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The 1984 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 Michel Platini on 25 December 1984. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Rankings
Michel François Platini (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl fʁɑ̃swa platini]; born 21 June 1955) is a French football administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'Or three times in a row, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, [5] and came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. [6]
In 1999, Zico came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century grand jury vote, and in 2004 was named in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] As stated by Pelé himself, considered one of the greatest players of all time, "throughout the years, the one player that came closest to me was Zico". [ 11 ]
In 2010, the FIFA World Player of the Year award combined with the Ballon d'Or to create the FIFA Ballon d'Or in a six-year partnership. [3] FIFA presided over the FIFA Ballon d'Or after agreeing to pay £13million for the merge of the two major player awards with France Football.
16 May – Italian giants Juventus FC claims the European Cup Winners' Cup by defeating first-time European finalists FC Porto 2–1.; 23 May – Tottenham Hotspur wins the UEFA Cup by defeating R.S.C. Anderlecht on penalties (4-3) after an aggregate score of 2–2 at White Hart Lane in London.
Between 2010 and 2015, in an agreement with FIFA, the award was temporarily merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year, and was known as the FIFA Ballon d'Or. That partnership ended in 2016, and the award reverted to the Ballon d'Or, while FIFA also reverted to its own separate annual award, The Best FIFA Men's Player.
UEFA European Championship: 1984 [2] FIFA World Cup third place: 1986 [citation needed] Individual. FIFA World Cup Best Young Player: 1982 [citation needed] Onze d'Argent: 1986 [citation needed] French Player of the Year: 1986 [citation needed] FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1986 [citation needed] FIFA XI: 1986 [8] World XI: 1986, 1987 [9]
Placar The 100 Players FIFA World Cup: 2000 [42] FIFA 100: 2004; IFFHS' Best Players of the Century for Peru: 2006 [1] World – Player of the Century Nº 48: 2006 [43] South American – Player of the Century Nº 17: 2006 [44] The Best of The Best – Player of the Century Top 50: 2007 [45] CONMEBOL All-Star first team 1958–2008: 2008 [46 ...