1956: Stanley Matthews (England, Blackpool) 1957: Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina, Real Madrid) 1958: Raymond Kopa (France, Real Madrid) 1959: Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina, Real Madrid) 1960: Luis Suarez (Spain, Barcelona) 1961: Omar Sivori (Argentina, Juventus) 1962: Josef Masopust (Czechoslovakia, Dukla Prague) 1963: Lev Yashin (Soviet Union, Dynamo Moscow) 1964: Denis Law (Scotland, Manchester United) 1965: Eusebio (Portugal, Benfica) 1966: Bobby Charlton (England, Manchester United) 1967: Florian Albert (Hungary, Ferencváros) 1968: George Best (Ireland, Manchester United) 1969: Gianni Rivera (Italy, AC Milan) 1970: Gerd Muller (West Germany, Bayern Munich) 1971: Johan Cruyff (Netherland, Ajax) 1972: Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany, Bayern Munich) 1973: Johan Cruyff (Netherland, Barcelona) 1974: Johan Cruyff (Netherland, Barcelona) 1975: Oleg Blokhin (Soviet Union, Dynamo Kiev) 1976: Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany, Bayern Munich) 1977: Allan Simonsen (Denmark, Borussia Monchengladbach) 1978: Kevin Keegan (England, Hamburg) 1979: Kevin Keegan (England, Hamburg) 1980: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany, Bayern Munich) 1981: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany, Bayern Munich) 1982: Paolo Rossi (Italy, Juventus) 1983: Michel Platini (France, Juventus) 1984: Michel Platini (France, Juventus) 1985: Michel Platini (France, Juventus) 1986: Igor Belanov (Soviet Union, Dynamo Kyiv) 1987: Ruud Gullit (Netherland, AC Milan) 1988: Marco van Basten (Netherland, AC Milan) 1989: Marco van Basten (Netherland, AC Milan) 1990: Lothar Matthaus (Germany, Inter Milan) 1991: Jean-Pierre Papin (France, Marseille) 1992: Marco van Basten (Netherland, AC Milan) 1993: Roberto Baggio (Italy, Juventus) 1994: Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria, Barcelona) 1995: George Weah (Liberia, AC Milan) 1996: Matthias Sammer (Germany, Borussia Dortmund) 1997: Ronaldo (Brazil, Inter Milan) 1998: Zinedine Zidane (France, Juventus) 1999: Rivaldo (Brazil, Barcelona) 2000: Luis Figo (Portugal, Real Madrid) 2001: Michael Owen (England, Liverpool) 2002: Ronaldo (Brazil Real Madrid) 2003: Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic, Juventus) 2004: Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine, AC Milan) 2005: Ronaldinho (Brazil Barcelona) 2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Italy, Real Madrid) 2007:Kaka (Brazil, AC Milan) 2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Manchester United) 2009: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona) FIFA Ballon d'Or 2010: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona) 2011: Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona) 2012:Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona) 2013: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid) Note: In 2010, France Football's Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year were merged, with the world's best player awarded the FIFA Ballon d'Or. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/91514.aspx