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© Getty Images|1956: Stanley Matthews (Blackpool)

© Getty Images|1957: Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid)

© Getty Images|1958: Raymond Kopa (Real Madrid)

© Getty Images|1959: Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid)

© italyphotopress|1960: Luis Suarez (Barcellona)

© italyphotopress|1961: Omar Sivori (Juvnetus)

© italyphotopress|1962: Josef Masopust (Dukla Praga)

© italyphotopress|1963: Lew Yashin (Dynamo Mosca)

© italyphotopress|1964: Denis Law (Manchester United)

© italyphotopress|1965: Eusebio (a sinistra, Benfica)

© italyphotopress|1966: Bobby Charlton (Manchester United)

© italyphotopress|1967: Florian Albert (Ferencvaros)

© italyphotopress|1968: George Best (Manchester United)

© italyphotopress|1969: Gianni Rivera (Milan)

© italyphotopress|1970: Gerd Muller (Bayern Monaco)

© italyphotopress|1971: Johan Cruijff (Ajax)

© italyphotopress|1972: Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Monaco)

© italyphotopress|1973 e 1974: Johan Cruijff (Ajax)

© italyphotopress|1975: Oleg Blochin (Dinamo Kiev)

© italyphotopress|1976: Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Monaco)

© Getty Images|1977: Allan Simonsen (Borussia Moenchengladbach)

© italyphotopress|1978 e 1979: Kevin Keegan (a sinistra, Amburgo)

© italyphotopress|1980 e 1981: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Monaco)

© italyphotopress|1982: Paolo Rossi (Juventus)

© italyphotopress|1983, 1984 e 1985: Michel Platini (Juventus)

© italyphotopress|1986: Igor Belanov (Dinamo Kiev) 

© italyphotopress|1987: Ruud Gullit (Milan)

© italyphotopress|1988 e 1989: Marco van Basten (Milan)

© Getty Images|1990: Lothar Matthaus (Inter)

© italyphotopress|1991: Jean-Pierre Papin (Marsiglia)

© italyphotopress|1992: Marco van Basten (Milan)

© italyphotopress|1993: Roberto Baggio (Juventus)

© Getty Images|1994: Hristo Stoickov (Barcellona)

© italyphotopress|1995: George Weah (Milan)

© italyphotopress|1996: Matthias Sammer (Borussia Dortmund)

© italyphotopress|1997: Ronaldo (Inter)

© Getty Images|1998: Zinedine Zidane (Juventus)

© italyphotopress|1999: Rivaldo (Barcellona)

© italyphotopress|2000: Luis Figo (Real Madrid)

© italyphotopress|2001: Michael Owen (Liverpool)

© italyphotopress|2002: Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

© italyphotopress|2003: Pavel Nedved (Juventus)

© italyphotopress|2004: Andriy Shevchenko (Milan)

© italyphotopress|2005: Ronaldinho (Barcellona)

© italyphotopress|2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid)

© italyphotopress|2007: Kakà (Milan)

© italyphotopress|2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)

© italyphotopress|2009, 2010, 2011 e 2012: Lionel Messi (Barcellona)

© italyphotopress|2013 e 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

© italyphotopress|2015: Lionel Messi (Barcellona)

© italyphotopress|2016 e 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

© italyphotopress|2018: Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

© italyphotopress|2019: Lionel Messi (Barcellona)

© italyphotopress|2021: Lionel Messi (PSG)

© italyphotopress|2022: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

© italyphotopress|2023: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)

© italyphotopress|2024: Rodri (Manchester City)

© italyphotopress|2025: Ousmane Dembélé (PSG)