEA, Pedro | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| CHERRO, Roberto | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| CROOKS, Sammy | England | Derby County (ENG) |
| GALLACHER, Hughie | Scotland | Newcastle United (ENG) |
| HOFMANN, Richard | Germany | Dresdner SC (GER) |
| JACK, David | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| JORGENSEN, Pauli | Denmark | BK Frem (DEN) |
| MEAZZA, Giuseppe | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| MONTI, Luis | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| NASAZZI, José | Uruguay | Bella Vista (URU) |
| ORSI, Raimundo | Argentina | Juventus (ITA) |
| PLÁNICKA, Frantisek | Czechoslovakia | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| RIMMER, Ellis | England | Sheffield Wednesday (ENG) |
| SMISTIK, Josef | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
| STÁBILE, Guillermo | Argentina | Huracán (ARG) |
| SVOBODA, Frantisek | Czechoslovakia | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| TAKÁCS, József | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| WATSON, Vic | England | West Ham United (ENG) |
| WESELIK, Franz | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
| WESELY, Ferdinand | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
Podium: 1. Giuseppe Meazza, 2. István Avar and 3. José Nasazzi
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1931
| AVAR, István | Hungary | Újpest (HUN) |
| BASTIN, Cliff | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| BLUM, Josef | Austria | First Vienna (AUT) |
| COMBI, Gianpiero | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| CROOKS, Sammy | England | Derby County (ENG) |
| FERRARI, Giovanni | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| FERRARIS, Attilio | Italy | AS Roma (ITA) |
| FIGUEROA, Roberto | Uruguay | Montevideo Wanderers (URU) |
| GSCHWEIDL, Fritz | Austria | First Vienna (AUT) |
| JACK, David | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| JAMES, Alex | Scotland | Arsenal (ENG) |
| McGRORY, Jimmy | Scotland | Celtic (SCO) |
| MEAZZA, Giuseppe | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| ORSI, Raimundo | Argentina | Juventus (ITA) |
| RAINER, Karl | Austria | First Vienna (AUT) |
| SCHALL, Toni | Austria | Admira Wacker (AUT) |
| SCOPELLI, Alejandro | Argentina | Estudiantes de La Plata (ARG) |
| SINDELAR, Matthias | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| SMISTIK, Josef | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
| SVOBODA, Frantisek | Czechoslovakia | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| VARALLO, Francisco | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| WARING, Tom | England | Aston Villa (ENG) |
| ZOZAYA, Alberto | Argentina | Estudiantes de La Plata (ARG) |
Podium: 1. Raimundo Orsi, 2. Alex James and 3. Matthias Sindelar
Contenders: 4. Tom Waring and 5. Fritz Gschweidl
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1932
| BLENKINSOP, Ernie | England | Sheffield Wednesday (ENG) |
| BRAINE, Raymond | Belgium | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| CESARINI, Renato | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| CROOKS, Sammy | England | Derby County (ENG) |
| DEAN, Dixie | England | Everton (ENG) |
| FEDULLO, Francisco | Uruguay | Bologna (ITA) |
| FERRARI, Giovanni | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| FERREYRA, Bernabé | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| MacFADYEN, Willie | Scotland | Motherwell (SCO) |
| MONZEGLIO, Eraldo | Italy | Bologna (ITA) |
| NAUSCH, Walter | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| NEJEDLY, Oldrich | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| ORSI, Raimundo | Argentina | Juventus (ITA) |
| PEUCELLE, Carlos | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PETRONE, Pedro | Uruguay | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| QUINCOCES, Jacinto | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| SCHALL, Toni | Austria | Admira Wacker (AUT) |
| SCHIAVIO, Angelo | Italy | Bologna (ITA) |
| SINDELAR, Matthias | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| TAKÁCS, József | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| TOLDI, Géza | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| TURAY, József | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| ZISCHEK, Karl | Austria | Admira Wacker (AUT) |
Podium: 1. Matthias Sindelar, 2. Bernabé Ferreyra and 3. Raimundo Orsi
Contenders: 4. Dixie Dean
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1933
| AVAR, István | Hungary | Újpest (HUN) |
| BASTIN, Cliff | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| BROOK, Eric | England | Manchester City (ENG) |
| CALIGARIS, Umberto | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| COMBI, Gianpiero | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| DEAN, Dixie | England | Everton (ENG) |
| FERRARI, Giovanni | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| GARCÍA, Diego | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| HAPGOOD, Eddie | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| JAMES, Alex | Scotland | Arsenal (ENG) |
| MEAZZA, Giuseppe | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| MONTI, Luis | Argentina | Juventus (ITA) |
| NASAZZI, José | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| NAUSCH, Walter | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| ORSI, Raimundo | Argentina | Juventus (ITA) |
| PLÁNICKA, Frantisek | Czechoslovakia | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| PUC, Antonín | Czechoslovakia | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| QUINCOCES, Jacinto | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| ROMEU | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| ROSETTA, Virginio | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| SCHIAVIO, Angelo | Italy | Bologna (ITA) |
| SINDELAR, Matthias | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| VARALLO, Francisco | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
Podium: 1. Matthias Sindelar, 2. Cliff Bastin and 3. Luis Monti
Contenders: 4. Alex James, 5. Giuseppe Meazza and 6. Raimundo Orsi
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1934
| ALLEMANDI, Luigi | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| BASTIN, Cliff | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| BENÍTEZ CÁCERES, Delfín | Paraguay | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| BICAN, Josef | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
| BROOK, Eric | England | Manchester City (ENG) |
| CONEN, Edmund | Germany | Saarbrücken (GER) |
| FERRARI, Giovanni | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| GUAITA, Enrique | Argentina | AS Roma (ITA) |
| HAPGOOD, Eddie | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| MEAZZA, Giuseppe | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| MONTI, Luis | Argentina | Juventus (ITA) |
| MONZEGLIO, Eraldo | Italy | Bologna (ITA) |
| NEJEDLY, Oldrich | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| ORSI, Raimundo | Argentina | Juventus (ITA) |
| PLÁNICKA, Frantisek | Czechoslovakia | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| PUC, Antonín | Czechoslovakia | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| QUINCOCES, Jacinto | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| SÁROSI, György | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| SASTRE, Antonio | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| SCHIAVIO, Angelo | Italy | Bologna (ITA) |
| SZEPAN, Fritz | Germany | Schalke 04 (GER) |
| ZAMORA, Ricardo | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| ZISCHEK, Karl | Austria | Admira Wacker (AUT) |
Podium: 1. Giuseppe Meazza, 2. Oldrich Nejedly and 3. Eric Brook
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1935
| ABEGGLEN, André | Switzerland | Sochaux (FRA) |
| BASTIN, Cliff | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| BENÍTEZ CÁCERES, Delfín | Paraguay | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| BRAINE, Raymond | Belgium | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| CASTRO, Héctor | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| CIOCCA, Aníbal | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| DOMINGOS da Guia | Brazil | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| DRAKE, Ted | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| GUAITA, Enrique | Argentina | AS Roma (ITA) |
| HAPGOOD, Eddie | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| JAMES, Alex | Scotland | Arsenal (ENG) |
| KOSTÁLEK, Josef | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| LÁNGARA, Isidro | Spain | Real Oviedo (SPA) |
| LEHNER, Ernst | Germany | Schwaben Augsburg (GER) |
| MEAZZA, Giuseppe | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| NASAZZI, José | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| NEJEDLY, Oldrich | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| PIOLA, Silvio | Italy | Lazio (ITA) |
| RIMMER, Ellis | England | Sheffield Wednesday (ENG) |
| SÁROSI, György | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| SASTRE, Antonio | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| SINDELAR, Matthias | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| SVOBODA, Frantisek | Czechoslovakia | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
Podium: 1. Raymond Braine, 2. Ted Drake and 3. György Sárosi
Contenders: 4. Matthias Sindelar and 5. Enrique Guaita
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1936
| ALLEMANDI, Luigi | Italy | AS Roma (ITA) |
| ANDREOLO, Michele | Italy | Bologna (ITA) |
| BASTIN, Cliff | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| BRAINE, Raymond | Belgium | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| CARTER, Raich | England | Sunderland (ENG) |
| CSEH, László | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| DRAKE, Ted | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| FERREYRA, Bernabé | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| GARCÍA, Diego | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| GURNEY, Bobby | England | Sunderland (ENG) |
| LÁNGARA, Isidro | Spain | Real Oviedo (SPA) |
| MALE, George | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| McGRORY, Jimmy | Scotland | Celtic (SCO) |
| MEAZZA, Giuseppe | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| MINELLA, José María | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| MOCK, Hans | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| MONZEGLIO, Eraldo | Italy | AS Roma (ITA) |
| MORENO, José Manuel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| NEJEDLY, Oldrich | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| PEUCELLE, Carlos | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| SÁROSI, György | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| SESTA, Karl | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| SINDELAR, Matthias | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
Podium: 1. Matthias Sindelar, 2. Giuseppe Meazza and 3. Raich Carter
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1937
| ANDREOLO, Michele | Italy | Bologna (ITA) |
| BROOK, Eric | England | Manchester City (ENG) |
| CARTER, Raich | England | Sunderland (ENG) |
| CSEH, László | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| DOHERTY, Peter | Northern Ireland | Manchester City (ENG) |
| ERICO, Arsenio | Paraguay | Independiente (ARG) |
| FERREYRA, Bernabé | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| GARCÍA, Enrique | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| MORENO, José Manuel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| NAUSCH, Walter | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| PATESKO | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| PEDERNERA, Adolfo | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PEUCELLE, Carlos | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PIOLA, Silvio | Italy | Lazio (ITA) |
| SÁROSI, György | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| SASTRE, Antonio | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| SESTA, Karl | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| SINDELAR, Matthias | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| SZEPAN, Fritz | Germany | Schalke 04 (GER) |
| TIM | Brazil | Fluminense (BRA) |
| TORO, Raúl | Chile | Santiago Morning (CHI) |
| VARELA, Severino | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| ZSENGELLÉR, Gyula | Hungary | Újpest (HUN) |
Podium: 1. György Sárosi, 2. Arsenio Erico and 3. José Manuel Moreno
Contenders: 4. Silvio Piola and 5. Peter Doherty
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1938
| ANDREOLO, Michele | Italy | Bologna (ITA) |
| BASTIN, Cliff | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| BICAN, Josef | Austria | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| COLAUSSI, Gino | Italy | Triestina (ITA) |
| DE LA MATA, Vicente | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| DOMINGOS da Guia | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| ERICO, Arsenio | Paraguay | Independiente (ARG) |
| FERRARI, Giovanni | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| HAPGOOD, Eddie | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| KOSTÁLEK, Josef | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| LAWTON, Tommy | England | Everton (ENG) |
| LEÓNIDAS | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| LOCATELLI, Ugo | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| MEAZZA, Giuseppe | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| MINELLI, Severino | Switzerland | Grasshopper (SWI) |
| MORENO, José Manuel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PIOLA, Silvio | Italy | Lazio (ITA) |
| PLÁNICKA, Frantisek | Czechoslovakia | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| RAVA, Pietro | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| SÁROSI, György | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| SASTRE, Antonio | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| WALKER, Tommy | Scotland | Hearts (SCO) |
| ZSENGELLÉR, Gyula | Hungary | Újpest (HUN) |
Podium: 1. Arsenio Erico, 2. Leónidas and 3. Silvio Piola
Contenders: 4. György Sárosi and 5. Josef Bican
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1939
| ALCALDE, Jorge | Peru | River Plate (ARG) |
| ANDREOLO, Michele | Italy | Bologna (ITA) |
| BICAN, Josef | Austria | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| BICKEL, Alfred | Switzerland | Grasshopper (SWI) |
| BINDER, Franz | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
| CULLIS, Stan | England | Wolverhampton Wanderers (ENG) |
| DE LA MATA, Vicente | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| DOMINGOS da Guia | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| ERICO, Arsenio | Paraguay | Independiente (ARG) |
| FERNÁNDEZ, Teodoro | Peru | Universitario (PER) |
| GARCÍA, Enrique | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| LAWTON, Tommy | England | Everton (ENG) |
| LEÓNIDAS | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| MASANTONIO, Herminio | Argentina | Huracán (ARG) |
| MERCER, Joe | England | Everton (ENG) |
| MORENO, José Manuel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| NEJEDLY, Oldrich | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| PIOLA, Silvio | Italy | Lazio (ITA) |
| PORTA, Roberto | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| PURICELLI, Héctor | Italy | Bologna (ITA) |
| SASTRE, Antonio | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| TELECO | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| ZSENGELLÉR, Gyula | Hungary | Újpest (HUN) |
Podium: 1. Arsenio Erico, 2. Gyula Zsengellér and 3. Tommy Lawton
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1940
| ARICO SUÁREZ, Pedro | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| BALDONEDO, Emilio | Argentina | Huracán (ARG) |
| BENÍTEZ CÁCERES, Delfín | Paraguay | Racing Club (ARG) |
| BICAN, Josef | Austria | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| BINDER, Franz | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
| BOFFI, Aldo | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| DEMARÍA, Attilio | Argentina | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| GARCÍA, Atilio | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| GARCÍA, Enrique | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| KOPECKY, Vlastimil | Czechoslovakia | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| KUZORRA, Ernst | Germany | Schalke 04 (GER) |
| LÁNGARA, Isidro | Spain | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| LAZZATTI, Ernesto | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| LEÓNIDAS | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| LOCATELLI, Ugo | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| MASANTONIO, Herminio | Argentina | Huracán (ARG) |
| ROMEU | Brazil | Fluminense (BRA) |
| SALOMÓN, José | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| SARLANGA, Jaime | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| SÁROSI, György | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| SASTRE, Antonio | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| SZEPAN, Fritz | Germany | Schalke 04 (GER) |
| VILLADÓNIGA, Segundo | Uruguay | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
Podium: 1. Leónidas, 2. Josef Bican and 3. Emilio Baldonedo
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1941
| ALBERTI, Jorge | Argentina | Huracán (ARG) |
| BIAVATI, Amedeo | Italy | Bologna (ITA) |
| BICAN, Josef | Austria | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| BINDER, Franz | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
| GARCÍA, Atilio | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| LÁNGARA, Isidro | Spain | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| LIVINGSTONE, Sergio | Chile | Universidad Católica (CHI) |
| MENTI, Romeo | Italy | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| MINELLA, José María | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| MORENO, José Manuel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PAZ, Aníbal | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| PEDERNERA, Adolfo | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PIRILLO, Sylvio | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| PORTA, Roberto | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| PURICELLI, Héctor | Italy | Bologna (ITA) |
| ROMEU | Brazil | Fluminense (BRA) |
| SALOMÓN, José | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| SÁROSI, György | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| SASTRE, Antonio | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| TELECO | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| TIM | Brazil | Fluminense (BRA) |
| WALTER, Fritz | Germany | Kaiserslautern (GER) |
| WELSH, Don | England | Charlton Athletic (ENG) |
Podium: 1. José Manuel Moreno, 2. Atilio García and 3. Franz Binder
Contenders: 4. Sylvio Pirillo and 5. Roberto Porta
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1942
| AMADEI, Amedeo | Italy | AS Roma (ITA) |
| BICAN, Josef | Austria | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| DECKER, Karl | Austria | First Vienna (AUT) |
| DOMINGOS da Guia | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| GAMBETTA, Schúbert | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| GARCÍA, Atilio | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| HELENO de Freitas | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| MARTINO, Rinaldo | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| MAZZOLA, Valentino | Italy | Venezia (ITA) |
| MORENO, José Manuel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| MUNDO | Spain | Valencia (SPA) |
| PAZ, Aníbal | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| PEDERNERA, Adolfo | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PERUCCA, Ángel | Argentina | Newell's Old Boys (ARG) |
| PIRILLO, Sylvio | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| PONTONI, René | Argentina | Newell's Old Boys (ARG) |
| PORTA, Roberto | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| SZEPAN, Fritz | Germany | Schalke 04 (GER) |
| VARELA, Obdulio | Uruguay | Montevideo Wanderers (URU) |
| VARELA, Severino | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| WALTER, Fritz | Germany | Kaiserslautern (GER) |
| ZAPIRAIN, Bibiano | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| ZIZINHO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
Podium: 1. José Manuel Moreno, 2. Adolfo Pedernera and 3. Obdulio Varela
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1943
| BICAN, Josef | Austria | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| BOYÉ, Mario | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| CARTER, Raich | England | Sunderland (ENG) |
| DOMINGOS da Guia | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| GARCÍA, Atilio | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| GABETTO, Guglielmo | Italy | Torino (ITA) |
| LABRUNA, Ángel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| LAZZATTI, Ernesto | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| LEÓNIDAS | Brazil | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
| MARTÍN, Mariano | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| MATTHEWS, Stanley | England | Stoke City (ENG) |
| MAZZOLA, Valentino | Italy | Torino (ITA) |
| MORENO, José Manuel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PEDERNERA, Adolfo | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PERÁCIO, José | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| PIOLA, Silvio | Italy | Lazio (ITA) |
| SARLANGA, Jaime | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| SASTRE, Antonio | Argentina | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
| SCHÖN, Helmut | Germany | Dresdner SC (GER) |
| SOSA, Carlos | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| VARELA, Severino | Uruguay | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| ZAPIRAIN, Bibiano | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| ZIZINHO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
Podium: 1. Severino Varela, 2. Zizinho and 3. Antonio Sastre
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1944
| BICAN, Josef | Austria | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| BIGUÁ | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| BOYÉ, Mario | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| CARTER, Raich | England | Sunderland (ENG) |
| EPI | Spain | Valencia (SPA) |
| JAIME de Almeida | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| JAIR | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| LABRUNA, Ángel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| LAWTON, Tommy | England | Everton (ENG) |
| LIMA, Eduardo | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| LUISINHO | Brazil | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
| MARANTE, José | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| MATTHEWS, Stanley | England | Stoke City (ENG) |
| MUNDO | Spain | Valencia (SPA) |
| PELEGRINA, Manuel | Argentina | Estudiantes de La Plata (ARG) |
| PESCIA, Natalio | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| SCHÖN, Helmut | Germany | Dresdner SC (GER) |
| SOSA, Carlos | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| VARELA, Obdulio | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| VARELA, Severino | Uruguay | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| VILLADÓNIGA, Segundo | Uruguay | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| ZIZINHO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| ZSENGELLÉR, Gyula | Hungary | Újpest (HUN) |
Podium: 1. Zizinho, 2. Carlos Sosa and 3. Mundo
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1945
| ADEMIR de Menezes | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| BOBROV, Vsevolod | Soviet Union | CSKA Moscow (RUS) |
| DOMINGOS da Guia | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| HELENO de Freitas | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| JAIR | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| LABRUNA, Ángel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| LAWTON, Tommy | England | Everton (ENG) |
| LEÓNIDAS | Brazil | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
| LIVINGSTONE, Sergio | Chile | Universidad Católica (CHI) |
| LOUSTAU, Félix | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| MARTINO, Rinaldo | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| MÉNDEZ, Norberto | Argentina | Huracán (ARG) |
| PEDERNERA, Adolfo | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PERUCCA, Ángel | Argentina | Newell's Old Boys (ARG) |
| PONTONI, René | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| SALOMÓN, José | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| SASTRE, Antonio | Argentina | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
| SORIANO, José | Peru | River Plate (ARG) |
| SZUSZA, Ferenc | Hungary | Újpest (HUN) |
| VARELA, Obdulio | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| ZARRA, Telmo | Spain | Athletic Bilbao (SPA) |
| ZIZINHO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| ZSENGELLÉR, Gyula | Hungary | Újpest (HUN) |
Podium: 1. Rinaldo Martino, 2. Norberto Méndez and 3. Ademir de Menezes
Contenders: 4. Adolfo Pedernera and 5. Ángel Labruna
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1946
| ADEMIR de Menezes | Brazil | Fluminense (BRA) |
| BOYÉ, Mario | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| CARTER, Raich | England | Derby County (ENG) |
| CASTIGLIANO, Eusebio | Italy | Torino (ITA) |
| DEÁK, Ferenc | Hungary | Szentlorinci (HUN) |
| DOHERTY, Peter | Northern Ireland | Derby County (ENG) |
| GARCÍA, Atilio | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| GÓMEZ, Walter | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| HELENO de Freitas | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| LABRUNA, Ángel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| LAWTON, Tommy | England | Everton (ENG) |
| LEÓNIDAS | Brazil | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
| LOIK, Ezio | Italy | Torino (ITA) |
| LOUSTAU, Félix | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| MANNION, Wilf | England | Middlesbrough (ENG) |
| MARTINO, Rinaldo | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| MAZZOLA, Valentino | Italy | Torino (ITA) |
| MÉNDEZ, Norberto | Argentina | Huracán (ARG) |
| PEDERNERA, Adolfo | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PONTONI, René | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| SZUSZA, Ferenc | Hungary | Újpest (HUN) |
| ZUBIETA, Ángel | Spain | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| ZSENGELLÉR, Gyula | Hungary | Újpest (HUN) |
Podium: 1. René Pontoni, 2. Rinaldo Martino and 3. Raich Carter
Contenders: 4. Norberto Méndez, 5. Ferenc Deák and 6. Gyula Zsengellér
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1947
| BICAN, Josef | Austria | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| BOYÉ, Mario | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| CHICO | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| DANILO ALVIM | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| DEÁK, Ferenc | Hungary | Szentlorinci (HUN) |
| DI STÉFANO, Alfredo | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| FALERO, Nicolás | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| FINNEY, Tom | England | Preston North End (ENG) |
| FRANKLIN, Neil | England | Stoke City (ENG) |
| GABETTO, Guglielmo | Italy | Torino (ITA) |
| GÓMEZ, Walter | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| LAWTON, Tommy | England | Chelsea (ENG) |
| LIDDELL, Billy | Scotland | Liverpool (ENG) |
| LOUSTAU, Félix | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| MANNION, Wilf | England | Middlesbrough (ENG) |
| MATTHEWS, Stanley | England | Blackpool (ENG) |
| MAZZOLA, Valentino | Italy | Torino (ITA) |
| MÉNDEZ, Norberto | Argentina | Huracán (ARG) |
| MORENO, José Manuel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| NORDAHL, Gunnar | Sweden | IFK Norrköping (SWE) |
| PONTONI, René | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| ROSSI, Néstor | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| ZARRA, Telmo | Spain | Athletic Bilbao (SPA) |
Podium: 1. José Manuel Moreno, 2. Valentino Mazzola and 3. Wilf Mannion
Contenders: 4. Tommy Lawton and 5. Alfredo Di Stéfano
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1948
| BARBOSA, Moacir | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| BAUER, José Carlos | Brazil | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
| BONIPERTI, Giampiero | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| CAREY, Johnny | Ireland | Manchester United (ENG) |
| CHICO | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| DANILO ALVIM | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| DEÁK, Ferenc | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| FINNEY, Tom | England | Preston North End (ENG) |
| FRANKLIN, Neil | England | Stoke City (ENG) |
| GREN, Gunnar | Sweden | IFK Göteborg (SWE) |
| GÓMEZ, Walter | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| LIEDHOLM, Nils | Sweden | IFK Norrköping (SWE) |
| LOIK, Ezio | Italy | Torino (ITA) |
| MATTHEWS, Stanley | England | Blackpool (ENG) |
| MAZZOLA, Valentino | Italy | Torino (ITA) |
| MENTI, Romeo | Italy | Torino (ITA) |
| MERCER, Joe | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| MORTENSEN, Stan | England | Blackpool (ENG) |
| NORDAHL, Gunnar | Sweden | IFK Norrköping (SWE) |
| PUSKÁS, Ferenc | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| ROWLEY, Jack | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| SMITH, Gordon | Scotland | Hibernian (SCO) |
| SWIFT, Frank | England | Manchester City (ENG) |
Podium: 1. Stanley Matthews, 2. Gunnar Gren and 3. Valentino Mazzola
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1949
| ADEMIR de Menezes | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| BASORA, Estanislao | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| BAUER, José Carlos | Brazil | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
| CAREY, Johnny | Ireland | Manchester United (ENG) |
| CÉSAR | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| DANILO ALVIM | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| DEÁK, Ferenc | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| DICKINSON, Jimmy | England | Portsmouth (ENG) |
| JAIR | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| MAZZOLA, Valentino | Italy | Torino (ITA) |
| MÉNDEZ, Norberto | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| MÍGUEZ, Óscar | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| MORENO, José Manuel | Argentina | Universidad Católica (CHI) |
| NYERS, István | Hungary | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| PEDERNERA, Adolfo | Argentina | Millonarios (COL) |
| PUSKÁS, Ferenc | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| RUDAS, Ferenc | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| SCHIAFFINO, Juan Alberto | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| SIMES, Llamil | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| STEEL, Billy | Scotland | Derby County (ENG) |
| VARELA, Obdulio | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| WOODBURN, Willie | Scotland | Rangers (SCO) |
| ZIZINHO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
Podium: 1. Ademir de Menezes, 2. Ferenc Deák and 3. Norberto Méndez
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1950
| ADEMIR de Menezes | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| BASORA, Estanislao | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| BAUER, José Carlos | Brazil | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
| BONIPERTI, Giampiero | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| BOZSIK, József | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| GHIGGIA, Alcides | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| GREN, Gunnar | Sweden | AC Milan (ITA) |
| HANSEN, John | Denmark | Juventus (ITA) |
| JAIR | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| LIEDHOLM, Nils | Sweden | AC Milan (ITA) |
| MARTINO, Rinaldo | Argentina | Juventus (ITA) |
| MÉNDEZ, Norberto | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| MÍGUEZ, Óscar | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| NORDAHL, Gunnar | Sweden | AC Milan (ITA) |
| OCWIRK, Ernst | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| PRAEST, Karl Aage | Denmark | Juventus (ITA) |
| PUSKÁS, Ferenc | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| RAMALLETS, Antoni | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| RODRÍGUEZ ANDRADE, Víctor | Uruguay | Central Español (URU) |
| SCHIAFFINO, Juan Alberto | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| VARELA, Obdulio | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| ZEMAN, Walter | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
| ZIZINHO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
Podium: 1. Ademir de Menezes, 2. Ferenc Puskás and 3. Gunnar Nordahl
Contenders: 4. Zizinho, 5. Juan Alberto Schiaffino and 6. Rinaldo Martino
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1951
| BEN BAREK, Larbi | France | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| CLÁUDIO | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| DI STÉFANO, Alfredo | Argentina | Millonarios (COL) |
| GÓMEZ, Walter | Uruguay | River Plate (ARG) |
| GREN, Gunnar | Sweden | AC Milan (ITA) |
| HANAPPI, Gerhard | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
| HIDEGKUTI, Nándor | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| JAIR | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| KOCSIS, Sándor | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| LIEDHOLM, Nils | Sweden | AC Milan (ITA) |
| LÓPEZ, Valeriano | Peru | Sport Boys (PER) |
| MATTHEWS, Stanley | England | Blackpool (ENG) |
| MILBURN, Jackie | England | Newcastle United (ENG) |
| NORDAHL, Gunnar | Sweden | AC Milan (ITA) |
| NYERS, István | Hungary | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| OCWIRK, Ernst | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| PALOTÁS, Péter | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| RAMSEY, Alf | England | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| SCHIAFFINO, Juan Alberto | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| WALTER, Fritz | Germany | Kaiserslautern (GER) |
| WILKES, Faas | Netherlands | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| ZARRA, Telmo | Spain | Athletic Bilbao (SPA) |
| ZIZINHO | Brazil | Bangu (BRA) |
Podium: 1. Gunnar Nordahl, 2. Faas Wilkes and 3. Jair
Contenders: 4. Nils Liedholm and 5. István Nyers
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1952
| ADEMIR de Menezes | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| BALTAZAR | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| BASORA, Estanislao | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| BEARA, Vladimir | Yugoslavia | Hajduk Split (CRO) |
| BONIPERTI, Giampiero | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| BOZSIK, József | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| CÉSAR | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| CZIBOR, Zoltán | Hungary | Csepel (HUN) |
| DI STÉFANO, Alfredo | Argentina | Millonarios (COL) |
| DIDI | Brazil | Fluminense (BRA) |
| GÓMEZ, Walter | Uruguay | River Plate (ARG) |
| HANSEN, John | Denmark | Juventus (ITA) |
| JULINHO | Brazil | Portuguesa (BRA) |
| KOCSIS, Sándor | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| KUBALA, László | Hungary | Barcelona (SPA) |
| LOFTHOUSE, Nat | England | Bolton Wanderers (ENG) |
| LOUSTAU, Félix | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PAHIÑO | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| PINGA | Brazil | Portuguesa (BRA) |
| PUSKÁS, Ferenc | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| ROBLEDO, Jorge | Chile | Newcastle United (ENG) |
| VUKAS, Bernard | Yugoslavia | Hajduk Split (CRO) |
| ZIZINHO | Brazil | Bangu (BRA) |
Podium: 1. László Kubala, 2. Ferenc Puskás and 3. Sándor Kocsis
Contenders: 4. John Hansen and 5. Walter Gómez
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1953
| BASORA, Estanislao | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| BOZSIK, József | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| CLÁUDIO | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| CZIBOR, Zoltán | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| FINNEY, Tom | England | Preston North End (ENG) |
| GÓMEZ, Walter | Uruguay | River Plate (ARG) |
| GRILLO, Ernesto | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| HIDEGKUTI, Nándor | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| JONQUET, Robert | France | Stade de Reims (FRA) |
| JULINHO | Brazil | Portuguesa (BRA) |
| KOPA, Raymond | France | Stade de Reims (FRA) |
| LABRUNA, Ángel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| LOFTHOUSE, Nat | England | Bolton Wanderers (ENG) |
| MATTHEWS, Stanley | England | Blackpool (ENG) |
| MÍGUEZ, Óscar | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| MORTENSEN, Stan | England | Blackpool (ENG) |
| NORDAHL, Gunnar | Sweden | AC Milan (ITA) |
| OCWIRK, Ernst | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| PUSKÁS, Ferenc | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| ROSSI, Néstor | Argentina | Millonarios (COL) |
| SCHIAFFINO, Juan Alberto | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| WALTER, Fritz | Germany | Kaiserslautern (GER) |
| ZEMAN, Walter | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
Podium: 1. Ferenc Puskás, 2. Nándor Hidegkuti and 3. Raymond Kopa
Contenders: 4. Fritz Walter, 5. Estanislao Basora and 6. Stanley Matthews
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1954
| ALLEN, Ronnie | England | West Bromwich Albion (ENG) |
| BOZSIK, József | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| CAJKOVSKI, Zlatko | Yugoslavia | Partizan Belgrade (SER) |
| CLÁUDIO | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| CZIBOR, Zoltán | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| DI STÉFANO, Alfredo | Argentina | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| DJALMA SANTOS | Brazil | Portuguesa (BRA) |
| HANAPPI, Gerhard | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
| HIDEGKUTI, Nándor | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| JULINHO | Brazil | Portuguesa (BRA) |
| KOCSIS, Sándor | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| KUBALA, László | Hungary | Barcelona (SPA) |
| LUIZINHO | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| OCWIRK, Ernst | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| PUSKÁS, Ferenc | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| RAHN, Helmut | Germany | Rot-Weiss Essen (GER) |
| RODRÍGUEZ ANDRADE, Víctor | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| SCHÄFER, Hans | Germany | Cologne (GER) |
| SCHIAFFINO, Juan Alberto | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| SKOGLUND, Lennart | Sweden | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| WALTER, Fritz | Germany | Kaiserslautern (GER) |
| WILKES, Faas | Netherlands | Valencia (SPA) |
| WRIGHT, Billy | England | Wolverhampton Wanderers (ENG) |
Podium: 1. Sándor Kocsis, 2. Fritz Walter and 3. Juan Alberto Schiaffino
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1955
| BOZSIK, József | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| CZIBOR, Zoltán | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| DELLACHA, Pedro | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| DEQUINHA | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| DI STÉFANO, Alfredo | Argentina | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| GÓMEZ SÁNCHEZ, Óscar | Peru | Alianza Lima (PER) |
| HIDEGKUTI, Nándor | Hungary | MTK Budapest (HUN) |
| HORMAZÁBAL, Enrique | Chile | Santiago Morning (CHI) |
| JONQUET, Robert | France | Stade de Reims (FRA) |
| JULINHO | Brazil | Portuguesa (BRA) |
| KOCSIS, Sándor | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| KOPA, Raymond | France | Stade de Reims (FRA) |
| LABRUNA, Ángel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| LIEDHOLM, Nils | Sweden | AC Milan (ITA) |
| MICHELI, Rodolfo | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| NETTO, Igor | Soviet Union | Spartak Moscow (RUS) |
| NORDAHL, Gunnar | Sweden | AC Milan (ITA) |
| PUSKÁS, Ferenc | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| RIAL, Héctor | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| SCHIAFFINO, Juan Alberto | Uruguay | AC Milan (ITA) |
| VAIRO, Federico | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| VUKAS, Bernard | Yugoslavia | Hajduk Split (CRO) |
| YASHIN, Lev | Soviet Union | Dynamo Moscow (RUS) |
Podium: 1. Ferenc Puskás, 2. Alfredo Di Stéfano and 3. Juan Alberto Schiaffino
Contenders: 4. Enrique Hormazábal and 5. Raymond Kopa
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1956
| ARTETXE, José Luis | Spain | Athletic Bilbao (SPA) |
| BYRNE, Roger | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| CERVATO, Sergio | Italy | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| CISOWSKI, Thadée | France | RC Paris (FRA) |
| DI STÉFANO, Alfredo | Argentina | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| EDWARDS, Duncan | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| GARAY, Jesús | Spain | Athletic Bilbao (SPA) |
| HORMAZÁBAL, Enrique | Chile | Colo-Colo (CHI) |
| JULINHO | Brazil | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| KOPA, Raymond | France | Stade de Reims (FRA) |
| MATTHEWS, Stanley | England | Blackpool (ENG) |
| MÍGUEZ, Óscar | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| NETTO, Igor | Soviet Union | Spartak Moscow (RUS) |
| RIAL, Héctor | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RODRÍGUEZ ANDRADE, Víctor | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| SCHIAFFINO, Juan Alberto | Uruguay | AC Milan (ITA) |
| SEGATO, Armando | Italy | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| SÍVORI, Omar | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| STRELTSOV, Eduard | Soviet Union | Torpedo Moscow (RUS) |
| TAYLOR, Tommy | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| TRAUTMANN, Bert | Germany | Manchester City (ENG) |
| VAIRO, Federico | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| YASHIN, Lev | Soviet Union | Dynamo Moscow (RUS) |
Podium: 1. Alfredo Di Stéfano, 2. Raymond Kopa and 3. Igor Netto
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1957
| AMBROIS, Javier | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| ANGELILLO, Antonio | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| BLANCHFLOWER, Danny | Northern Ireland | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| CANHOTEIRO | Brazil | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
| CHARLES, John | Wales | Leeds United (ENG) |
| CORBATTA, Omar | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| DELLACHA, Pedro | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| DI STÉFANO, Alfredo | Argentina | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| DIDI | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| EDWARDS, Duncan | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| FINNEY, Tom | England | Preston North End (ENG) |
| GARRINCHA | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| GENTO, Francisco | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| MASCHIO, Humberto | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| NETTO, Igor | Soviet Union | Spartak Moscow (RUS) |
| NÍLTON SANTOS | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| ROSSI, Néstor | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| SANTAMARÍA, José | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| SCHIAFFINO, Juan Alberto | Uruguay | AC Milan (ITA) |
| SÍVORI, Omar | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| STRELTSOV, Eduard | Soviet Union | Torpedo Moscow (RUS) |
| TAYLOR, Tommy | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| TERRY, Alberto | Peru | Universitario (PER) |
Podium: 1. Alfredo Di Stéfano, 2. Didi and 3. Antonio Angelillo
Contenders: 4. Omar Corbatta, 5. Humberto Maschio and 6. Omar Sívori
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1958
| BELLINI, Hilderaldo | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| BLANCHFLOWER, Danny | Northern Ireland | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| CHARLES, John | Wales | Juventus (ITA) |
| CORBATTA, Omar | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| DI STÉFANO, Alfredo | Argentina | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| DIDI | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| FONTAINE, Just | France | Stade de Reims (FRA) |
| GARRINCHA | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| GENTO, Francisco | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| GREGG, Harry | Northern Ireland | Manchester United (ENG) |
| HAMRIN, Kurt | Sweden | Padova (ITA) |
| KOPA, Raymond | France | Stade de Reims (FRA) |
| LIEDHOLM, Nils | Sweden | AC Milan (ITA) |
| NÍLTON SANTOS | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| PELÉ | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| PIANTONI, Roger | France | Stade de Reims (FRA) |
| RAHN, Helmut | Germany | Rot-Weiss Essen (GER) |
| SANTAMARÍA, José | Uruguay | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| SÍVORI, Omar | Argentina | Juventus (ITA) |
| SZYMANIAK, Horst | Germany | Wuppertaler (GER) |
| VOYNOV, Yuriy | Soviet Union | Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) |
| WRIGHT, Billy | England | Wolverhampton Wanderers (ENG) |
| ZEBEC, Branko | Yugoslavia | Partizan Belgrade (SER) |
Podium: 1. Didi, 2. Raymond Kopa and 3. Pelé
Contenders: 4. John Charles, 5. Just Fontaine and 6. Alfredo Di Stéfano
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1959
| ALTAFINI, José | Brazil | AC Milan (ITA) |
| ANGELILLO, Antonio | Argentina | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| CHARLTON, Bobby | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| DI STÉFANO, Alfredo | Argentina | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| DIDI | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| DJALMA SANTOS | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| EVARISTO | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| FONTAINE, Just | France | Stade de Reims (FRA) |
| GARRINCHA | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| GENTO, Francisco | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| HAMRIN, Kurt | Sweden | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| JULINHO | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| KOPA, Raymond | France | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| PELÉ | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| PUSKÁS, Ferenc | Hungary | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| QUARENTINHA | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| SANFILIPPO, José | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| SANTAMARÍA, José | Uruguay | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| SEGARRA, Joan | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| SEMINARIO, Juan | Peru | Deportivo Municipal (PER) |
| SIMONSSON, Agne | Sweden | Örgryte IS (SWE) |
| SUÁREZ, Luis | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| TICHY, Lajos | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
Podium: 1. Pelé, 2. Alfredo Di Stéfano and 3. José Sanfilippo
Contenders: 4. Antonio Angelillo, 5. Luis Suárez, 6. José Altafini and 7. Julinho
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1960
| CHARLES, John | Wales | Juventus (ITA) |
| CUBILLA, Luis | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| DI STÉFANO, Alfredo | Argentina | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| GARRINCHA | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| GENTO, Francisco | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| HAMRIN, Kurt | Sweden | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| IVANOV, Valentin | Soviet Union | Torpedo Moscow (RUS) |
| JULINHO | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| KOPA, Raymond | France | Stade de Reims (FRA) |
| KOSTIC, Bora | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade (SER) |
| MARTÍNEZ, Eulogio | Paraguay | Barcelona (SPA) |
| NETTO, Igor | Soviet Union | Spartak Moscow (RUS) |
| PELÉ | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| PEPE | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| PUSKÁS, Ferenc | Hungary | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| QUARENTINHA | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| SANFILIPPO, José | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| SEELER, Uwe | Germany | Hamburg (GER) |
| SÍVORI, Omar | Argentina | Juventus (ITA) |
| SPENCER, Alberto | Ecuador | Peñarol (URU) |
| SUÁREZ, Luis | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| WALDO | Brazil | Fluminense (BRA) |
| YASHIN, Lev | Soviet Union | Dynamo Moscow (RUS) |
Podium: 1. Ferenc Puskás, 2. Omar Sívori and 3. Lev Yashin
Contenders: 4. Alfredo Di Stéfano, 5. Uwe Seeler and 6. Luis Suárez
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1961
| AMARILDO | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| BLANCHFLOWER, Danny | Northern Ireland | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| CHARLTON, Bobby | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| COLUNA, Mário | Portugal | Benfica (POR) |
| CORBATTA, Omar | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| COUTINHO | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| DI STÉFANO, Alfredo | Argentina | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| DIDI | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| GARRINCHA | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| GERMANO | Portugal | Benfica (POR) |
| GONÇALVES, Néstor | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| GREAVES, Jimmy | England | Chelsea (ENG) |
| HAYNES, Johnny | England | Fulham (ENG) |
| JOYA, Juan | Peru | Peñarol (URU) |
| MACKAY, Dave | Scotland | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| MASOPUST, Josef | Czechoslovakia | Dukla Prague (CZE) |
| NÍLTON SANTOS | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| PELÉ | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| PUSKÁS, Ferenc | Hungary | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| SEELER, Uwe | Germany | Hamburg (GER) |
| SÍVORI, Omar | Argentina | Juventus (ITA) |
| SPENCER, Alberto | Ecuador | Peñarol (URU) |
| SUÁREZ, Luis | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
Podium: 1. Pelé, 2. Omar Sívori and 3. Garrincha
Contenders: 4. Alberto Spencer, 5. Juan Joya and 6. Danny Blanchflower
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1962
| ALTAFINI, José | Brazil | AC Milan (ITA) |
| AMARILDO | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| CHARLTON, Bobby | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| COLUNA, Mário | Portugal | Benfica (POR) |
| COUTINHO | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| DI STÉFANO, Alfredo | Argentina | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| DIDI | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| DJALMA SANTOS | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| EUSÉBIO | Portugal | Benfica (POR) |
| GARRINCHA | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| GERMANO | Portugal | Benfica (POR) |
| IVANOV, Valentin | Soviet Union | Torpedo Moscow (RUS) |
| MASOPUST, Josef | Czechoslovakia | Dukla Prague (CZE) |
| NÍLTON SANTOS | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| PELÉ | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| PUSKÁS, Ferenc | Hungary | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| SÁNCHEZ, Leonel | Chile | Universidad de Chile (CHI) |
| SCHNELLINGER, Karl-Heinz | Germany | Cologne (GER) |
| SEKULARAC, Dragoslav | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade (SER) |
| SPENCER, Alberto | Ecuador | Peñarol (URU) |
| TICHY, Lajos | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd (HUN) |
| VORONIN, Valery | Soviet Union | Torpedo Moscow (RUS) |
| ZITO | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
Podium: 1. Garrincha, 2. Pelé and 3. Josef Masopust
Contenders: 4. Coutinho
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1963
| ADEMIR da Guia | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| ALTAFINI, José | Brazil | AC Milan (ITA) |
| AMANCIO | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| BAXTER, Jim | Scotland | Rangers (SCO) |
| COLUNA, Mário | Portugal | Benfica (POR) |
| CORSO, Mario | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| DJALMA SANTOS | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| EUSÉBIO | Portugal | Benfica (POR) |
| GREAVES, Jimmy | England | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| JAIR da Costa | Brazil | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| JONES, Cliff | Wales | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| LAW, Denis | Scotland | Manchester United (ENG) |
| LIMA | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| MACKAY, Dave | Scotland | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| MALDINI, Cesare | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| MASOPUST, Josef | Czechoslovakia | Dukla Prague (CZE) |
| PELÉ | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| PEPE | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| PUSKÁS, Ferenc | Hungary | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RIVERA, Gianni | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| SUÁREZ, Luis | Spain | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| TRAPATTONI, Giovanni | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| YASHIN, Lev | Soviet Union | Dynamo Moscow (RUS) |
Podium: 1. Pelé, 2. Gianni Rivera and 3. Jimmy Greaves
Contenders: 4. Eusébio
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1964
| ALBERT, Flórián | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| AMANCIO | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| BULGARELLI, Giacomo | Italy | Bologna (ITA) |
| CARRIZO, Amadeo | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| CORSO, Mario | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| FACCHETTI, Giacinto | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| GÉRSON | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| GREAVES, Jimmy | England | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| HALLER, Helmut | Germany | Bologna (ITA) |
| HUNT, Roger | England | Liverpool (ENG) |
| JAIR da Costa | Brazil | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| JAIRZINHO | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| LAW, Denis | Scotland | Manchester United (ENG) |
| MAZZOLA, Sandro | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| MOORE, Bobby | England | West Ham United (ENG) |
| NIELSEN, Harald | Denmark | Bologna (ITA) |
| ONEGA, Ermindo | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PELÉ | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| PUSKÁS, Ferenc | Hungary | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RATTÍN, Antonio | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| SEELER, Uwe | Germany | Hamburg (GER) |
| SUÁREZ, Luis | Spain | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| VORONIN, Valery | Soviet Union | Torpedo Moscow (RUS) |
Podium: 1. Pelé, 2. Luis Suárez and 3. Denis Law
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1965
| ADEMIR da Guia | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| ALBERT, Flórián | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| ASPARUHOV, Georgi | Bulgaria | Levski Sofia (BUL) |
| BEST, George | Northern Ireland | Manchester United (ENG) |
| CHARLTON, Bobby | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| CHARLTON, Jack | England | Leeds United (ENG) |
| COLUNA, Mário | Portugal | Benfica (POR) |
| EUSÉBIO | Portugal | Benfica (POR) |
| FACCHETTI, Giacinto | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| JAIR da Costa | Brazil | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| JOYA, Juan | Peru | Peñarol (URU) |
| LAW, Denis | Scotland | Manchester United (ENG) |
| MATOSAS, Roberto | Uruguay | River Plate (ARG) |
| MAZZOLA, Sandro | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| MOORE, Bobby | England | West Ham United (ENG) |
| PELÉ | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| RAMOS DELGADO, José | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| RATTÍN, Antonio | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| ROCHA, Pedro | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| SÁNCHEZ, Leonel | Chile | Universidad de Chile (CHI) |
| SUÁREZ, Luis | Spain | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| TORRES, José Augusto | Portugal | Benfica (POR) |
| VORONIN, Valery | Soviet Union | Torpedo Moscow (RUS) |
Podium: 1. Eusébio, 2. Pelé and 3. Luis Suárez
Contenders: 4. Giacinto Facchetti, 5. Pedro Rocha and 6. Sandro Mazzola
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1966
| ALBERT, Flórián | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| AMANCIO | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| BALL, Alan | England | Blackpool (ENG) |
| BECKENBAUER, Franz | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| BENE, Ferenc | Hungary | Újpest (HUN) |
| BEST, George | Northern Ireland | Manchester United (ENG) |
| CHARLTON, Bobby | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| COLUNA, Mário | Portugal | Benfica (POR) |
| EUSÉBIO | Portugal | Benfica (POR) |
| FARKAS, János | Hungary | Vasas SC (HUN) |
| HALLER, Helmut | Germany | Bologna (ITA) |
| JOYA, Juan | Peru | Peñarol (URU) |
| MARZOLINI, Silvio | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| MAZURKIEWICZ, Ladislao | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| MOORE, Bobby | England | West Ham United (ENG) |
| PERFUMO, Roberto | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| ROCHA, Pedro | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| SPENCER, Alberto | Ecuador | Peñarol (URU) |
| TORRES, José Augusto | Portugal | Benfica (POR) |
| TOSTAO | Brazil | Cruzeiro (BRA) |
| VASOVIC, Velibor | Yugoslavia | Partizan Belgrade (SER) |
| VORONIN, Valery | Soviet Union | Torpedo Moscow (RUS) |
| YASHIN, Lev | Soviet Union | Dynamo Moscow (RUS) |
Podium: 1. Bobby Charlton, 2. Eusébio and 3. Alberto Spencer
Contenders: 4. Bobby Moore, 5. Pedro Rocha and 6. Tostao
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1967
| ADEMIR da Guia | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| ALBERT, Flórián | Hungary | Ferencváros (HUN) |
| ARTIME, Luis | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| BECKENBAUER, Franz | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| BEST, George | Northern Ireland | Manchester United (ENG) |
| CHARLTON, Bobby | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| CHISLENKO, Igor | Soviet Union | Dynamo Moscow (RUS) |
| CRUYFF, Johan | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| FACCHETTI, Giacinto | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| FARKAS, János | Hungary | Vasas SC (HUN) |
| GEMMELL, Tommy | Scotland | Celtic (SCO) |
| JOHNSTONE, Jimmy | Scotland | Celtic (SCO) |
| LAW, Denis | Scotland | Manchester United (ENG) |
| MARCOS, Rubén | Chile | Universidad de Chile (CHI) |
| MAZZOLA, Sandro | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| McNEILL, Billy | Scotland | Celtic (SCO) |
| MÜLLER, Gerd | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| PERFUMO, Roberto | Argentina | Racing Club (ARG) |
| RIVA, Luigi | Italy | Cagliari (ITA) |
| ROCHA, Pedro | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| TOSTAO | Brazil | Cruzeiro (BRA) |
| URRUZMENDI, José | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| VERÓN, Juan Ramón | Argentina | Estudiantes de La Plata (ARG) |
Podium: 1. Jimmy Johnstone, 2. Flórián Albert and 3. Pedro Rocha
Contenders: 4. George Best and 5. Bobby Charlton
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1968
| ADAMEC, Jozef | Czechoslovakia | Spartak Trnava (SVK) |
| ALBRECHT, Rafael | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| AMANCIO | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| BELL, Colin | England | Manchester City (ENG) |
| BEST, George | Northern Ireland | Manchester United (ENG) |
| CARLOS ALBERTO | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| CHARLTON, Bobby | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| CRUYFF, Johan | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| DOMENGHINI, Angelo | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| DZAJIC, Dragan | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade (SER) |
| EDU | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| EUSÉBIO | Portugal | Benfica (POR) |
| FIGUEROA, Elías | Chile | Peñarol (URU) |
| GÉRSON | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| JAIRZINHO | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| MAZZOLA, Sandro | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| PELÉ | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| PETKOVIC, Ilija | Yugoslavia | OFK Beograd (SER) |
| PIRRI | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RIVERA, Gianni | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| SPENCER, Alberto | Ecuador | Peñarol (URU) |
| TONINHO GUERREIRO | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| VERÓN, Juan Ramón | Argentina | Estudiantes de La Plata (ARG) |
Podium: 1. George Best, 2. Dragan Dzajic and 3. Juan Ramón Verón
Contenders: 4. Jairzinho
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1969
| ADAMEC, Jozef | Czechoslovakia | Spartak Trnava (SVK) |
| ADEMIR da Guia | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| ARTIME, Luis | Argentina | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| BECKENBAUER, Franz | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| BEST, George | Northern Ireland | Manchester United (ENG) |
| BONEV, Hristo | Bulgaria | Lokomotiv Plovdiv (BUL) |
| BREMNER, Billy | Scotland | Leeds United (ENG) |
| CHALE, Roberto | Peru | Universitario (PER) |
| CHUMPITAZ, Héctor | Peru | Universitario (PER) |
| CRUYFF, Johan | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| EDU | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| GILES, Johnny | Ireland | Leeds United (ENG) |
| JAIRZINHO | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| KINDVALL, Ove | Sweden | Feyenoord (NED) |
| MOORE, Bobby | England | West Ham United (ENG) |
| MÜLLER, Gerd | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| PELÉ | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| RIVA, Luigi | Italy | Cagliari (ITA) |
| RIVELLINO, Roberto | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| RIVERA, Gianni | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| SCHNELLINGER, Karl-Heinz | Germany | AC Milan (ITA) |
| TOSTAO | Brazil | Cruzeiro (BRA) |
| VAN HANEGEM, Wim | Netherlands | Feyenoord (NED) |
Podium: 1. Luigi Riva, 2. Gianni Rivera and 3. Tostao
Contenders: 4. Gerd Müller, 5. Pelé and 6. Johan Cruyff
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1970
| ALBERTOSI, Enrico | Italy | Cagliari (ITA) |
| ANCHETA, Atilio | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| BALL, Alan | England | Everton (ENG) |
| BANKS, Gordon | England | Stoke City (ENG) |
| BECKENBAUER, Franz | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| CARLOS ALBERTO | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| CLODOALDO | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| CRUYFF, Johan | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| CUBILLAS, Teófilo | Peru | Alianza Lima (PER) |
| DZAJIC, Dragan | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade (SER) |
| GÉRSON | Brazil | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
| ISRAËL, Rinus | Netherlands | Feyenoord (NED) |
| JAIRZINHO | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| JOHNSTONE, Jimmy | Scotland | Celtic (SCO) |
| MAZURKIEWICZ, Ladislao | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| MOORE, Bobby | England | West Ham United (ENG) |
| MÜLLER, Gerd | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| OVERATH, Wolfgang | Germany | Cologne (GER) |
| PELÉ | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| RIVA, Luigi | Italy | Cagliari (ITA) |
| RIVELLINO, Roberto | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| TOSTAO | Brazil | Cruzeiro (BRA) |
| VAN HANEGEM, Wim | Netherlands | Feyenoord (NED) |
Podium: 1. Jairzinho, 2. Gerd Müller and 3. Tostao
Contenders: 4. Pelé, 5. Gérson, 6. Luigi Riva and 7. Wim van Hanegem
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1971
| ANCHETA, Atilio | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| ARTIME, Luis | Argentina | Nacional (URU) |
| BECKENBAUER, Franz | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| BEST, George | Northern Ireland | Manchester United (ENG) |
| BIANCHI, Carlos | Argentina | Vélez Sarsfield (ARG) |
| BONINSEGNA, Roberto | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| BREMNER, Billy | Scotland | Leeds United (ENG) |
| CAJU | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| CRUYFF, Johan | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| CUBILLAS, Teófilo | Peru | Alianza Lima (PER) |
| DADÁ MARAVILHA | Brazil | Atlético Mineiro (BRA) |
| DIRCEU LOPES | Brazil | Cruzeiro (BRA) |
| DZAJIC, Dragan | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade (SER) |
| KEIZER, Piet | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| MAZZOLA, Sandro | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| MORALES, Julio César | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| NETZER, Günter | Germany | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) |
| PASTORIZA, José Omar | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| RIVELLINO, Roberto | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| SKOBLAR, Josip | Yugoslavia | Olympique de Marseille (FRA) |
| SOTIL, Hugo | Peru | Deportivo Municipal (PER) |
| VAN HANEGEM, Wim | Netherlands | Feyenoord (NED) |
| VOGTS, Berti | Germany | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) |
Podium: 1. Johan Cruyff, 2. Luis Artime and 3. George Best
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1972
| ADEMIR da Guia | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| AYALA, Rubén | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| BECKENBAUER, Franz | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| BLANKENBURG, Horst | Germany | Ajax (NED) |
| BREITNER, Paul | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| BRINDISI, Miguel Ángel | Argentina | Huracán (ARG) |
| CHUMPITAZ, Héctor | Peru | Universitario (PER) |
| CRUYFF, Johan | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| CUBILLAS, Teófilo | Peru | Alianza Lima (PER) |
| DEYNA, Kazimierz | Poland | Legia Warsaw (POL) |
| DZAJIC, Dragan | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade (SER) |
| FIGUEROA, Elías | Chile | Internacional (BRA) |
| GADOCHA, Robert | Poland | Legia Warsaw (POL) |
| JAIRZINHO | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| JOHNSTONE, Jimmy | Scotland | Celtic (SCO) |
| KEIZER, Piet | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| LUÍS PEREIRA | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| McFARLAND, Roy | England | Derby County (ENG) |
| MÜLLER, Gerd | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| NEESKENS, Johan | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| NETZER, Günter | Germany | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) |
| RIVA, Luigi | Italy | Cagliari (ITA) |
| ROCHA, Pedro | Uruguay | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
Podium: 1. Johan Cruyff, 2. Günter Netzer and 3. Gerd Müller
Contenders: 4. Franz Beckenbauer
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1973
| ADEMIR da Guia | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| ANCHETA, Atilio | Uruguay | Gremio (BRA) |
| BABINGTON, Carlos | Argentina | Huracán (ARG) |
| BECKENBAUER, Franz | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| BLANKENBURG, Horst | Germany | Ajax (NED) |
| BRINDISI, Miguel Ángel | Argentina | Huracán (ARG) |
| CASZELY, Carlos | Chile | Colo-Colo (CHI) |
| CRUYFF, Johan | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| DEYNA, Kazimierz | Poland | Legia Warsaw (POL) |
| HAAN, Arie | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| HEYNCKES, Jupp | Germany | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) |
| KROL, Ruud | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| LUÍS PEREIRA | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| MARINHO CHAGAS | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| MÜLLER, Gerd | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| NEESKENS, Johan | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| NETZER, Günter | Germany | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) |
| PELÉ | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| RIVA, Luigi | Italy | Cagliari (ITA) |
| RIVERA, Gianni | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| TOMASZEWSKI, Jan | Poland | LKS Lódz (POL) |
| VALDÉS, Francisco | Chile | Colo-Colo (CHI) |
| ZOFF, Dino | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Johan Cruyff, 2. Gerd Müller and 3. Miguel Ángel Brindisi
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1974
| BECKENBAUER, Franz | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| BOCHINI, Ricardo | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| BREITNER, Paul | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| BREMNER, Billy | Scotland | Leeds United (ENG) |
| CRUYFF, Johan | Netherlands | Barcelona (SPA) |
| DEYNA, Kazimierz | Poland | Legia Warsaw (POL) |
| EDSTRÖM, Ralf | Sweden | PSV Eindhoven (NED) |
| FIGUEROA, Elías | Chile | Internacional (BRA) |
| GADOCHA, Robert | Poland | Legia Warsaw (POL) |
| KROL, Ruud | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| LATO, Grzegorz | Poland | Stal Mielec (POL) |
| LUÍS PEREIRA | Brazil | Palmeiras (BRA) |
| MAIER, Sepp | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| MARINHO CHAGAS | Brazil | Botafogo (BRA) |
| MÜLLER, Gerd | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| NEESKENS, Johan | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| RENSENBRINK, Rob | Netherlands | Anderlecht (BEL) |
| RIVELLINO, Roberto | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| ROBERTO DINAMITE | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| SOTIL, Hugo | Peru | Barcelona (SPA) |
| VAN HANEGEM, Wim | Netherlands | Feyenoord (NED) |
| VOGTS, Berti | Germany | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) |
| ZICO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
Podium: 1. Johan Cruyff, 2. Franz Beckenbauer and 3. Kazimierz Deyna
Contenders: 4. Grzegorz Lato and 5. Zico
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1975
| ALONSO, Norberto | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| BECKENBAUER, Franz | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| BLOKHIN, Oleg | Soviet Union | Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) |
| BREMNER, Billy | Scotland | Leeds United (ENG) |
| CHUMPITAZ, Héctor | Peru | Universitario (PER) |
| CRUYFF, Johan | Netherlands | Barcelona (SPA) |
| CUBILLAS, Teófilo | Peru | Porto (POR) |
| FIGUEROA, Elías | Chile | Internacional (BRA) |
| FILLOL, Ubaldo | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| GEELS, Ruud | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| HEYNCKES, Jupp | Germany | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) |
| LATO, Grzegorz | Poland | Stal Mielec (POL) |
| MAIER, Sepp | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| MORENA, Fernando | Uruguay | Peñarol (URU) |
| NELINHO | Brazil | Cruzeiro (BRA) |
| NETZER, Günter | Germany | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| PIAZZA, Osvaldo | Argentina | Saint-Étienne (FRA) |
| RIVELLINO, Roberto | Brazil | Fluminense (BRA) |
| SCOTTA, Héctor | Argentina | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| SIMONSEN, Allan | Denmark | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) |
| VOGTS, Berti | Germany | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) |
| ZICO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| ZOFF, Dino | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Elías Figueroa, 2. Oleg Blokhin and 3. Norberto Alonso
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1976
| BECKENBAUER, Franz | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| BONHOF, Rainer | Germany | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) |
| CRUYFF, Johan | Netherlands | Barcelona (SPA) |
| CURKOVIC, Ivan | Yugoslavia | Saint-Étienne (FRA) |
| DZAJIC, Dragan | Yugoslavia | Bastia (FRA) |
| FIGUEROA, Elías | Chile | Internacional (BRA) |
| GALLEGO, Américo | Argentina | Newell's Old Boys (ARG) |
| GATTI, Hugo | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| GIL | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| JAIRZINHO | Brazil | Cruzeiro (BRA) |
| KEEGAN, Kevin | England | Liverpool (ENG) |
| KEMPES, Mario | Argentina | Rosario Central (ARG) |
| NEESKENS, Johan | Netherlands | Barcelona (SPA) |
| NELINHO | Brazil | Cruzeiro (BRA) |
| ONDRUS, Anton | Czechoslovakia | Slovan Bratislava (SVK) |
| PASSARELLA, Daniel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PIAZZA, Osvaldo | Argentina | Saint-Étienne (FRA) |
| PIRRI | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| PLATINI, Michel | France | Nancy (FRA) |
| RENSENBRINK, Rob | Netherlands | Anderlecht (BEL) |
| RIVELLINO, Roberto | Brazil | Fluminense (BRA) |
| VIKTOR, Ivo | Czechoslovakia | Dukla Prague (CZE) |
| ZICO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
Podium: 1. Elías Figueroa, 2. Roberto Rivellino and 3. Franz Beckenbauer
Contenders: 4. Rob Rensenbrink
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1977
| BERTONI, Daniel | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| BETTEGA, Roberto | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| BOCHINI, Ricardo | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| CRUYFF, Johan | Netherlands | Barcelona (SPA) |
| CUBILLAS, Teófilo | Peru | Alianza Lima (PER) |
| FILLOL, Ubaldo | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| FISCHER, Klaus | Germany | Schalke 04 (GER) |
| GATTI, Hugo | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| KEEGAN, Kevin | England | Liverpool (ENG) |
| KEMPES, Mario | Argentina | Valencia (SPA) |
| LATO, Grzegorz | Poland | Stal Mielec (POL) |
| LUÍS PEREIRA | Brazil | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| PASSARELLA, Daniel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PLATINI, Michel | France | Nancy (FRA) |
| REINALDO | Brazil | Atlético Mineiro (BRA) |
| RENSENBRINK, Rob | Netherlands | Anderlecht (BEL) |
| ROBERTO DINAMITE | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| SIMONSEN, Allan | Denmark | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) |
| TONINHO CEREZO | Brazil | Atlético Mineiro (BRA) |
| VELÁSQUEZ, José | Peru | Alianza Lima (PER) |
| VOGTS, Berti | Germany | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) |
| ZICO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| ZOFF, Dino | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Reinaldo, 2. Kevin Keegan and 3. Johan Cruyff
Contenders: 4. Allan Simonsen and 5. Roberto Bettega
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1978
| ARDILES, Osvaldo | Argentina | Huracán (ARG) |
| BERTONI, Daniel | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| BETTEGA, Roberto | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| CUBILLAS, Teófilo | Peru | Alianza Lima (PER) |
| DALGLISH, Kenny | Scotland | Liverpool (ENG) |
| DEYNA, Kazimierz | Poland | Legia Warsaw (POL) |
| DIRCEU | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| FALCAO, Paulo Roberto | Brazil | Internacional (BRA) |
| FILLOL, Ubaldo | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| HAAN, Arie | Netherlands | Anderlecht (BEL) |
| KEMPES, Mario | Argentina | Valencia (SPA) |
| KRANKL, Hans | Austria | Rapid Wien (AUT) |
| KROL, Ruud | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| PASSARELLA, Daniel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PROHASKA, Herbert | Austria | Austria Wien (AUT) |
| RENSENBRINK, Rob | Netherlands | Anderlecht (BEL) |
| REP, Johnny | Netherlands | Bastia (FRA) |
| ROBERTO DINAMITE | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| ROSSI, Paolo | Italy | Vicenza (ITA) |
| SCIREA, Gaetano | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| SHILTON, Peter | England | Nottingham Forest (ENG) |
| VAN DE KERKHOF, René | Netherlands | PSV Eindhoven (NED) |
| VOGTS, Berti | Germany | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) |
Podium: 1. Mario Kempes, 2. Rob Rensenbrink and 3. Paolo Rossi
Contenders: 4. Daniel Passarella and 5. Ruud Krol
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1979
| ALONSO, Norberto | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| BARESI, Franco | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| BRADY, Liam | Ireland | Arsenal (ENG) |
| CASZELY, Carlos | Chile | Colo-Colo (CHI) |
| DALGLISH, Kenny | Scotland | Liverpool (ENG) |
| FALCAO, Paulo Roberto | Brazil | Internacional (BRA) |
| FIGUEROA, Elías | Chile | Palestino (CHI) |
| FILLOL, Ubaldo | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| JÚNIOR | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| KALTZ, Manfred | Germany | Hamburg (GER) |
| KEEGAN, Kevin | England | Hamburg (GER) |
| KRANKL, Hans | Austria | Barcelona (SPA) |
| KROL, Ruud | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| MARADONA, Diego | Argentina | Argentinos Juniors (ARG) |
| PASSARELLA, Daniel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| ROBERTO DINAMITE | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| ROBERTSON, John | Scotland | Nottingham Forest (ENG) |
| ROMERO, Julio César | Paraguay | Sportivo Luqueño (PAR) |
| RUMMENIGGE, Karl-Heinz | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| SHILTON, Peter | England | Nottingham Forest (ENG) |
| SÓCRATES | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| STIELIKE, Uli | Germany | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| ZICO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
Podium: 1. Diego Maradona, 2. Kevin Keegan and 3. Zico
Contenders: 4. Paulo Roberto Falcao and 5. Kenny Dalglish
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1980
| ANTOGNONI, Giancarlo | Italy | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| BRADY, Liam | Ireland | Arsenal (ENG) |
| BREITNER, Paul | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| CEULEMANS, Jan | Belgium | Club Brugge (BEL) |
| DALGLISH, Kenny | Scotland | Liverpool (ENG) |
| DE LEÓN, Hugo | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| HODDLE, Glenn | England | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| HRUBESCH, Horst | Germany | Hamburg (GER) |
| JÚNIOR | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| KALTZ, Manfred | Germany | Hamburg (GER) |
| KEEGAN, Kevin | England | Hamburg (GER) |
| KROL, Ruud | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| MARADONA, Diego | Argentina | Argentinos Juniors (ARG) |
| PLATINI, Michel | France | Saint-Étienne (FRA) |
| RUMMENIGGE, Karl-Heinz | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| SCHUSTER, Bernd | Germany | Cologne (GER) |
| SCIREA, Gaetano | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| SHILTON, Peter | England | Nottingham Forest (ENG) |
| SÓCRATES | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| STIELIKE, Uli | Germany | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| TONINHO CEREZO | Brazil | Atlético Mineiro (BRA) |
| VAN MOER, Wilfried | Belgium | Beringen (BEL) |
| ZICO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
Podium: 1. Diego Maradona, 2. Zico and 3. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
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1981
| ARCONADA, Luis | Spain | Real Sociedad (SPA) |
| BLOKHIN, Oleg | Soviet Union | Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) |
| BRADY, Liam | Ireland | Juventus (ITA) |
| BREITNER, Paul | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| FALCAO, Paulo Roberto | Brazil | AS Roma (ITA) |
| JÚNIOR | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| KIPIANI, David | Soviet Union | Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) |
| KROL, Ruud | Netherlands | Napoli (ITA) |
| LEANDRO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| MARADONA, Diego | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| PASSARELLA, Daniel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PAULO ISIDORO | Brazil | Gremio (BRA) |
| PEZZEY, Bruno | Austria | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) |
| PLATINI, Michel | France | Saint-Étienne (FRA) |
| RUMMENIGGE, Karl-Heinz | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| SCIREA, Gaetano | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| SHENGELIA, Ramaz | Soviet Union | Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) |
| SOUNESS, Graeme | Scotland | Liverpool (ENG) |
| STIELIKE, Uli | Germany | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| THIJSSEN, Frans | Netherlands | Ipswich Town (ENG) |
| URIBE, Julio César | Peru | Sporting Cristal (PER) |
| WARK, John | Scotland | Ipswich Town (ENG) |
| ZICO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
Podium: 1. Zico, 2. Diego Maradona and 3. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Contenders: 4. Michel Platini
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1982
| ARDILES, Osvaldo | Argentina | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| BONIEK, Zbigniew | Poland | Widzew Lódz (POL) |
| CABRINI, Antonio | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| CONTI, Bruno | Italy | AS Roma (ITA) |
| DASAYEV, Rinat | Soviet Union | Spartak Moscow (RUS) |
| FALCAO, Paulo Roberto | Brazil | AS Roma (ITA) |
| FÖRSTER, Karlheinz | Germany | Stuttgart (GER) |
| GIRESSE, Alain | France | Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA) |
| JÚNIOR | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| LATO, Grzegorz | Poland | Lokeren (BEL) |
| LEANDRO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| LITTBARSKI, Pierre | Germany | Cologne (GER) |
| PASSARELLA, Daniel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| PLATINI, Michel | France | Saint-Étienne (FRA) |
| ROSSI, Paolo | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| RUMMENIGGE, Karl-Heinz | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| SCIREA, Gaetano | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| SÓCRATES | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| STIELIKE, Uli | Germany | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| TARDELLI, Marco | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| TIGANA, Jean | France | Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA) |
| ZICO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| ZOFF, Dino | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Zico, 2. Gaetano Scirea and 3. Paulo Roberto Falcao
Contenders: 4. Alain Giresse
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1983
| BOCHINI, Ricardo | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| BURRUCHAGA, Jorge | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| CARECA | Brazil | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
| DALGLISH, Kenny | Scotland | Liverpool (ENG) |
| DE LEÓN, Hugo | Uruguay | Gremio (BRA) |
| ÉDER | Brazil | Atlético Mineiro (BRA) |
| FALCAO, Paulo Roberto | Brazil | AS Roma (ITA) |
| FRANCESCOLI, Enzo | Uruguay | River Plate (ARG) |
| GIRESSE, Alain | France | Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA) |
| JÚNIOR | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| MAGATH, Felix | Germany | Hamburg (GER) |
| MARADONA, Diego | Argentina | Barcelona (SPA) |
| OLSEN, Morten | Denmark | Anderlecht (BEL) |
| PLATINI, Michel | France | Juventus (ITA) |
| RENATO GAÚCHO | Brazil | Gremio (BRA) |
| RUMMENIGGE, Karl-Heinz | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| SÓCRATES | Brazil | Corinthians (BRA) |
| SOUNESS, Graeme | Scotland | Liverpool (ENG) |
| STRACHAN, Gordon | Scotland | Aberdeen (SCO) |
| VERCAUTEREN, Franky | Belgium | Anderlecht (BEL) |
| VIERCHOWOD, Pietro | Italy | AS Roma (ITA) |
| VÖLLER, Rudi | Germany | Werder Bremen (GER) |
| ZICO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
Podium: 1. Paulo Roberto Falcao, 2. Michel Platini and 3. Kenny Dalglish
Contenders: 4. Sócrates and 5. Renato Gaúcho
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1984
| ARNESEN, Frank | Denmark | Anderlecht (BEL) |
| BOCHINI, Ricardo | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| BURRUCHAGA, Jorge | Argentina | Independiente (ARG) |
| CABRINI, Antonio | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| CHALANA, Fernando | Portugal | Benfica (POR) |
| CRUYFF, Johan | Netherlands | Feyenoord (NED) |
| ELKJAER LARSEN, Preben | Denmark | Lokeren (BEL) |
| FALCAO, Paulo Roberto | Brazil | AS Roma (ITA) |
| FÖRSTER, Karlheinz | Germany | Stuttgart (GER) |
| FRANCESCOLI, Enzo | Uruguay | River Plate (ARG) |
| GIRESSE, Alain | France | Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA) |
| HANSEN, Alan | Scotland | Liverpool (ENG) |
| MACEDA, Antonio | Spain | Sporting de Gijón (SPA) |
| OLSEN, Morten | Denmark | Anderlecht (BEL) |
| PLATINI, Michel | France | Juventus (ITA) |
| ROBERTO DINAMITE | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| ROMERO, Julio César | Paraguay | Fluminense (BRA) |
| RUMMENIGGE, Karl-Heinz | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| RUSH, Ian | Wales | Liverpool (ENG) |
| SCHUMACHER, Toni | Germany | Cologne (GER) |
| SOUNESS, Graeme | Scotland | Liverpool (ENG) |
| TIGANA, Jean | France | Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA) |
| ZICO | Brazil | Udinese (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Michel Platini, 2. Ian Rush and 3. Enzo Francescoli
Contenders: 4. Julio César Romero and 5. Jean Tigana
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1985
| BATISTA, Sergio | Argentina | Argentinos Juniors (ARG) |
| BONIEK, Zbigniew | Poland | Juventus (ITA) |
| BORGHI, Claudio | Argentina | Argentinos Juniors (ARG) |
| BRIEGEL, Hans-Peter | Germany | Hellas Verona (ITA) |
| CABAÑAS, Roberto | Paraguay | América de Cali (COL) |
| CARECA | Brazil | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
| ELKJAER LARSEN, Preben | Denmark | Hellas Verona (ITA) |
| FERNÁNDEZ, Luis | France | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) |
| GIRESSE, Alain | France | Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA) |
| JÚNIOR | Brazil | Torino (ITA) |
| LERBY, Soren | Denmark | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| MARADONA, Diego | Argentina | Napoli (ITA) |
| MATTHÄUS, Lothar | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| MIGUELI | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| PLATINI, Michel | France | Juventus (ITA) |
| PROTASOV, Oleg | Soviet Union | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) |
| RATCLIFFE, Kevin | Wales | Everton (ENG) |
| REID, Peter | England | Everton (ENG) |
| ROBSON, Bryan | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| ROMERO, Julio César | Paraguay | Fluminense (BRA) |
| SCHUSTER, Bernd | Germany | Barcelona (SPA) |
| SOUTHALL, Neville | Wales | Everton (ENG) |
| VÖLLER, Rudi | Germany | Werder Bremen (GER) |
Podium: 1. Michel Platini, 2. Diego Maradona and 3. Claudio Borghi
Contenders: 4. Preben Elkjaer L., 5. Bernd Schuster, 6. Julio C. Romero and 7. Careca
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1986
| AMORÓS, Manuel | France | AS Monaco (FRA) |
| BELANOV, Igor | Soviet Union | Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) |
| BURRUCHAGA, Jorge | Argentina | Nantes (FRA) |
| BUTRAGUEÑO, Emilio | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| CARECA | Brazil | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
| ELKJAER LARSEN, Preben | Denmark | Hellas Verona (ITA) |
| FERNÁNDEZ, Luis | France | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) |
| FÖRSTER, Karlheinz | Germany | Stuttgart (GER) |
| GULLIT, Ruud | Netherlands | PSV Eindhoven (NED) |
| JÚLIO CÉSAR da Silva | Brazil | Guarani (BRA) |
| LAUDRUP, Michael | Denmark | Juventus (ITA) |
| LINEKER, Gary | England | Everton (ENG) |
| MARADONA, Diego | Argentina | Napoli (ITA) |
| MATTHÄUS, Lothar | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| MÍCHEL | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| OLSEN, Morten | Denmark | Anderlecht (BEL) |
| PFAFF, Jean-Marie | Belgium | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| PLATINI, Michel | France | Juventus (ITA) |
| RUGGERI, Oscar | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| SCHUMACHER, Toni | Germany | Cologne (GER) |
| TIGANA, Jean | France | Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA) |
| VALDANO, Jorge | Argentina | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| VAN BASTEN, Marco | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
Podium: 1. Diego Maradona, 2. Careca and 3. Gary Lineker
Contenders: 4. Igor Belanov
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1987
| ALLEN, Clive | England | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| BAGNI, Salvatore | Italy | Napoli (ITA) |
| BARESI, Franco | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| BREHME, Andreas | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| CELSO GAVIAO | Brazil | Porto (POR) |
| FUTRE, Paulo | Portugal | Porto (POR) |
| GULLIT, Ruud | Netherlands | PSV Eindhoven (NED) |
| KOEMAN, Ronald | Netherlands | PSV Eindhoven (NED) |
| LINEKER, Gary | England | Barcelona (SPA) |
| MADJER, Rabah | Algeria | Porto (POR) |
| MARADONA, Diego | Argentina | Napoli (ITA) |
| MATTHÄUS, Lothar | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| PFAFF, Jean-Marie | Belgium | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| RAHN, Uwe | Germany | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) |
| RATCLIFFE, Kevin | Wales | Everton (ENG) |
| RENATO GAÚCHO | Brazil | Flamengo (BRA) |
| RUSH, Ian | Wales | Liverpool (ENG) |
| SÁNCHEZ, Hugo | Mexico | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| SOUTHALL, Neville | Wales | Everton (ENG) |
| TIGANA, Jean | France | Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA) |
| VALDERRAMA, Carlos | Colombia | Deportivo Cali (COL) |
| VAN BASTEN, Marco | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| ZENGA, Walter | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Diego Maradona, 2. Hugo Sánchez and 3. Ruud Gullit
Contenders: 4. Paulo Futre
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1988
| ALDRIDGE, John | Ireland | Liverpool (ENG) |
| BARESI, Franco | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| BARNES, John | England | Liverpool (ENG) |
| BRATSETH, Rune | Norway | Werder Bremen (GER) |
| DASAYEV, Rinat | Soviet Union | Spartak Moscow (RUS) |
| DE LEÓN, Hugo | Uruguay | Nacional (URU) |
| GULLIT, Ruud | Netherlands | AC Milan (ITA) |
| HODDLE, Glenn | England | AS Monaco (FRA) |
| KLINSMANN, Jürgen | Germany | Stuttgart (GER) |
| KOEMAN, Ronald | Netherlands | PSV Eindhoven (NED) |
| KUZNETSOV, Oleg | Soviet Union | Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) |
| LERBY, Soren | Denmark | PSV Eindhoven (NED) |
| MALDINI, Paolo | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| MARADONA, Diego | Argentina | Napoli (ITA) |
| MATTHÄUS, Lothar | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| MÍCHEL | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| MOZER, Carlos | Brazil | Benfica (POR) |
| MYKHAYLYCHENKO, Oleksiy | Soviet Union | Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) |
| PAZ, Rubén | Uruguay | Racing Club (ARG) |
| RIJKAARD, Frank | Netherlands | Real Zaragoza (SPA) |
| SÁNCHEZ, Hugo | Mexico | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| VAN BASTEN, Marco | Netherlands | AC Milan (ITA) |
| ZAVAROV, Oleksandr | Soviet Union | Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) |
Podium: 1. Ruud Gullit, 2. Ronald Koeman and 3. Marco van Basten
Contenders: 4. Diego Maradona
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1989
| BARESI, Franco | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| BARNES, John | England | Liverpool (ENG) |
| BEBETO | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| BERGOMI, Giuseppe | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| BREHME, Andreas | Germany | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| CARECA | Brazil | Napoli (ITA) |
| GULLIT, Ruud | Netherlands | AC Milan (ITA) |
| HAGI, Gheorghe | Romania | Steaua Bucaresti (ROM) |
| HODDLE, Glenn | England | AS Monaco (FRA) |
| KOEMAN, Ronald | Netherlands | PSV Eindhoven (NED) |
| MARADONA, Diego | Argentina | Napoli (ITA) |
| MATTHÄUS, Lothar | Germany | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| MÍCHEL | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RIJKAARD, Frank | Netherlands | AC Milan (ITA) |
| ROMÁRIO | Brazil | PSV Eindhoven (NED) |
| RUGGERI, Oscar | Argentina | Logroñés (SPA) |
| SÁNCHEZ, Hugo | Mexico | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| SOSA, Rubén | Uruguay | Lazio (ITA) |
| STOJKOVIC, Dragan | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade (SER) |
| VAN BASTEN, Marco | Netherlands | AC Milan (ITA) |
| VIALLI, Gianluca | Italy | Sampdoria (ITA) |
| WADDLE, Chris | England | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| ZENGA, Walter | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Marco van Basten, 2. Lothar Matthäus and 3. Diego Maradona
Contenders: 4. Bebeto and 5. Rubén Sosa
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1990
| BAGGIO, Roberto | Italy | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| BARESI, Franco | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| BARNES, John | England | Liverpool (ENG) |
| BERGOMI, Giuseppe | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| BREHME, Andreas | Germany | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| GASCOIGNE, Paul | England | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| KLINSMANN, Jürgen | Germany | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| KOHLER, Jürgen | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| LINEKER, Gary | England | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| MARADONA, Diego | Argentina | Napoli (ITA) |
| MARTÍN VÁZQUEZ, Rafael | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| MATTHÄUS, Lothar | Germany | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| PAPIN, Jean-Pierre | France | Olympique de Marseille (FRA) |
| PLATT, David | England | Aston Villa (ENG) |
| RIJKAARD, Frank | Netherlands | AC Milan (ITA) |
| SÁNCHEZ, Hugo | Mexico | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| SCHILLACI, Salvatore | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| SKUHRAVY, Tomás | Czechoslovakia | Sparta Prague (CZE) |
| STOJKOVIC, Dragan | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade (SER) |
| VAN BASTEN, Marco | Netherlands | AC Milan (ITA) |
| VÖLLER, Rudi | Germany | AS Roma (ITA) |
| WADDLE, Chris | England | Olympique de Marseille (FRA) |
| ZENGA, Walter | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Lothar Matthäus, 2. Diego Maradona and 3. Franco Baresi
Contenders: 4. Marco van Basten
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1991
| BAGGIO, Roberto | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| BARESI, Franco | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| BATISTUTA, Gabriel | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| BERGKAMP, Dennis | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| BERGOMI, Giuseppe | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| BOLI, Basile | France | Olympique de Marseille (FRA) |
| GASCOIGNE, Paul | England | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| GOIKOETXEA, Andoni | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| LAUDRUP, Michael | Denmark | Barcelona (SPA) |
| MALDINI, Paolo | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| MANCINI, Roberto | Italy | Sampdoria (ITA) |
| MATTHÄUS, Lothar | Germany | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| PANCEV, Darko | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade (SER) |
| PAPIN, Jean-Pierre | France | Olympique de Marseille (FRA) |
| PROSINECKI, Robert | Croatia | Red Star Belgrade (SER) |
| RIJKAARD, Frank | Netherlands | AC Milan (ITA) |
| ROMÁRIO | Brazil | PSV Eindhoven (NED) |
| RUGGERI, Oscar | Argentina | Vélez Sarsfield (ARG) |
| SAVICEVIC, Dejan | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade (SER) |
| STOICHKOV, Hristo | Bulgaria | Barcelona (SPA) |
| VIALLI, Gianluca | Italy | Sampdoria (ITA) |
| VIERCHOWOD, Pietro | Italy | Sampdoria (ITA) |
| WADDLE, Chris | England | Olympique de Marseille (FRA) |
Podium: 1. Dejan Savicevic, 2. Lothar Matthäus and 3. Jean-Pierre Papin
Contenders: 4. Darko Pancev and 5. Gianluca Vialli
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1992
| BAGGIO, Roberto | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| BARESI, Franco | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| BERGKAMP, Dennis | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| BRATSETH, Rune | Norway | Werder Bremen (GER) |
| BROLIN, Tomas | Sweden | Parma (ITA) |
| BUCHWALD, Guido | Germany | Stuttgart (GER) |
| FUTRE, Paulo | Portugal | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| HÄSSLER, Thomas | Germany | AS Roma (ITA) |
| KOEMAN, Ronald | Netherlands | Barcelona (SPA) |
| KOHLER, Jürgen | Germany | Juventus (ITA) |
| LAUDRUP, Brian | Denmark | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| LAUDRUP, Michael | Denmark | Barcelona (SPA) |
| MALDINI, Paolo | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| PANCEV, Darko | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade (SER) |
| PAPIN, Jean-Pierre | France | Olympique de Marseille (FRA) |
| PELÉ, Abedi | Ghana | Olympique de Marseille (FRA) |
| RAÍ | Brazil | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
| RIJKAARD, Frank | Netherlands | AC Milan (ITA) |
| SAMMER, Matthias | Germany | Stuttgart (GER) |
| SCHMEICHEL, Peter | Denmark | Manchester United (ENG) |
| STOICHKOV, Hristo | Bulgaria | Barcelona (SPA) |
| VAN BASTEN, Marco | Netherlands | AC Milan (ITA) |
| VIALLI, Gianluca | Italy | Sampdoria (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Marco van Basten, 2. Michael Laudrup and 3. Hristo Stoichkov
Contenders: 4. Dennis Bergkamp and 5. Raí
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1993
| ASPRILLA, Faustino | Colombia | Parma (ITA) |
| BAGGIO, Roberto | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| BARESI, Franco | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| BEBETO | Brazil | Deportivo La Coruña (SPA) |
| BERGKAMP, Dennis | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| BOKSIC, Alen | Croatia | Olympique de Marseille (FRA) |
| BRATSETH, Rune | Norway | Werder Bremen (GER) |
| CANTONA, Éric | France | Manchester United (ENG) |
| CHAPUISAT, Stéphane | Switzerland | Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
| DESAILLY, Marcel | France | Olympique de Marseille (FRA) |
| ETCHEVERRY, Marco | Bolivia | Colo-Colo (CHI) |
| GIGGS, Ryan | Wales | Manchester United (ENG) |
| KOEMAN, Ronald | Netherlands | Barcelona (SPA) |
| LAUDRUP, Michael | Denmark | Barcelona (SPA) |
| MALDINI, Paolo | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| McGRATH, Paul | Ireland | Aston Villa (ENG) |
| RAÍ | Brazil | Sao Paulo (BRA) |
| ROMÁRIO | Brazil | PSV Eindhoven (NED) |
| SIGNORI, Giuseppe | Italy | Lazio (ITA) |
| SOSA, Rubén | Uruguay | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| STOICHKOV, Hristo | Bulgaria | Barcelona (SPA) |
| VALDERRAMA, Carlos | Colombia | Junior (COL) |
| VÖLLER, Rudi | Germany | Olympique de Marseille (FRA) |
Podium: 1. Roberto Baggio, 2. Michael Laudrup and 3. Romário
Contenders: 4. Dennis Bergkamp and 5. Alen Boksic
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1994
| ALBERTINI, Demetrio | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| BAGGIO, Roberto | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| BALAKOV, Krasimir | Bulgaria | Sporting CP (POR) |
| BARESI, Franco | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| BEBETO | Brazil | Deportivo La Coruña (SPA) |
| BERGKAMP, Dennis | Netherlands | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| BROLIN, Tomas | Sweden | Parma (ITA) |
| CANTONA, Éric | France | Manchester United (ENG) |
| DESAILLY, Marcel | France | AC Milan (ITA) |
| DUNGA | Brazil | Stuttgart (GER) |
| GIGGS, Ryan | Wales | Manchester United (ENG) |
| GINOLA, David | France | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) |
| GULLIT, Ruud | Netherlands | Sampdoria (ITA) |
| HAGI, Gheorghe | Romania | Brescia (ITA) |
| HÄSSLER, Thomas | Germany | AS Roma (ITA) |
| KLINSMANN, Jürgen | Germany | AS Monaco (FRA) |
| KOEMAN, Ronald | Netherlands | Barcelona (SPA) |
| LITMANEN, Jari | Finland | Ajax (NED) |
| MALDINI, Paolo | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| MAURO SILVA | Brazil | Deportivo La Coruña (SPA) |
| PREUD'HOMME, Michel | Belgium | Mechelen (BEL) |
| ROMÁRIO | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| STOICHKOV, Hristo | Bulgaria | Barcelona (SPA) |
Podium: 1. Romário, 2. Roberto Baggio and 3. Hristo Stoichkov
Contenders: 4. Paolo Maldini and 5. Éric Cantona
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1995
| AMAVISCA, José Emilio | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| BASLER, Mario | Germany | Werder Bremen (GER) |
| BATISTUTA, Gabriel | Argentina | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| BLIND, Danny | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| DE BOER, Frank | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| FERRARA, Ciro | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| FRANCESCOLI, Enzo | Uruguay | River Plate (ARG) |
| KLINSMANN, Jürgen | Germany | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| LAUDRUP, Brian | Denmark | Rangers (SCO) |
| LAUDRUP, Michael | Denmark | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| LE TISSIER, Matt | England | Southampton (ENG) |
| LITMANEN, Jari | Finland | Ajax (NED) |
| MALDINI, Paolo | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| PAULO SOUSA | Portugal | Juventus (ITA) |
| RIJKAARD, Frank | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| RONALDO | Brazil | PSV Eindhoven (NED) |
| SAMMER, Matthias | Germany | Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
| SAVICEVIC, Dejan | Yugoslavia | AC Milan (ITA) |
| SHEARER, Alan | England | Blackburn Rovers (ENG) |
| VIALLI, Gianluca | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| WEAH, George | Liberia | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) |
| ZAMORANO, Iván | Chile | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| ZOLA, Gianfranco | Italy | Parma (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Jari Litmanen, 2. Jürgen Klinsmann and 3. Matthias Sammer
Contenders: 4. Michael Laudrup and 5. Gianfranco Zola
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1996
| BATISTUTA, Gabriel | Argentina | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| BLANC, Laurent | France | Auxerre (FRA) |
| BLIND, Danny | Netherlands | Ajax (NED) |
| CAMINERO, José Luis | Spain | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| CANTONA, Éric | France | Manchester United (ENG) |
| CHILAVERT, José Luis | Paraguay | Vélez Sarsfield (ARG) |
| DEL PIERO, Alessandro | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| DESAILLY, Marcel | France | AC Milan (ITA) |
| GINOLA, David | France | Newcastle United (ENG) |
| GULLIT, Ruud | Netherlands | Chelsea (ENG) |
| KANCHELSKIS, Andrei | Russia | Everton (ENG) |
| KLINSMANN, Jürgen | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| LITMANEN, Jari | Finland | Ajax (NED) |
| MALDINI, Paolo | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| MIJATOVIC, Predrag | Yugoslavia | Valencia (SPA) |
| ORTEGA, Ariel | Argentina | River Plate (ARG) |
| SAMMER, Matthias | Germany | Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
| SAVICEVIC, Dejan | Yugoslavia | AC Milan (ITA) |
| SCHMEICHEL, Peter | Denmark | Manchester United (ENG) |
| SHEARER, Alan | England | Blackburn Rovers (ENG) |
| SIMEONE, Diego | Argentina | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| SUKER, Davor | Croatia | Sevilla (SPA) |
| WEAH, George | Liberia | AC Milan (ITA) |
Podium: 1. George Weah, 2. Jari Litmanen and 3. Matthias Sammer
Contenders: 4. Éric Cantona and 5. Predrag Mijatovic
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1997
| BECKHAM, David | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| BERGKAMP, Dennis | Netherlands | Arsenal (ENG) |
| DEL PIERO, Alessandro | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| DESCHAMPS, Didier | France | Juventus (ITA) |
| DJORKAEFF, Youri | France | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| EDMUNDO | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| FIGO, Luís | Portugal | Barcelona (SPA) |
| HIERRO, Fernando | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| JUNINHO Paulista | Brazil | Middlesbrough (ENG) |
| KOHLER, Jürgen | Germany | Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
| LUIS ENRIQUE | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| MIJATOVIC, Predrag | Yugoslavia | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RAÚL | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RIVALDO | Brazil | Deportivo La Coruña (SPA) |
| ROBERTO CARLOS | Brazil | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RONALDO | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| SALAS, Marcelo | Chile | River Plate (ARG) |
| SEEDORF, Clarence | Netherlands | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| SHEARER, Alan | England | Newcastle United (ENG) |
| SUKER, Davor | Croatia | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| THURAM, Lilian | France | Parma (ITA) |
| ZIDANE, Zinedine | France | Juventus (ITA) |
| ZOLA, Gianfranco | Italy | Chelsea (ENG) |
Podium: 1. Ronaldo, 2. Roberto Carlos and 3. Zinedine Zidane
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1998
| BAGGIO, Roberto | Italy | Bologna (ITA) |
| BATISTUTA, Gabriel | Argentina | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| BERGKAMP, Dennis | Netherlands | Arsenal (ENG) |
| BIERHOFF, Oliver | Germany | Udinese (ITA) |
| BLANC, Laurent | France | Olympique de Marseille (FRA) |
| DAVIDS, Edgar | Netherlands | Juventus (ITA) |
| DEL PIERO, Alessandro | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| DESAILLY, Marcel | France | AC Milan (ITA) |
| FIGO, Luís | Portugal | Barcelona (SPA) |
| HIERRO, Fernando | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| NEDVED, Pavel | Czech Republic | Lazio (ITA) |
| NESTA, Alessandro | Italy | Lazio (ITA) |
| OWEN, Michael | England | Liverpool (ENG) |
| REDONDO, Fernando | Argentina | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RIVALDO | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| ROBERTO CARLOS | Brazil | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RONALDO | Brazil | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| RUI COSTA | Portugal | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| SALAS, Marcelo | Chile | River Plate (ARG) |
| SUKER, Davor | Croatia | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| THURAM, Lilian | France | Parma (ITA) |
| VIERI, Christian | Italy | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| ZIDANE, Zinedine | France | Juventus (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Ronaldo, 2. Zinedine Zidane and 3. Dennis Bergkamp
Contenders: 4. Alessandro Del Piero and 5. Rivaldo
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1999
| AMOROSO, Márcio | Brazil | Udinese (ITA) |
| BATISTUTA, Gabriel | Argentina | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| BECKHAM, David | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| BLANC, Laurent | France | Olympique de Marseille (FRA) |
| CAMPBELL, Sol | England | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| EFFENBERG, Stefan | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| FIGO, Luís | Portugal | Barcelona (SPA) |
| GINOLA, David | France | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| KAHN, Oliver | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| KEANE, Roy | Ireland | Manchester United (ENG) |
| LÓPEZ, Claudio | Argentina | Valencia (SPA) |
| MALDINI, Paolo | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| MATTHÄUS, Lothar | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| RAÚL | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RIVALDO | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| RUI COSTA | Portugal | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| SCHOLES, Paul | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| SHEVCHENKO, Andriy | Ukraine | Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) |
| STAM, Jaap | Netherlands | Manchester United (ENG) |
| THURAM, Lilian | France | Parma (ITA) |
| VERÓN, Juan Sebastián | Argentina | Parma (ITA) |
| VIEIRA, Patrick | France | Arsenal (ENG) |
| YORKE, Dwight | Trinidad and Tobago | Manchester United (ENG) |
Podium: 1. Rivaldo, 2. David Beckham and 3. Gabriel Batistuta
Contenders: 4. Luís Figo, 5. Andriy Shevchenko and 6. Raúl
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2000
| BATISTUTA, Gabriel | Argentina | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| BECKHAM, David | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| CRESPO, Hernán | Argentina | Parma (ITA) |
| DAVIDS, Edgar | Netherlands | Juventus (ITA) |
| FIGO, Luís | Portugal | Barcelona (SPA) |
| JARDEL, Mário | Brazil | Porto (POR) |
| KAHN, Oliver | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| KEANE, Roy | Ireland | Manchester United (ENG) |
| MENDIETA, Gaizka | Spain | Valencia (SPA) |
| NEDVED, Pavel | Czech Republic | Lazio (ITA) |
| NESTA, Alessandro | Italy | Lazio (ITA) |
| PHILLIPS, Kevin | England | Sunderland (ENG) |
| RAÚL | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| REDONDO, Fernando | Argentina | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RIQUELME, Juan Román | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| RIVALDO | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| ROBERTO CARLOS | Brazil | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| ROMÁRIO | Brazil | Vasco da Gama (BRA) |
| SHEVCHENKO, Andriy | Ukraine | AC Milan (ITA) |
| TOLDO, Francesco | Italy | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| TOTTI, Francesco | Italy | AS Roma (ITA) |
| VERÓN, Juan Sebastián | Argentina | Lazio (ITA) |
| ZIDANE, Zinedine | France | Juventus (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Zinedine Zidane, 2. Luís Figo and 3. Andriy Shevchenko
Contenders: 4. Francesco Totti
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2001
| AYALA, Roberto | Argentina | Valencia (SPA) |
| BAGGIO, Roberto | Italy | Brescia (ITA) |
| BECKHAM, David | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| CAFU | Brazil | AS Roma (ITA) |
| CRESPO, Hernán | Argentina | Lazio (ITA) |
| EFFENBERG, Stefan | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| FIGO, Luís | Portugal | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| KAHN, Oliver | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| KEANE, Roy | Ireland | Manchester United (ENG) |
| LARSSON, Henrik | Sweden | Celtic (SCO) |
| MENDIETA, Gaizka | Spain | Valencia (SPA) |
| NEDVED, Pavel | Czech Republic | Lazio (ITA) |
| NESTA, Alessandro | Italy | Lazio (ITA) |
| OWEN, Michael | England | Liverpool (ENG) |
| RAÚL | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RIQUELME, Juan Román | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| RIVALDO | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| ROBERTO CARLOS | Brazil | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RUI COSTA | Portugal | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| SHEVCHENKO, Andriy | Ukraine | AC Milan (ITA) |
| TOTTI, Francesco | Italy | AS Roma (ITA) |
| VIEIRA, Patrick | France | Arsenal (ENG) |
| ZIDANE, Zinedine | France | Juventus (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Luís Figo, 2. Raúl and 3. Zinedine Zidane
Contenders: 4. Francesco Totti and 5. Michael Owen
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2002
| BALLACK, Michael | Germany | Bayer Leverkusen (GER) |
| BARAJA, Rubén | Spain | Valencia (SPA) |
| BECKHAM, David | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| CAFU | Brazil | AS Roma (ITA) |
| GIGGS, Ryan | Wales | Manchester United (ENG) |
| HENRY, Thierry | France | Arsenal (ENG) |
| KAHN, Oliver | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| LJUNGBERG, Fredrik | Sweden | Arsenal (ENG) |
| LÚCIO | Brazil | Bayer Leverkusen (GER) |
| PIRES, Robert | France | Arsenal (ENG) |
| RAÚL | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RIVALDO | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| ROBERTO CARLOS | Brazil | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RONALDINHO | Brazil | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) |
| RONALDO | Brazil | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| SAMUEL, Walter | Argentina | AS Roma (ITA) |
| TREZEGUET, David | France | Juventus (ITA) |
| TRISTÁN, Diego | Spain | Deportivo La Coruña (SPA) |
| VALERÓN, Juan Carlos | Spain | Deportivo La Coruña (SPA) |
| VAN NISTELROOY, Ruud | Netherlands | Manchester United (ENG) |
| VIEIRA, Patrick | France | Arsenal (ENG) |
| VIERI, Christian | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| ZIDANE, Zinedine | France | Real Madrid (SPA) |
Podium: 1. Zinedine Zidane, 2. Roberto Carlos and 3. Oliver Kahn
Contenders: 4. Michael Ballack and 5. Ruud van Nistelrooy
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2003
| BUFFON, Gianluigi | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| DAVIDS, Edgar | Netherlands | Juventus (ITA) |
| DEL PIERO, Alessandro | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| HENRY, Thierry | France | Arsenal (ENG) |
| MAKAAY, Roy | Netherlands | Deportivo La Coruña (SPA) |
| MAKÉLÉLÉ, Claude | France | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| MALDINI, Paolo | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| MUTU, Adrian | Romania | Parma (ITA) |
| NEDVED, Pavel | Czech Republic | Juventus (ITA) |
| NESTA, Alessandro | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| NIHAT Kahveci | Turkey | Real Sociedad (SPA) |
| PIRES, Robert | France | Arsenal (ENG) |
| RAÚL | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| ROBERTO CARLOS | Brazil | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RONALDO | Brazil | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| SCHOLES, Paul | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| THURAM, Lilian | France | Juventus (ITA) |
| TOTTI, Francesco | Italy | AS Roma (ITA) |
| VAN NISTELROOY, Ruud | Netherlands | Manchester United (ENG) |
| VIEIRA, Patrick | France | Arsenal (ENG) |
| VIERI, Christian | Italy | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| ZANETTI, Javier | Argentina | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| ZIDANE, Zinedine | France | Real Madrid (SPA) |
Podium: 1. Thierry Henry, 2. Pavel Nedved and 3. Zinedine Zidane
Contenders: 4. Ruud van Nistelrooy and 5. Ronaldo
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2004
| ADRIANO | Brazil | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| AÍLTON | Brazil | Werder Bremen (GER) |
| AYALA, Roberto | Argentina | Valencia (SPA) |
| CARVALHO, Ricardo | Portugal | Porto (POR) |
| COLE, Ashley | England | Arsenal (ENG) |
| DAVIDS, Edgar | Netherlands | Barcelona (SPA) |
| DECO | Portugal | Porto (POR) |
| DROGBA, Didier | Ivory Coast | Olympique de Marseille (FRA) |
| GIULY, Ludovic | France | AS Monaco (FRA) |
| HENRY, Thierry | France | Arsenal (ENG) |
| KAKÁ | Brazil | AC Milan (ITA) |
| LAMPARD, Frank | England | Chelsea (ENG) |
| MALDINI, Paolo | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| NESTA, Alessandro | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| PIRES, Robert | France | Arsenal (ENG) |
| PIRLO, Andrea | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| RONALDINHO | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| RONALDO | Brazil | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| SHEVCHENKO, Andriy | Ukraine | AC Milan (ITA) |
| TOTTI, Francesco | Italy | AS Roma (ITA) |
| VAN NISTELROOY, Ruud | Netherlands | Manchester United (ENG) |
| VICENTE | Spain | Valencia (SPA) |
| VIEIRA, Patrick | France | Arsenal (ENG) |
Podium: 1. Thierry Henry, 2. Ronaldinho and 3. Andriy Shevchenko
Contenders: 4. Deco and 5. Kaká
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2005
| ADRIANO | Brazil | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| BALLACK, Michael | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| CANNAVARO, Fabio | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| CECH, Petr | Czech Republic | Chelsea (ENG) |
| DECO | Portugal | Barcelona (SPA) |
| ESSIEN, Michael | Ghana | Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) |
| ETO'O, Samuel | Cameroon | Barcelona (SPA) |
| FORLÁN, Diego | Uruguay | Villarreal (SPA) |
| GERRARD, Steven | England | Liverpool (ENG) |
| HENRY, Thierry | France | Arsenal (ENG) |
| IBRAHIMOVIC, Zlatan | Sweden | Juventus (ITA) |
| KAKÁ | Brazil | AC Milan (ITA) |
| LAMPARD, Frank | England | Chelsea (ENG) |
| MAKAAY, Roy | Netherlands | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| MAKÉLÉLÉ, Claude | France | Chelsea (ENG) |
| PUYOL, Carles | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| RIQUELME, Juan Román | Argentina | Villarreal (SPA) |
| RONALDINHO | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| RONALDO | Brazil | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| SHEVCHENKO, Andriy | Ukraine | AC Milan (ITA) |
| TERRY, John | England | Chelsea (ENG) |
| TÉVEZ, Carlos | Argentina | Corinthians (BRA) |
| XAVI | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
Podium: 1. Ronaldinho, 2. Frank Lampard and 3. Adriano
Contenders: 4. Thierry Henry and 5. Samuel Eto'o
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2006
| BUFFON, Gianluigi | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| CANNAVARO, Fabio | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| COLE, Joe | England | Chelsea (ENG) |
| DECO | Portugal | Barcelona (SPA) |
| ETO'O, Samuel | Cameroon | Barcelona (SPA) |
| GERRARD, Steven | England | Liverpool (ENG) |
| HENRY, Thierry | France | Arsenal (ENG) |
| JUNINHO Pernambucano | Brazil | Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) |
| KAKÁ | Brazil | AC Milan (ITA) |
| KLOSE, Miroslav | Germany | Werder Bremen (GER) |
| LAMPARD, Frank | England | Chelsea (ENG) |
| LEHMANN, Jens | Germany | Arsenal (ENG) |
| PIRLO, Andrea | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| PUYOL, Carles | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| RIQUELME, Juan Román | Argentina | Villarreal (SPA) |
| RONALDINHO | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| ROONEY, Wayne | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| SHEVCHENKO, Andriy | Ukraine | AC Milan (ITA) |
| TERRY, John | England | Chelsea (ENG) |
| TONI, Luca | Italy | Fiorentina (ITA) |
| TREZEGUET, David | France | Juventus (ITA) |
| VILLA, David | Spain | Valencia (SPA) |
| ZIDANE, Zinedine | France | Real Madrid (SPA) |
Podium: 1. Ronaldinho, 2. Thierry Henry and 3. Fabio Cannavaro
Contenders: 4. Samuel Eto'o
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2007
| CRISTIANO RONALDO | Portugal | Manchester United (ENG) |
| DANI ALVES | Brazil | Sevilla (SPA) |
| DIEGO | Brazil | Werder Bremen (GER) |
| DROGBA, Didier | Ivory Coast | Chelsea (ENG) |
| ESSIEN, Michael | Ghana | Chelsea (ENG) |
| FABREGAS, Cesc | Spain | Arsenal (ENG) |
| GIGGS, Ryan | Wales | Manchester United (ENG) |
| IBRAHIMOVIC, Zlatan | Sweden | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| KAKÁ | Brazil | AC Milan (ITA) |
| KANOUTÉ, Frédéric | Mali | Sevilla (SPA) |
| LAMPARD, Frank | England | Chelsea (ENG) |
| MESSI, Lionel | Argentina | Barcelona (SPA) |
| MILITO, Diego | Argentina | Real Zaragoza (SPA) |
| PIRLO, Andrea | Italy | AC Milan (ITA) |
| RIQUELME, Juan Román | Argentina | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| ROBINHO | Brazil | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| RONALDINHO | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| ROONEY, Wayne | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| SCHOLES, Paul | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| SEEDORF, Clarence | Netherlands | AC Milan (ITA) |
| TOTTI, Francesco | Italy | AS Roma (ITA) |
| VAN NISTELROOY, Ruud | Netherlands | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| ZANETTI, Javier | Argentina | Inter Milan (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Kaká, 2. Cristiano Ronaldo and 3. Lionel Messi
Contenders: 4. Francesco Totti, 5. Didier Drogba and 6. Ronaldinho
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2008
| ADEBAYOR, Emmanuel | Togo | Arsenal (ENG) |
| AGÜERO, Sergio | Argentina | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| ARSHAVIN, Andrey | Russia | Zenit Saint Petersburg (RUS) |
| BUFFON, Gianluigi | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| CASILLAS, Íker | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| CRISTIANO RONALDO | Portugal | Manchester United (ENG) |
| DEL PIERO, Alessandro | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| FABREGAS, Cesc | Spain | Arsenal (ENG) |
| FERDINAND, Rio | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| GERRARD, Steven | England | Liverpool (ENG) |
| IBRAHIMOVIC, Zlatan | Sweden | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| INIESTA, Andrés | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| KAKÁ | Brazil | AC Milan (ITA) |
| LUÍS FABIANO | Brazil | Sevilla (SPA) |
| MESSI, Lionel | Argentina | Barcelona (SPA) |
| RIBÉRY, Franck | France | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| SENNA, Marcos | Spain | Villarreal (SPA) |
| SNEIJDER, Wesley | Netherlands | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| TONI, Luca | Italy | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| TORRES, Fernando | Spain | Liverpool (ENG) |
| VAN DER SAR, Edwin | Netherlands | Manchester United (ENG) |
| VIDIC, Nemanja | Serbia | Manchester United (ENG) |
| XAVI | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
Podium: 1. Cristiano Ronaldo, 2. Fernando Torres and 3. Xavi
Contenders: 4. Íker Casillas and 5. Lionel Messi
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2009
| ALONSO, Xabi | Spain | Liverpool (ENG) |
| CRISTIANO RONALDO | Portugal | Manchester United (ENG) |
| DANI ALVES | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| DZEKO, Edin | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Wolfsburg (GER) |
| ETO'O, Samuel | Cameroon | Barcelona (SPA) |
| FERDINAND, Rio | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| FORLÁN, Diego | Uruguay | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| GERRARD, Steven | England | Liverpool (ENG) |
| GRAFITE | Brazil | Wolfsburg (GER) |
| HENRY, Thierry | France | Barcelona (SPA) |
| IBRAHIMOVIC, Zlatan | Sweden | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| INIESTA, Andrés | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| JÚLIO CÉSAR Soares | Brazil | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| LAMPARD, Frank | England | Chelsea (ENG) |
| MAICON | Brazil | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| MESSI, Lionel | Argentina | Barcelona (SPA) |
| RIBÉRY, Franck | France | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| ROONEY, Wayne | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| TERRY, John | England | Chelsea (ENG) |
| VAN DER SAR, Edwin | Netherlands | Manchester United (ENG) |
| VIDIC, Nemanja | Serbia | Manchester United (ENG) |
| VILLA, David | Spain | Valencia (SPA) |
| XAVI | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
Podium: 1. Lionel Messi, 2. Xavi and 3. Andrés Iniesta
Contenders: 4. Cristiano Ronaldo and 5. Samuel Eto'o
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2010
| CASILLAS, Íker | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| CRISTIANO RONALDO | Portugal | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| DROGBA, Didier | Ivory Coast | Chelsea (ENG) |
| FABREGAS, Cesc | Spain | Arsenal (ENG) |
| FORLÁN, Diego | Uruguay | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| INIESTA, Andrés | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| JÚLIO CÉSAR Soares | Brazil | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| LAMPARD, Frank | England | Chelsea (ENG) |
| LÚCIO | Brazil | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| MAICON | Brazil | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| MESSI, Lionel | Argentina | Barcelona (SPA) |
| MILITO, Diego | Argentina | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| MÜLLER, Thomas | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| ÖZIL, Mesut | Germany | Werder Bremen (GER) |
| PIQUÉ, Gerard | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| PUYOL, Carles | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| ROBBEN, Arjen | Netherlands | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| ROONEY, Wayne | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| SCHWEINSTEIGER, Bastian | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| SNEIJDER, Wesley | Netherlands | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| VILLA, David | Spain | Valencia (SPA) |
| XAVI | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| ZANETTI, Javier | Argentina | Inter Milan (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Lionel Messi, 2. Xavi and 3. Wesley Sneijder
Contenders: 4. Cristiano Ronaldo and 5. Arjen Robben
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2011
| BERBATOV, Dimitar | Bulgaria | Manchester United (ENG) |
| CAVANI, Edinson | Uruguay | Napoli (ITA) |
| CRISTIANO RONALDO | Portugal | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| DANI ALVES | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| DI NATALE, Antonio | Italy | Udinese (ITA) |
| ETO'O, Samuel | Cameroon | Inter Milan (ITA) |
| FALCAO, Radamel | Colombia | Porto (POR) |
| GÓMEZ, Mario | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| HUMMELS, Mats | Germany | Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
| INIESTA, Andrés | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| MESSI, Lionel | Argentina | Barcelona (SPA) |
| NANI | Portugal | Manchester United (ENG) |
| NEUER, Manuel | Germany | Schalke 04 (GER) |
| NEYMAR | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| ÖZIL, Mesut | Germany | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| PIQUÉ, Gerard | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| SAHIN, Nuri | Turkey | Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
| SÁNCHEZ, Alexis | Chile | Udinese (ITA) |
| TÉVEZ, Carlos | Argentina | Manchester City (ENG) |
| THIAGO SILVA | Brazil | AC Milan (ITA) |
| VIDAL, Arturo | Chile | Bayer Leverkusen (GER) |
| VIDIC, Nemanja | Serbia | Manchester United (ENG) |
| XAVI | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
Podium: 1. Lionel Messi, 2. Cristiano Ronaldo and 3. Xavi
Contenders: 4. Andrés Iniesta
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2012
| AGÜERO, Sergio | Argentina | Manchester City (ENG) |
| ALONSO, Xabi | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| BUFFON, Gianluigi | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| CASILLAS, Íker | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| CRISTIANO RONALDO | Portugal | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| FALCAO, Radamel | Colombia | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| HUMMELS, Mats | Germany | Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
| IBRAHIMOVIC, Zlatan | Sweden | AC Milan (ITA) |
| INIESTA, Andrés | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| KOMPANY, Vincent | Belgium | Manchester City (ENG) |
| MESSI, Lionel | Argentina | Barcelona (SPA) |
| NEUER, Manuel | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| NEYMAR | Brazil | Santos (BRA) |
| ÖZIL, Mesut | Germany | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| PIRLO, Andrea | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| REUS, Marco | Germany | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) |
| RIBÉRY, Franck | France | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| ROONEY, Wayne | England | Manchester United (ENG) |
| SILVA, David | Spain | Manchester City (ENG) |
| THIAGO SILVA | Brazil | AC Milan (ITA) |
| TOURÉ, Yaya | Ivory Coast | Manchester City (ENG) |
| VAN PERSIE, Robin | Netherlands | Arsenal (ENG) |
| XAVI | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
Podium: 1. Lionel Messi, 2. Cristiano Ronaldo and 3. Andrés Iniesta
Contenders: 4. Pirlo, 5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 6. Radamel Falcao and 7. Robin van Persie
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2013
| BALE, Gareth | Wales | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| CAVANI, Edinson | Uruguay | Napoli (ITA) |
| CRISTIANO RONALDO | Portugal | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| DANTE | Brazil | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| FALCAO, Radamel | Colombia | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| GÖTZE, Mario | Germany | Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
| GÜNDOGAN, Ilkay | Germany | Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
| IBRAHIMOVIC, Zlatan | Sweden | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) |
| INIESTA, Andrés | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| LAHM, Philipp | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| LEWANDOWSKI, Robert | Poland | Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
| MATA, Juan | Spain | Chelsea (ENG) |
| MESSI, Lionel | Argentina | Barcelona (SPA) |
| MÜLLER, Thomas | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| NEUER, Manuel | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| PIRLO, Andrea | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| RIBÉRY, Franck | France | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| ROBBEN, Arjen | Netherlands | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| SCHWEINSTEIGER, Bastian | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| SUÁREZ, Luis | Uruguay | Liverpool (ENG) |
| THIAGO SILVA | Brazil | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) |
| VAN PERSIE, Robin | Netherlands | Manchester United (ENG) |
| VIDAL, Arturo | Chile | Juventus (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Lionel Messi, 2. Cristiano Ronaldo and 3. Franck Ribéry
Contenders: 4. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and 5. Andrés Iniesta
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2014
| COURTOIS, Thibaut | Belgium | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| CRISTIANO RONALDO | Portugal | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| DI MARÍA, Ángel | Argentina | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| DIEGO COSTA | Spain | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| GABI | Spain | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| GODÍN, Diego | Uruguay | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| HAZARD, Eden | Belgium | Chelsea (ENG) |
| IBRAHIMOVIC, Zlatan | Sweden | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) |
| JAMES Rodríguez | Colombia | AS Monaco (FRA) |
| KROOS, Toni | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| LAHM, Philipp | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| MESSI, Lionel | Argentina | Barcelona (SPA) |
| MODRIC, Luka | Croatia | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| MÜLLER, Thomas | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| NAVAS, Keylor | Costa Rica | Levante (SPA) |
| NEUER, Manuel | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| RAMOS, Sergio | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| REUS, Marco | Germany | Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
| ROBBEN, Arjen | Netherlands | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| SUÁREZ, Luis | Uruguay | Liverpool (ENG) |
| TÉVEZ, Carlos | Argentina | Juventus (ITA) |
| TOURÉ, Yaya | Ivory Coast | Manchester City (ENG) |
| VIDAL, Arturo | Chile | Juventus (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Cristiano Ronaldo, 2. Lionel Messi and 3. Arjen Robben
Contenders: 4. Manuel Neuer, 5. Luis Suárez and 6. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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2015
| AGÜERO, Sergio | Argentina | Manchester City (ENG) |
| BUFFON, Gianluigi | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| BUSQUETS, Sergio | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| CRISTIANO RONALDO | Portugal | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| DE BRUYNE, Kevin | Belgium | Wolfsburg (GER) |
| DE GEA, David | Spain | Manchester United (ENG) |
| GRIEZMANN, Antoine | France | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| HAZARD, Eden | Belgium | Chelsea (ENG) |
| INIESTA, Andrés | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| JAMES Rodríguez | Colombia | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| KANE, Harry | England | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| MESSI, Lionel | Argentina | Barcelona (SPA) |
| NEUER, Manuel | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| NEYMAR | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| PIQUÉ, Gerard | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| POGBA, Paul | France | Juventus (ITA) |
| RAKITIC, Ivan | Croatia | Barcelona (SPA) |
| ROBBEN, Arjen | Netherlands | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| SÁNCHEZ, Alexis | Chile | Arsenal (ENG) |
| SUÁREZ, Luis | Uruguay | Barcelona (SPA) |
| TERRY, John | England | Chelsea (ENG) |
| TÉVEZ, Carlos | Argentina | Juventus (ITA) |
| VIDAL, Arturo | Chile | Juventus (ITA) |
Podium: 1. Lionel Messi, 2. Cristiano Ronaldo and 3. Neymar
Contenders: 4. Luis Suárez and 5. Eden Hazard
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2016
| AUBAMEYANG, Pierre-Emerick | Gabon | Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
| BALE, Gareth | Wales | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| BENZEMA, Karim | France | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| BONUCCI, Leonardo | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| BUSQUETS, Sergio | Spain | Barcelona (SPA) |
| CRISTIANO RONALDO | Portugal | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| GODÍN, Diego | Uruguay | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| GRIEZMANN, Antoine | France | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| HIGUAÍN, Gonzalo | Argentina | Napoli (ITA) |
| IBRAHIMOVIC, Zlatan | Sweden | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) |
| KANTÉ, N'Golo | France | Leicester City (ENG) |
| LEWANDOWSKI, Robert | Poland | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| MAHREZ, Riyad | Algeria | Leicester City (ENG) |
| MESSI, Lionel | Argentina | Barcelona (SPA) |
| MKHITARYAN, Henrikh | Armenia | Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
| MODRIC, Luka | Croatia | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| MÜLLER, Thomas | Germany | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| NEYMAR | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| OBLAK, Jan | Slovenia | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| PAYET, Dimitri | France | West Ham United (ENG) |
| POGBA, Paul | France | Juventus (ITA) |
| SUÁREZ, Luis | Uruguay | Barcelona (SPA) |
| VARDY, Jamie | England | Leicester City (ENG) |
Podium: 1. Lionel Messi, 2. Luis Suárez and 3. Cristiano Ronaldo
Contenders: 4. Antoine Griezmann and 5. Neymar
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2017
| AUBAMEYANG, Pierre-Emerick | Gabon | Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
| BONUCCI, Leonardo | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| BUFFON, Gianluigi | Italy | Juventus (ITA) |
| CAVANI, Edinson | Uruguay | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) |
| CRISTIANO RONALDO | Portugal | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| DYBALA, Paulo | Argentina | Juventus (ITA) |
| HAZARD, Eden | Belgium | Chelsea (ENG) |
| ISCO | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| KANE, Harry | England | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| KANTÉ, N'Golo | France | Chelsea (ENG) |
| KROOS, Toni | Germany | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| LEWANDOWSKI, Robert | Poland | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| MARCELO | Brazil | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| MBAPPÉ, Kylian | France | AS Monaco (FRA) |
| MERTENS, Dries | Belgium | Napoli (ITA) |
| MESSI, Lionel | Argentina | Barcelona (SPA) |
| MODRIC, Luka | Croatia | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| NEYMAR | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| RAMOS, Sergio | Spain | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| ROBBEN, Arjen | Netherlands | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| SÁNCHEZ, Alexis | Chile | Arsenal (ENG) |
| SILVA, Bernardo | Portugal | AS Monaco (FRA) |
| THIAGO Alcántara | Spain | Bayern Munich (GER) |
Podium: 1. Lionel Messi, 2. Cristiano Ronaldo and 3. Luka Modric
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2018
| CAVANI, Edinson | Uruguay | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) |
| COUTINHO, Philippe | Brazil | Barcelona (SPA) |
| CRISTIANO RONALDO | Portugal | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| DE BRUYNE, Kevin | Belgium | Manchester City (ENG) |
| DE GEA, David | Spain | Manchester United (ENG) |
| ERIKSEN, Christian | Denmark | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| FIRMINO, Roberto | Brazil | Liverpool (ENG) |
| GRIEZMANN, Antoine | France | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| HAZARD, Eden | Belgium | Chelsea (ENG) |
| KANE, Harry | England | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) |
| KANTÉ, N'Golo | France | Chelsea (ENG) |
| LEWANDOWSKI, Robert | Poland | Bayern Munich (GER) |
| MANÉ, Sadio | Senegal | Liverpool (ENG) |
| MARCELO | Brazil | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| MBAPPÉ, Kylian | France | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) |
| MESSI, Lionel | Argentina | Barcelona (SPA) |
| MODRIC, Luka | Croatia | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| NEYMAR | Brazil | Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) |
| OBLAK, Jan | Slovenia | Atlético de Madrid (SPA) |
| SALAH, Mohamed | Egypt | Liverpool (ENG) |
| SILVA, David | Spain | Manchester City (ENG) |
| VARANE, Raphaël | France | Real Madrid (SPA) |
| TER STEGEN, Marc-André | Germany | Barcelona (SPA) |
Podium: 1. Lionel Messi, 2. Mohamed Salah and 3. Kevin De Bruyne
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Hi,
ResponderEliminarI am glad you continued with Tom Stevens's yearly Top23. I especially like that you selected your Top3 between 1990 and 1995.
However, it seems in some years you have changed your opinion since publishing your "Mejor Futbolista del Año" series. Do not you plan to revise that series (from 1911)? Or do you always agree with Tom's Top 3 selections between 1920and 1989?
Well, the main difference between both themes is this takes into account the period of the seasons and that the chronological years. That explains for the most part, although I must update the article "Mejor Futbolista del Año" before long.
EliminarI don't agree with all the selections of Tom Stevens to 100%, but I think he has solid reasons for each one and I prefer to respect his work without making any change there.
zidane won in 1998
ResponderEliminarZinedine Zidane won the Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player of the Year and Onze d'Or in 1998 (all awards for the chronological year). In this exercise I chose Ronaldo as the best player in the 1998 list over him (corresponding to the 1997-98 season).
Eliminarfor when the 2016 and 2017 lists? Thank you
ResponderEliminarI'm about to publish the 2016 list.
EliminarVery good choice of 2018. Only that Cristiano Ronaldo deserved to be on the podium instead of Kevin De Bruyne. And in my opinion, Agüero and Rakitic are missing.
ResponderEliminarVery good work. As a good connoisseur of Scandinavian football, I have to write a few words.
ResponderEliminarSWEDEN- 1.Hellstrom- (74/75-team of the year-Bundesliga, 80 / 81- 2. foreign player), 2. Stromberg- (player played fantastic 1982), 3. R.Magnusson- (his games 69-72 were at least for "honorable mention"), 4.Skoglund- (many more good seasons), 5.Limpar (season 90 / 91- at least for "honorable mention"), 6.Jeppson (53/54-maybe ), 7.S.Andersson (47/48), 8.A.Selmosson (54/57), 9.A.Johansson (57), 10.Bo Larsson (Where is Bosse) ??? , 11.H.Larsson- (deserved which nomination more), Tommy Svensson, and especially Conny Torstensson and Johnny Ekstrom, it's not clear to me how they got on these lists.
DENMARK-1.Arnesen (best player in the Dutch league 78/79), 2.Schmeichel (one of the 2-3 best goalies of all time, only 2 times among the best), 3.Lerby (see seasons 81/82 and 82 / 83, and especially 85 / 86- where "Kicker" rated him "World class" and was the best Bundesliga foreigner), 4. Tarp- (one of the best if not the best European fullback before the war received only one "honorable" mention ") ??, 5. Molby (85-87- back in the late nineties the Englishmen ranked him in the top 11 foreigners of the league of all time), 6.KAHansen (probably after M.Laudrup the best Danish ever, received only 1 honorable mention ), 7.Bronee (and his neglect is surprising), 8.J.Olsen (81/82 and 82/83 were great seasons), 9.H.Jensen (75/76 season was rated "World Class" and he was the best foreigner in the Bundesliga), 10. Pauli Jorgensen- (best Danish before the war. Only one listing), 11.JLSorensen (53/55-to look, season 54/55 was excellent, performance for the European team).12.Elkjaer (78/79). I.Nielsen and Heintze had a great 87/88 season. Bastrup certainly did not deserve to be nominated in the 82/83 season. He played a top 2-3 international club game. The 81/82 season was his best and he was selected to the Bundesliga best team.
NORWAY- It's a big surprise to me that there are no players like: 1.Brustad, 2.Kvammen, 3.H.Thoresen and even 4.A.Halvorsen and 5.T.Lund, 6.T.Svenssen.
Thanks very much for providing your comment. I disagree with you. Have a nice day!
EliminarThank you very much for your suggestions.
EliminarAs I mentioned, the lists from 1920 to 1994 are not my own, so I cannot answer the vast majority of names, however, about Schmeichel I must certainly say that there is a contradiction between my general opinion about him (among the best goalkeepers in history) and the amount of inclusions that I could give him.
Probably, I also include him in the 1993 list and his numerous amount of honorable mentions apart so far (1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998) point him out as very close to the group of 23 constantly.
Hi Glavisted, would love to learn more about older players so could you share how you improve your knowledge on older players. How do you obtain footage or information on these older players? (especially players like Andrade, Scarone or players like Karel Pesek or Planicka) Do you know anywhere I can get footage on football or any books to recommend to improve footballing knowledge? Would gladly pay to get dvds on older footage, documentaries or books covering football players from the past. Can you share how you improve your football knowledge because I would love to learn more about football history but it's not easy to find information on it.
ResponderEliminarMaybe it's a bit difficult to condense an answer because, basically, what I do is watch and read every source that I can find in my constant search for information.
EliminarRegarding writing information, I could recommend specific books such as the European Football Yearbook or its South American similar, but I think the richest information can be obtained by searching hemerotheques, newspapers and magazines of each era with valuable first-hand information (for example, Kaiser from Germany, La Gazzetta dello Sport or Guerin Sportivo from Italy, El Gráfico from Argentina, Don Balón from Spain, The Guardian from England, Voetbalzone from Netherlands, L'Equipe or France Football from France, Placar from Brazil, etc., as well as internationals as World Soccer or Onze Mondial and statistical specialist portals as DBS Calcio, WhoScored and Opta Sports).
Then, I also usually review virtual information in a few forums. I recommend BigSoccer, where there are users who post many informative gems, even from the 19th century.
Regarding visual information, the good thing is nowadays there are more accesible videos in the net, starting with Footballia (which is free to access). There are some video services that can be hired. I've never done it, but due to some jobs I had I've been fortunate that they have given me free access in some oportunities. Who has a professional interest in it I'd recommend Wyscout.
El FIFA Ballon d'Or ("Balón de Oro") fue un premio anual de fútbol de la asociación otorgado al mejor jugador masculino del mundo de 2010 a 2015.
ResponderEliminarThe blog is really awesome and so informative, I like this blog thank you for sharing such a stuff.
ResponderEliminarI'm very grateful. I hope to be able to increase the information onwards
EliminarErnst Willimowski in estinate stats should be kore often nominated for Ballon d Or than Fritz Walter as the latter admitted the firat was better. According RSFF hr has record of goals in calendar year and was firat player to score four goals at single match on World Cup.
ResponderEliminarAlso why you give award to Messi in 2018 if Modric propelly got it? It does not make sense.
Dime que eres fan de Messi sin decírmelo…
ResponderEliminarHi, I think looking back Salah should have won in 2018. Record number of goals in the premier league, more goals in all competitions than Messi and Ronaldo, and was brilliant in the champions league. He didn't do anything in the world cup, but Messi didn't exactly have a great tournament either.
ResponderEliminarFascinating stuff though and must have taken a lot of hard work and research to put this together.
Meh... after you Messi should have one 9 times ballon d'or and C Ronaldo 2 times. I mean let's be serious, they are closer to each other than this:)))
ResponderEliminarHi, great work with this. I've been re-watching old premier league seasons, and I'd like to make a few suggestions.
ResponderEliminarI don't think Giggs deserves nominations in 93 and 94. He was good, but there were several more important players in that Manchester United team, the main one being Paul Ince, who won Manchester United's player of the season award in 1993. Meanwhile, Chris Waddle won the Football Writer's Player Award after reaching two cup finals with Sheffield Wednesday. Statistically, it might not look like he had a great season, but he was the creator of a huge chunk of Wednesday's goals that season. Ironically, for Giggs' best season of the 90's (96) you've left him out.
1952 wurde Ocwirk nämlich von France Football zum besten Fußballer der Welt tituliert; die gleiche Zeitung sollte ab 1956 bis heute den „Ballon D’Or“, den Titel als Europas Fußballer des Jahres, vergeben. Bei der ersten als offiziell geltenden Wahl wurde Ocwirk übrigens Siebter.
ResponderEliminarEn 1952, Ocwirk fue nombrado el mejor futbolista del mundo por France Football; el mismo periódico entregaría el “Balón de Oro”, el título de Futbolista Europeo del Año, desde 1956 hasta la actualidad. Por cierto, Ocwirk quedó séptimo en la primera elección oficial.
https://abseits.at/fusball-in-osterreich/sonstiges/oesterreichs-fussballerlegenden-1-ernst-ocwirk/
Su trabajo es inspirador. Yo hizo un Ballon D'Or Series de 1909-2022, pero mi idea primaria era hacerlo de 1956-2022. Gracias a usted, decidi expandirlo para 1920-2022. Tambien vi a un blog italiano, que me inspiró a hacerlo de 1909-2022.
ResponderEliminarMuchas gracias
No Kroos in 2016????
ResponderEliminarWho u gonna be rank them from the best to a good one.. hector scarone, karel pesek, josef bican, imre schlosser, friedenreich, larbi ben barek, leônidas, renzo de vecchi, György Sárosi, arsenio erico, angel “loco” romano, zizinho, gyorgy orth, José Leandro Andrade
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