After the Golden Globe Awards were released to the world after 1995, superstars from all continents such as the Americas and Africa could participate, and african star Wea was elected to the first Golden Globe Awards after opening.
Before 1994, the Ballon d'Or only allowed European teams to run, so which country's stars won the most during the Period of European Participation? Which national teams have "been grandfathered"?
According to statistics, the Netherlands is the player who has won the most Ballon d'Or awards. The three stars won a total of seven Golden Globes, including Cruyff and Van Basten 3 each and Gullit once. The Netherlands is a superstar kingdom, with Cruyff and Basten, two "quasi-ball king" level figures. There are also the superstars of the time, such as Gurlitt, Rijkaard, and Neskens, not to mention robben, Sneijder, van Persie and so on in the 21st century.
Germany's historical honor book can be said to be significantly superior to the Netherlands, and even the king of the European national team, but Germany is a team battle in many cases, so the Ballon d'Or awards are slightly disadvantaged, "only" 6 times won the Ballon d'Or, including 2 Golden Balls for Bei Huang and Rummenigge, and 1 Golden Ball for Müller and Mateus Sr. But what to know is that Beckenbauer, Mateus and Gedmuller have a much higher historical position in football than one or two golden balls.
France's five Ballon d'Ors awards rank third in Europe, largely thanks to Platini. Puganpa ruled European football in the early 1980s and was basically "under Maradona alone" in the mid-80s. In addition, the Elder superstar Kopa and Paris shooter Papan have also won the Ballon d'Or.
Italy and England are also football giants, but Italy is also limited by the conservative style of play, and England is mainly due to the general poor results of the competition, so the number of Ballon d'Or awards in the two countries is not as good as that of DeHos. Italy has won one Golden Ball each from four stars. In addition to Matthews and Charlton, England also has two-time Golden Globe Mr. Kevin Keegan.
Although the former Soviet Union is not a giant level, there are many stars. The first is Yasin, the first goalkeeper in history. Blokhin and Belanov were also elected. It's just that Belanov may have eaten the dividends of Maradona's candidacy that year...
Spain's main champions are basically in the 21st century, and their leader in the 20th century is the "Big International Era" Inter top player Luis Suarez, who led the team to win the European Cup, who won the Ballon d'Or in 60 years. Real Madrid star Di Stefano can run because of his dual Spanish citizenship, but mainstream statistics still count him as an Argentine, and Di Stefano's national team highlight moment is also to lead Argentina to win the Copa America.
The Czech Republic, Scotland, Portugal, Hungary, Scotland, Denmark, Bulgaria and other countries (or regions) have also been elected as Mr. Golden Globe once. It is worth mentioning that Portugal, a football powerhouse today, only Eusebio won the Ballon d'Or once in the 20th century, which can be described as relatively shabby. In the 21st century, Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo led two generations of Portuguese to the top and eventually won the European Championship. That's a story for another day.
Text/Supse-Carmen Mong Kok