The Ballon d'Or is the number one award for personal value in the world's number one sport. Since England legend Matthews took his first Ballon d'Or in 1956, the award has gone through 64 years of history. The authority of the Golden Globes has always been recognized by the industry, but it does not rule out some unexpected results in some years. Not all great players have the opportunity to lift the Ballon d'Or, and starting today, Live Will Tell You the Story of the Ballon d'Or.
Puskas
"We want to honor those who have left great footprints in the history of world football." In 2009, then FIFA President Blatter said this during a visit to the Puskas Football Academy in Budapest. In October of the same year, the Award for Goal of the Year, named after Puskas, was born.
Raised in the civilian districts of Budapest, Puskas was the captain of the magical Hungarian team in the 1950s, where he lived through poverty, World War II and the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He shields politics, war and red tape from life and focuses only on what he loves and knows best: football.
Puskas's career culminated in a series of clubs with Real Madrid, where he and Di Stefano helped the team to five consecutive Champions League titles, while he also won five La Liga titles and four La Liga top scorers.
Puskas is not tall, but his technique and speed are outstanding, earning him the reputation of "galloping colonel", and his left foot is known as "the most capable left foot in history". In the history of the Ballon d'Or, Puskas finished fourth with 32 points in the inaugural selection, behind Matthews (47 points), Di Stefano (44 points) and French superstar Kopa (33 points). In 1959, he was ranked 7th.
In the 1959-60 season, Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 at home and away in the Champions League semi-finals, and Puskas staged a senior in the final, helping the team to slaughter German champions Frankfurt 7-3. But even so, he lost to Luis Suarez from Barcelona in the selection. It has to be said that Suarez is not the player with the most first votes, he only has 4 votes, Puskas has 5 votes, but he has the most widespread support: 16 of the 19 judges have written the name of the Spaniard on their ballots, of which 5 votes are second, 3 votes are third, 1 vote is fourth, and 3 votes are fifth. Puskas only got the votes of 12 judges.
Riva
The vast majority of players aspire to play for the giants, but Luigi Riva is definitely the exception. A superstar of Italian football in the 1960s and 1970s, Riva played in Cagliari for 13 years, scoring 164 goals in 315 appearances, rejecting the olive branch thrown by the top three in the North and foreign clubs at his peak.
During his time in Sardinia, Riva was most proud of the 1969–70 season, when he not only won the Serie A Golden Boot with 21 goals in 28 games, but also helped the civilian team win the only league title in the team's history.
In this year's Ballon d'Or awards, the Italians took the top two, and Rivera became the first Italian player in history to win the Ballon d'Or. It has to be said that Rivera's score (83 points) is only 4 points higher than Riva's (79 points), and a total of 14 judges chose Rivera in the first place, and another 10 people chose Riva in the first place. Some say Rivera was able to beat Riva because he had better technique and a more elegant style. But there are also many fans who believe that Riva's Cagliari is too civilian, which ultimately led to the failure of the number one star in their team history to win the Golden Ball. In addition, Riva finished third in the 1979 selection, and he was only 12 points behind the award-winning Gad Mueller.
Mazzola
Also a European Champions league winner in 1968 and runner-up in the 1970 World Cup, Inter genius Mazzola is as well-known in Europe as Rivera and Riva. As the son of Valentino Mazzola, the captain of the invincible Turin in the 1940s, Sandro Mazzola experienced a difficult childhood, and after his father's air crash, his family was extremely embarrassed, but Inter Milan star Lorenzi thanked Valentino for taking care of him in the national team and was determined to help the Mazzola family.
Mazzola lived through the magnificent "Great International Era", and he and Fachetti were the flagship figures of the Nerazzurri. In the 1970–71 season, Mazzola led Inter Milan to the league title again with excellent performances. At the end of the year, he lost to the unstoppable Cruyff. But this does not affect the high praise of Him in French Football: "His technique, vitality and improvisation are excellent, he is still a First Player in Serie A, he is talented and hardworking, he is an artist and worker, a poet and a farmer, a lord and a slave." ”
Bobby Moore
Imagine a centre-back with Terry's valor and Ferdinand's technique. Bobby Moore, the greatest defender in England history, is such a player! Moore is a legendary star at West Ham United and has witnessed the most glorious era in the history of the Hammers. In the England national team, he is the captain of the homegrown World Cup winning Team of three Lions. In 1966, Moore finished 4th in the Ballon d'Or with the performance of a World Cup champion captain, and that year won another "Bobby" (Charlton).
The 1970 Ballon d'Or was particularly fierce, with Brazil winning the World Cup, but the Ballon d'Or at the time was awarded only to European players, with Top Stars from Italy, England and Germany competing. In the end, "Bomber" Gad Muller, who won the Golden Boot at the World Cup and scored in the league, narrowly defeated Bobby Moore (77 points to 69 points). Six judges put Moore first and eight judges put Mueller first. In addition, Mueller's compatriots Beckenbauer and Overrat also diverted his votes. It turns out once again: it's always easier for a striker to win a Ballon d'Or than a defender!
Netzer
Bayern vs Borussia Moncheng, Beckenbauer vs Netzer, which was the main theme of German football in the early 1970s. Compared to the "Emperor of Football" who plays the all-around backcourt, Netzer is a pure No. 10 player. The tall Natzer was a personal player of his time, with blond hair and a precise and imaginative pass. He and Colón's Oliverat are known as the two great midfield souls of West German football. Netzer doesn't like to run, but he always compensates for it with cunning seat selection and fake moves, and he will find someone willing to run for him, a veritable genius.
In the 1971 Ballon d'Or, Netzer was ranked 4th (30 points), 3 points more than Beckenbauer at 5th. In 1972, Germany won the European Championship and Natzer was elected German Footballer of the Year. This year, the Competition for the Ballon d'Or was the most intense in history, with first-time Winner Beckenbauer receiving 10 first-place votes, Müller seven, Netzer five and Cruyff three. Beckenbauer's success was due to opponents splitting votes from each other. He ended up scoring 81 points, just two points higher than tied for second place, Neitzel and Muller, and Cruyff scored 73 points. It has to be said that because of the exclusion of Beckenbauer, Netzer completely left the national team after the 1974 World Cup, and his competitive status also declined significantly.
Rensonblinck
At the peak of Dutch football, in addition to Cruyff, there were superstars such as Rensheimernblinck and Neskens. Renssonblink plays as a left winger, with excellent passing and a strong ability to score. In 1976 and 1978, he led Belgian giants Anderlecht to the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup twice, making him the greatest player in the history of the team.
In the 1976 Ballon d'Or, Rensemblinck was second (75 points), only 16 points less than the winning Beckenbauer, considering that germany won the European Championship runner-up in his childhood and Bayern successfully defended the Champions League, it is enough to see how good Rensemblinck was, and six judges voted for the Dutch star in the first place. In 1978, Rensenblinck made it into the third division again, this time losing to Kevin Keegan and Austrian superstar Krankel. It has to be said that Rensemblinck led the Netherlands to the runner-up of the 1978 World Cup, he had a shot at the last moment of regular time that hit the upright, if that ball was 5 cm inward, the Orange Army would be the world champion, Rensemblinck would also replace Kempes as the top scorer and player of the 1978 World Cup...
Schuster
In a way, Schuster is a lot like Netzer, both are talented frontcourt players, both have strong personalities, and at the same time have another German superstar overshadowed their aura, Netzer is facing Beckenbauer, and Schuster is facing Rummenigge.
Schuster was a pioneer of German players staying abroad, and he is also a rare player in the history of football who has played for Barca, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in La Liga, including Barca and Real Madrid. At the 1980 Ballon d'Or, Schuster finished second, losing to Rummenigge; in 1981 he finished third, with Rummenigge winning the prize. It is worth mentioning that Schuster was born on December 22, 1959, which means that he has reached the top three of the Ballon d'Or awards twice in a row and is just in his early 20s. In 1985, the 26-year-old Schuster again made it to the top three, this time losing to French king Platini. In the German national team, Schuster was also unhappy, winning the grand prix (Euro 1980), but because of the contradictions with coach De Waal and teammate Breitner, he quit the national team at the age of 24. After retiring, Schuster led his old club Real Madrid to win the La Liga title, and also came to the Chinese Super League to coach Dalian.
Elkyer
When it comes to Danish football, more fans may think of the legendary goalkeepers Schmeichel and Laudrup brothers, but in the history of the Ballon d'Or, "Short-footed Tiger" Alain Simmonson has won the championship, and Verona legend Elkyyar has also reached the top three twice.
Elkyer is one of the greatest strikers in the history of Danish football, having had a successful experience in Cologne in the Bundesliga and in The Bundesliga. In 1984, he led Denmark to the final four of the European Championship, only to lose to Spain in a penalty shootout in the semi-finals. After joining Verona in Serie A, Elkyer shined again, winning the title with many giants like Riva led Cagliari in the same year, which was also the only league title in Verona's history. In the 1985 Ballon d'Or awards, Elkyer went further to second place. Given Platini's monopoly on the Ballon d'Or between 1983 and 1985, the Danish superstar's performance was already remarkable.
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