Roster Recipients Ballon d'Or

European soccer player award is named Ballon d'Or from the French meaning "Golden Ball". The award is made ​​France Football magazine since 1956.

Here's a list of players receiving the Ballon d'Or:

  2010: Lionel Messi (Argentina, striker at Barcelona) 2009: Lionel Messi (Argentina, striker at Barcelona) 2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Manchester United midfielder) 2007: Kaka (Brazil, midfielder at AC Milan) 2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Italy, defender at Real Madrid) 2005: Ronaldinho (Brazil, midfielder, Barcelona) 2004: Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine, AC Milan striker) 2003: Pavel Nedved (Czech midfielder for Juventus) 2002: Ronaldo (Brazil, striker at Real Madrid) 2001: Michael Owen (England, Liverpool FC striker) 2000: Luis Figo (Portugal, Real Madrid midfielder) 1999: Rivaldo (Brazil, striker at Barcelona) 1998: Zinedine Zidane (France, Juventus midfielder) 1997: Ronaldo (Brazil, striker at Inter Milan) 1996: Matthias Sammer (Germany, in Borussia Dortmund midfielder) 1995: George Weah (Liberia, an attacker at AC Milan) 1994: Hristo Stoichkov (Romania, midfielder, Barcelona) 1993: Roberto Baggio (Italy, the Juventus striker) 1992: Marco van Basten (Netherlands, the AC Milan striker) 1991: Jean Pierre Papin (France, Olympique Marseille midfielder on). 1990: Lothar Matthaus (Germany, midfielder at Inter Milan)