Golden Ball
The Ballon d'Or is an award for the best footballer in Europe, and since 2007 – for the best footballer in the world. Since 1956, it has been awarded annually by the French magazine France Football. Until 1995, the award was given only to Europeans; after 1995, any player of a European club could receive the prize.
Winners of the Ballon d'Or include Dynamo Kyiv players Oleh Blokhin and Ihor Belanov and Ukrainian footballer Andriy Shevchenko.
The record holders for winning the Ballon d'Or are Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who have received five such awards each.
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