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Ballon d'Or Betting
Every year, the Ballon dâOr sparks fierce debate among football fans, and not just about who deserves to win. As the shortlist is announced and speculation intensifies, some betting sites open markets on who will be crowned the worldâs best player.
With media narratives, international tournaments, and late-season form all playing a part, betting on the Ballon dâOr has become a way for fans to test their football knowledge against the bookmakersâ predictions.
How to bet on The Ballon d'Or Award
There is a simple 5 step process to making a bet on the Ballon d'Or
- Find an site offering odds and bets on this market
- Find the player you are most interested in wagering on
- Make that selection and add them to your bet slip
- Select the stake you wish to wager
- Confirm
That's it, you are done, your wager is on, and now all you have to do is wait until the award ceremony to discover the winner
If you make the right selection, you win, if your prediction is incorrect you will lose the stake you have wagered just as with any normal bet.
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Ballon d'Or Winners
The annual award is presented by the French magazine France Football.
- Only representatives of the top 100 FIFA-ranked countries will be allowed to vote for the Men's award, and only the top 50 FIFA-ranked countries will be allowed to vote for the Women's award.
- Voting will now be based on performances across the European football season.
- Players will be judged on individual performances only.
- All players from every corner of the world are eligible for the Ballon d'Or prize.
- Every country is represented with 3 votes, one each from the national team manager, the captain and a nominated sports journalist from that country.
| Year | Winner | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ousamane Dembélé | Paris St-German | French |
| 2024 | Rodri | Manchester City | Spanish |
| 2023 | Lionel Messi | Inter Miami | Argentinian |
| 2022 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | French |
| 2021 | Lionel Messi | PSG | Argentinian |
| 2019 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentinian |
| 2018 | Luka Modric | Real Madrid | Croatian |
| 2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Portuguese |
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Portuguese |
| 2015 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentian |
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Portuguese |
| 2013 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Portuguese |
| 2012 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentian |
| 2011 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentian |
| 2010 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentian |
| 2009 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentina |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | Portugal |
| 2007 | Kaka | Milan | Brazil |
| 2006 | Fabio Cannavaro | Real Madrid | Italy |
| 2005 | Ronaldinho | Barcelona | Brazil |
| 2004 | Andriy Shevchenko | Milan | Ukraine |
| 2003 | Pavel NedvÄd | Juventus | Czechia |
| 2002 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Brazil |
| 2001 | Michael Owen | Liverpool | England |
| 2000 | LuĂs Figo | Real Madrid | Portugal |
| 1999 | Rivaldo | Barcelona | Brazil |
| 1998 | Zinedine Zidane | Juventus | France |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Internazionale | Brazil |
| 1996 | Matthias Sammer | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| 1995 | George Weah | Milan | Liberia |
| 1994 | Hristo Stoichkov | Barcelona | Bulgaria |
| 1993 | Roberto Baggio | Juventus | Italy |
| 1992 | Marco van Basten | Milan | Netherlands |
| 1991 | Jean-Pierre Papin | Marseille | France |
| 1990 | Lothar MatthÀus | Internazionale | Germany |
| 1989 | Marco van Basten | Milan | Netherlands |
| 1988 | Marco van Basten | Milan | Netherlands |
| 1987 | Ruud Gullit | Milan | Netherlands |
| 1986 | Igor Belanov | Dynamo Kyiv | Soviet Union |
| 1985 | Michel Platini | Juventus | France |
| 1984 | Michel Platini | Juventus | France |
| 1983 | Michel Platini | Juventus | France |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi | Juventus | Italy |
| 1981 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Bayern Munich | West Germany |
| 1980 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Bayern Munich | West Germany |
| 1979 | Kevin Keegan | Hamburg | England |
| 1978 | Kevin Keegan | Hamburg | England |
| 1977 | Allan Simonsen | Borussia Mânchengladbach | Denmark |
| 1976 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | West Germany |
| 1975 | Oleg Blokhin | Dynamo Kyiv | Soviet Union |
| 1974 | Johan Cruyff | Barcelona | Netherlands |
| 1973 | Johan Cruyff | Barcelona | Netherlands |
| 1972 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | West Germany |
| 1971 | Johan Cruyff | Ajax | Netherlands |
| 1970 | Gerd MĂŒller | Bayern Munich | West Germany |
| 1969 | Gianni Rivera | Milan | Italy |
| 1968 | George Best | Manchester United | Northern Ireland |
| 1967 | FlĂłriĂĄn Albert | Ferencv rosi TC | Hungary |
| 1966 | Bobby Charlton | Manchester United | England |
| 1965 | Eusébio | Benfica | Portugal |
| 1964 | Denis Law | Manchester United | Scotland |
| 1963 | Lev Yashin | Dynamo Moscow | Soviet Union |
| 1962 | Josef Masopust | Dukla Prague | Czechoslovakia |
| 1961 | Omar SĂvori | Juventus | Italy |
| 1960 | Luis SuĂĄrez | Barcelona | Spain |
| 1959 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | Spain |
| 1958 | Raymond Kopa | Real Madrid | France |
| 1957 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | Spain |
| 1956 | Stanley Matthews | Blackpool | England |
As you can see Messi and Ronaldo have dominated the award since between 2008-2023 taking the trophy in all but one season in that time
Ballon d'Or Betting News Time Line
Here is a round-up of any betting-specific news around the Ballon d'Or from our News Feed
14th July 2025
Ballon d'Or 2025 Winner Odds: Cole Palmer Slashed From 200/1 into 16/1 to Win Ballon d'Or After Club World Cup Heroics
8th July 2025
Ballon dâOr 2025 Odds: Dembele 2/7 Favourite as PSG Teammate Vitinha Emerges as Contender
13th June 2025
Ballon d'Or 2025 Odds: Ousmane Dembele Odds-On Favourite After Champions League Triumph
2nd June 2025
Ballon d'Or 2025 Odds: Ousmane Dembele Now 4/11 Favourite After Champions League Heroics
27th May 2025
2025 Ballon dâOr Odds: Lamine Yamal 6/4 Favourite After Barcelona's Domestic Treble
8th May 2025
Ballon dâOr 2025 Odds: Dembele New Favourite After PSG & Inter Reach UCL Final
1st May 2025
Ballon d'Or 2025 Betting Odds: Lamine Yamal Moves to 6/4 Favourite After Stunning Champions League Display
4th April 2025
Ballon d'Or 2025 Winner Odds: Mbappe and Raphinha now JOINT FAVOURITES for award with market moving once again
12th March 2025
Ballon d'Or 2025 Winner Odds: Barcelona's Raphinha now shortens into favourite with Mo Salah drifting after Liverpool's Champions League exit!
3rd February 2025
