Ballon d'Or 2022: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Michel Platini - previous winners of award

The Ballon d’Or is back with the 2022 ceremony for the most prestigious football award taking place this coming Monday in Paris. Since 1956, one footballer has been honoured with the Ballon d’Or each year with 64 players winning the prize.

Ad From 1956 to 1994, the Ballon d'Or was solely given to footballers in Europe and the award was called the European Footballer of the Year. Europa LeagueHow to watch Manchester United v Omonia in the Europa League2 HOURS AGO Since 1995, non-European players at European clubs have been eligible for the prize, before it became global in 2007.

On the men’s side there could be a new winner with Karim Benzema expected to win this year’s award. From Stanley Matthews to Lionel Messi, nearly all of football’s biggest names have won the Ballon d’Or.