Ballon d’Or Award Winners List: Every Recipient From Stanley Matthews To Lionel Messi

The Ballon d'Or award is one of the most prestigious individual honors in football, and it has been presented annually since 1956. On Monday evening, the prestigious Ballon d'Or award will be presented at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, marking its 68th edition. France Football will host the ceremony in collaboration with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the first time this season.

Vinicius Junior, the talented Brazilian forward from Real Madrid, is currently the top contender to claim the Men's Ballon d'Or award. Meanwhile, Aitana Bonmati, the skilled midfielder from Barcelona Femeni, is poised to make history by securing her second consecutive Women's Ballon d'Or title.

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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are not part of the nominees list this year, marking a new era. In the previous 16 editions, Messi and Ronaldo won the award a record 13 times. Ahead of the Ballon d'Or 2024, check out the list of all winners from 1956 to 2023. 

Here is a list of all the winners of the Ballon d'Or award from 1956 to 2023:

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