Who Won 15 16 Ballon?
The awards were given out in Zürich, Switzerland on 11 January 2016. Lionel Messi won the award as the World Player of the Year for the fifth time, extending, his own record of five wins….
| 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or | |
|---|---|
| 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi | |
| Date | 6 January 2016 |
| Location | Zúrich, Suiza |
| Country | Suiza |
Did Messi won 4 Ballon d ors in a row?
Messi, who played for Barcelona, won the inaugural Ballon d’Or in 2010 and went on to win three in a row, after his wins in 2011 and 2012….
| FIFA Ballon d’Or | |
|---|---|
| Final award | 2015 |
| Most wins | Lionel Messi (4 awards) |
How many times has Lionel Messi won the Ballon d or?
Due to the disruption to world sport in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, there was no award in 2020. Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or award six times, Cristiano Ronaldo has won the award five times.
When did the Ballon d Or award end?
The 2016 Ballon d’Or was an award given to the best-performing football player around the world in 2016. In September 2016, France Football announced that their partnership with FIFA for the FIFA Ballon d’Or award had come to an end and that they would revive the Ballon d’Or award, treating the 2016 edition as the 61st award.
Is the Ballon d Or the same as the FIFA award?
The Ballon d’Or award is now a separate award, it was only from 2009 until 2015 the two awards were merged to create the FIFA Ballon d’Or. In 2018, the first women’s Ballon d’Or award was presented (called the Ballon d’Or Féminin).
Who was the first non European player to win the Ballon d’Or?
Lionel Messi with six awards has won the most Ballons d’Or in history. Michel Platini, pictured with the 1985 Ballon d’Or, won the award three times in succession. George Weah was the first non-European player to win the award. Lev Yashin is the only goalkeeper to win the award.