1996 Ballon d'Or

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1996 Ballon d'Or
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-0404-025, SG Dynamo Dresden, Matthias Sammer.jpg
1996 Ballon d'Or winner Matthias Sammer in 1990
Date24 December 1996
Presented by France Football
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Won by Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Sammer (1st award)
Website francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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The 1996 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Matthias Sammer on 24 December 1996. [1]

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Rankings

RankPlayerClub(s)NationalityPoints
1 Matthias Sammer Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 144
2 Ronaldo Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 		Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 143 [note 1]
3 Alan Shearer Flag of England.svg Blackburn Rovers
Flag of England.svg Newcastle United 		Flag of England.svg  England 107 [note 2]
4 Alessandro Del Piero Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 69 [note 3]
5 Jürgen Klinsmann Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 60
6 Davor Šuker Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 38
7 Eric Cantona Flag of England.svg Manchester United Flag of France.svg  France 24
8 Marcel Desailly Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of France.svg  France 22
9 Youri Djorkaeff Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale Flag of France.svg  France 20
10 Karel Poborský Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague
Flag of England.svg Manchester United 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 15
11 Nwankwo Kanu Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax
[ Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 		Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 14
12 George Weah Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 13 [note 4]
13 Alen Bokšić Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 12
Gabriel Batistuta Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 12
Andreas Köpke Flag of France.svg Marseille Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12
16 Fabrizio Ravanelli Flag of England.svg Middlesbrough Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9
Predrag Mijatović Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 9
18 Didier Deschamps Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of France.svg  France 8
19 Kubilay Türkyilmaz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshopper Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 5
20 David Seaman Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of England.svg  England 4
Raúl Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4
22 Paolo Maldini Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
Christian Ziege Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3
Patrik Berger Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
Flag of England.svg Liverpool 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3
Trifon Ivanov Flag of Austria.svg Rapid Wien Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3
26 Radek Bejbl Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Prague
Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2
Rui Costa Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2
28 Ronald de Boer Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
Luís Figo Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1
Brian Laudrup Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1
Sergi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
Zinedine Zidane Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of France.svg  France 1

Additionally, eighteen players were nominated but received no votes: Oliver Bierhoff (Udinese & Germany), Laurent Blanc (Auxerre/Barcelona & France), Zvonimir Boban (AC Milan & Croatia), Enrico Chiesa (Sampdoria/Parma & Italy), Edgar Davids (Ajax/AC Milan & Netherlands), Robbie Fowler (Liverpool & England), Thomas Helmer (Bayern Munich & Germany), Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain & France), Jari Litmanen (Ajax & Finland), Andreas Möller (Borussia Dortmund & Germany), Pavel Nedvěd (Sparta Parague/Lazio & Czech Republic), Jay-Jay Okocha (Eintracht Frankfurt/Fenerbahçe & Nigeria), Raí (Paris Saint-Germain & Brazil), Dejan Savićević (AC Milan & Yugoslavia), Mehmet Scholl (Bayern Munich & Germany), Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid & Argentina), Gianluca Vialli (Juventus/Chelsea & Italy) and Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan & Argentina).

Notes

  1. ↑ France Football reports Ronaldo with 141 points. After reviewing each voter's vote, it seems that the vote from Northern Ireland was counted backwards (1st choice was counted as 5th, 2nd as 4th, and so forth).
  2. ↑ France Football reports Shearer with 109 points. After reviewing each voter's vote, it seems that the vote from Northern Ireland was counted backwards (1st choice was counted as 5th, 2nd as 4th, and so forth).
  3. ↑ France Football reports Del Piero with 65 points. After reviewing each voter's vote, it seems that the vote from Northern Ireland was counted backwards (1st choice was counted as 5th, 2nd as 4th, and so forth).
  4. ↑ France Football reports Weah with 17 points. After reviewing each voter's vote, it seems that the vote from Northern Ireland was counted backwards (1st choice was counted as 5th, 2nd as 4th, and so forth).

References

  1. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (26 March 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1996". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
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