A club in need of no introduction, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol has existed since 1902, and since the inception of La Liga as the top flight of Spanish football, they’ve never been relegated. Holding the most Champions League titles, …
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1971 saw Dutch maestro Johan Cruyff finally receive much deserved recognition for years of consistent brilliance. The 24-year old became the first ever player from the Netherlands and Ajax to win the Ballon d’Or since its humble beginnings in 1956. …
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There are a total of 34 games in a Ligue 1 season. Teams face each other twice during a campaign – once at home and the other away. After every side has played all 34 of their fixtures then the …
There are a total of 38 games in a Serie A season. Teams face each other twice during the campaign – once at home and once away. After every side has played all 38 of their league fixtures then the …
There are a total of 34 games in a Bundesliga season. Teams play each other twice during any given campaign – once at home and once in an away match. After every club has played all 34 of their fixtures …
There are a total of 38 games in a La Liga season. Teams play each other twice – once at home and once away. After every club has played all 38 of their fixtures then the team with the most …
In 1961, the sixth-ever Ballon d’Or title was awarded to Juventus striker Omar Sivori. Although born in Argentina, Sivori became an Italian citizen in the late 1950’s, the first player from Italy and Serie A to win the prize since …
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In only its seventh edition, Czechoslovakia midfielder Josef Masopust won the Ballon d’Or and shook up the order of European football in the process. He became the first Czechoslovakian player to win the award and would remain the single victor …
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Goalkeeping legend Lev Yashin remains the only Ballon d’Or winning goalkeeper and first Soviet national to claim the award since its humble beginnings seven years prior. During the early 1960’s, Yashin became renowned for revolutionising the position by imposing his …
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Manchester United’s Denis Law was the first and remains the only Scotsman to win the Ballon d’Or since its inception in 1956. Law signed for Manchester United from Italian side Torino in 1962 and set a British record transfer fee …
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