Super Ballon d'Or

For Super Ballon d'Or award, only European players were taken into consideration. On December 24, 1989, the winner was announced.

Also fans have been calling for Lionel Messi to be awarded the Super Ballon d’Or after the Argentine won the FIFA World Cup 2022. Will the Super Ballon d’Or be awarded ever again? Also, after the rules were modified in 1995 to allow non-European players to compete in and win it, The Super Ballon d’Or has only ever been won once, by Di Stéfano. France Football, a French publication, has only been given the award once. [Alfredo Di Stéfano](https://khelnow.com/tag/alfredo-di-stefano/) won the award, beating out [Michel Platini](https://khelnow.com/tag/michel-platini/) and [Johan Cruyff](https://khelnow.com/tag/johan-cruyff/) in the voting.

Even though Lionel Messi completed his trophy cabinet by winning the FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy, he still has not won one of the rarest awards in the sport.

Alfredo di Stefano won the Super Ballon d'Or alongside the Ballon d'Or awards he won in 1957 and 1959. Di Stefano got his hands on the greatest individual trophy in football history after he scored a staggering 308 goals for Real Madrid between 1956 and 1960 to help the club win five consecutive European Cups. Even though seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi completed his trophy cabinet by winning the FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy, he still has not won one of the rarest awards in the sport, and that is the Super Ballon d'Or.

Apart from this, the French magazine has also awarded the Super Ballon d'Or once in the football history while many are expecting Argentina captain Lionel Messi ...

Lionel Messi could become only the second player to win the Super Ballon d'Or - an award received once every 30 years to footballers.

the forward was eligible to win the award as a result of having a Spanish passport despite being born in Buenos Aires. Those of you that are screaming and shouting saying: "Di Stefano was born in Argentina, not Spain!" Alfredo di Stefano is the only other player to have won the award, lifting the ultimate individual accolade in 1989 after his incredible performances for Real Madrid.

The Super Ballon dOr is a rare award with only one recipient in history. Alfredo Di Stefano won the award in 1989 based on a vote conducted by France ...

[Copa America](https://opoyi.com/sports/copa-america-with-goal-in-final-vs-brazil-di-maria-hoping-to-bury-ghosts-of-2014-world-cup-622497/) and the World Cup, that argument no longer holds water. [#FIFAWorldCup](/topics/fifaworldcup/) [#CopaAmerica](/topics/copaamerica/) [#WorldCup](/topics/worldcup/) [#Argentina](/topics/argentina/) [#Pele](/topics/pele/) [#JohanCruyff](/topics/johancruyff/) [#CristianoRonaldo](/topics/cristianoronaldo/) [#DiegoMaradona](/topics/deigomaradona/) [#Goat](/topics/goat/) [#Sports](/sports/) [#Football](/topics/football/) However, now that Messi has won both the The award was given to Di Stefano to recognise him as the best footballer of the last three decades. He surpassed other European legends of the 20th century, The only player who has received this prestigious honour ever before is Alfredo Di Stefano, who was also born an Argentine.

Originally, it was only for European footballers and was known as the European Footballer of the Year award. However, in 1995, it was expanded to include all ...

Many have asked the question after learning about [France](/en-gb/topic/france-national-team/) Football’s rare prize. What is the difference between the Super Ballon d’Or and the Ballon d’Or? What is the difference between the Super Ballon d’Or and the

Lionel Messi is now widely considered as the greatest football player to ever lace up a pair of boots.

I think the fact he has won a World Cup, more than what other people [think], is a huge source of happiness for himself. But on the other side, if he [Messi] had not won the World Cup, my opinion about what he has done for world football, it wouldn't have changed absolutely anything. "For me I said many times, he is the best, but it will be difficult to understand. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, who managed Messi at the peak of his powers during his time in charge of Barcelona, insisted on Wednesday that he cannot see any reason why the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner is not the best player to ever lace up a pair of boots. The Rosario native has scored 799 goals while also providing 388 assists in 1,025 games for club and country and few would argue that he does not deserve to be recognised for his contribution to the game in this way. It has been speculated that the Argentina talisman may be on course to scoop the Super Ballon d'Or, which is given to the best-performing player over the last three decades.

Lionel Messi might win Super Ballon d'Or, the most prestigious award whose only recipient to date is the legendary Alfredo Di Stéfano.

Moreover, his professional career at the top level has already come to an end, while Messi is still playing at an incredible level for PSG. Thus Messi has a clear advantage and seems to be the only contender for the prestigious Super Ballon d’Or. Messi has seven Ballon d’Or, three more than anyone else in history, and is primed to win his eighth if he carries on the same form for the rest of the season with the PSG. Moreover, Messi has close to 800 goals for his club and career. He scored six goals for Argentina in their title-winning 1947 Copa America campaign, but a nationwide strike brought a halt to football, and he had to forcefully move to Colombia, where Real Madrid scout noticed him and convinced him to join the Spanish club. De Stefano, however, was born in Argentina, but he was still eligible for the award because of his Spanish nationality.

While it is almost settled that Argentina's talisman and skipper, Lionel Messi will win his eighth Ballon d'Or, questions are being raised if he could be ...

Messi is being projected to win the Super Ballon d’Or because of his phenomenal feats in the world of football. It is also said that the Super Ballon d’Or, which is the most prestigious award, is only for European footballers. The Super Ballon d’Or is only awarded to best performing footballer of the last thirty years, with phenomenal records.