Ronaldo, Fabio Cannavaro and George Best are all former winners of the Ballon d’Or
Barcelona have produced more Ballon d’Or winners than any other club in history – and could see one of their players lift the coveted trophy for the 11th time on Monday.
Lionel Messi is favourite to pip team-mate Neymar and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo to the prize for the world’s best player.
Another victory for Messi – who already holds the most individual Ballon d’Or wins with four triumphs – would extend Barcelona’s club record.
The other Barca players to claim the prize are 1960s midfielder Luis Suarez, Johan Cruyff (twice while with Barcelona), Hristo Stoichkov, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho.
The wins for those five players – and one of Lionel Messi’s – came before the award was merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year prize in 2010.
Three teams are tied second on the list: Juventus, whose eight wins include three in a row for Michel Platini between 1983 and 1985; AC Milan, who saw Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten share three titles from 1987; and Real Madrid, who have Ronaldo aiming for a hat-trick of Ballon d’Or trophies on Monday.
Source: skysports
