Carlo Ancelotti returned to Real Madrid last season, not only led the "Galaxy Fleet" to win two domestic titles in La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup, but also regained the lost Champions League title for three seasons, Ancelotti reached the final five times and won the title four times, which has become an unprecedented achievement in the history of the Champions League, so Anshuai's name as "Champions League expert" once again resounded in the football world. Moreover, Ancelotti is also a master of cultivating football's highest personal honor, the "Golden Ball Award", and four players have won the Golden Ball Award under his leadership, and this article will take stock of the four "Golden Ball" giants achieved by Ancelotti.
Shevchenko
Golden Globe winner: 2004
Shevchenko, nicknamed "Nuclear Warhead", had followed Ancelotti in AC Milan and Chelsea, but unfortunately because Chelsea's form was much worse than before, the cooperation between the two in London was quite short-lived, on the contrary, Shevchenko's highlight during his time at AC Milan, in the 2002/03 season, Shevchenko helped the "Rossoneri" win the Champions League and the Coppa Italia, but unfortunately because Shevchenko had a serious ligament tear that season, he spent most of the season recuperating, so the "Ballon d'Or" of the season It fell to Juventus' Nedved, who lost in the Champions League final, and was the only time in Ancelotti's coaching career that he failed to keep the Ballon d'Or after winning the Champions League. However, in the 2003/04 season, Shevchenko was able to get rid of his injury and helped his team win the Serie A title with the Golden Boot in Serie A, defeating Porto in the UEFA Super League final, and benefiting from Jose Mourinho's Porto "upset" victory in the Champions League, Shevchenko won the "Ballon d'Or" in 2004.
Kaka
Golden Globe winner: 2007
The Golden Ball Awards have been monopolized by Ronaldo and Messi for ten years, so the outside world is jokingly called the confrontation between the two is an "alien" showdown, before the monopoly of the two, the last earthling to win the "Golden Globe" is the "son of the wind" Kaka, 2006 is a mixed year for the Italian football scene, because of the "phone gate" incident, Serie A was named "Yi Fake", but the Italian football scene is quite competitive, first the Italian national team won the World Cup in Germany and returned, AC Milan was deducted eight points at the beginning of the season, but also finished fourth in the league, and won the Champions League, among which Brazilian midfielder Kaka performed outstandingly, handing over ten goals and three assists, including an assist against Liverpool in the final, not only avenging the "Istanbul" of the year, plus the European Super League and Club World Cup championships, making Kaka the "Golden Ball" position.
Ronaldo
Year Golden Globe winner: 2014
The 2013/14 season is Ronaldo's fifth season with the "Galaxy Fleet", but he has only won three titles including La Liga and the Copa del Rey, so many voices in the outside world believe that Ronaldo's departure from Manchester United is a wrong decision. However, Real Madrid was led by Carlo Ancelotti in the same season, and An Shuai led Real Madrid to win the Copa del Rey in early 2014, and then showed his "Champions League expert" characteristics, coupled with Ronaldo's brave form that season, scoring 51 goals in the whole season, including seventeen Champions League goals and setting a new record for the highest goals scored in a single season in the Champions League, including scoring a goal in extra time against Atletico Madrid in the final, helping Real Madrid win the Champions League again after 12 years, and "Galaxy Fleet" became the first team to win the Champions League ten times. With the blessing of many records, Ronaldo pressed Neuer, who led Germany to win the World Cup, to become the winner of the "Ballon d'Or".
Benzema
Year of Golden Globe winner: 2022
Since Ronaldo left Real Madrid, the "Galaxy Fleet" Champions League record has obviously slipped, having been out of the round of 16 for two consecutive seasons, and the team lacks a consistent source of goals except for Benzema. In the 2021/22 season, due to Zidane's resignation, Real Madrid invited Ancelotti to return to management, but they could only sign two central midfielders for Ancelotti, Alaba and Eduardo Camavinga. But surprisingly, Real Madrid showed strong attacking power last season, with attacking players such as Vinicius Junior, Asensio and Rodrigo all delivering career best performances under Ahn Shuai, and the old and strong Benzema was the key, scoring 44 goals and 15 assists in 46 games throughout the season to win La Liga, La Super Cup and Champions League for Real Madrid, including Benzema scoring ten goals in the knockout round to set a new record for former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, plus his return to the French team, as the "Gallic Rooster" Winning the UEFA Nations League, scoring the "World Wave" in the final and being named the best player, and delivering excellent performances in the club and national team made Benzema win the "Ballon d'Or" well-deserved.