‘Champions League winner should win Ballon d’Or’ — How many players have done that?
The 2024-25 season is almost over, and talks about the next Ballon d’Or continue to intensify.
The Golden Ball, first awarded by French magazine France Football in 1956, has become one of the modern metrics to determine the best player of the season.
Talking about who could be the next winner, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo said that it should go to a Champions League winner.
“In my opinion, whoever wins it should be on a team that has won trophies. The Ballon d’Or winner should be in a team that has won the Champions League,” the 40-year-old, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, told reporters before the UEFA Nations League.
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And that raises the question about how many players have actually won the Ballon d’Or after winning the Champions League in the same season.
Following is the list of Ballon d’Or winners and the Champions League winning teams over the years:
The Ballon dâOr, first awarded by French magazine France Football in 1956, has become one of the modern metrics to determine the best player of the season. | Source: Sportstar
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