Who won the Ballon Dor in 2003?

midfielder Pavel Nedvěd
The 2003 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 the Czech midfielder Pavel Nedvěd on 22 December 2003.

Who won the 2002 2003 Ballon d Or?

Ballon d’Or in Henry era

# Year Winner
2002 Ronaldo Real Madrid
2003 Pavel Nedved Juventus
2004 Andriy Shevchenko Milan
2005 Ronaldinho Barcelona

What did Nedved win in 2003?

In December 2003, Nedvěd was named World Footballer of the Year by World Soccer magazine. Later that month, he won the European Footballer of the Year award over Thierry Henry and Paolo Maldini, the second Czech to win the award after Josef Masopust in 1962.

Who is the best player in 2003?

Zinedine Zidane
Men

Rank Player Points
1 Zinedine Zidane 264
2 Thierry Henry 200
3 Ronaldo 176
4 Pavel Nedvěd 158

Did Shevchenko win the Ballon d Or?

Shevchenko capped off the year by being awarded the 2004 Ballon d’Or, becoming the third Ukrainian player ever to win the award after Oleg Blokhin and Igor Belanov. In the same year, Shevchenko was also inducted into the FIFA 100.

Who has the most Ballon d Or?

Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi with six awards has won the most Ballons d’Or in history. George Weah was the first non-European, and first African, to win the award. Lev Yashin is the only goalkeeper to win the award.

Did Henry win a Ballon d Or?

A Ballon d’Or finalist twice, what is seen by many as the most prestigious individual footballing honour was never awarded to Thierry Henry despite, undeniably, being the best player in the world at the time he was snubbed. In 2015, they even had Henry present the award to Cristiano Ronaldo as he won his third.

Who won Ballon d’Or 2007?

#3 Kaka (2007 Ballon d’Or winner) The third Brazilian Ballon d’Or winner on this list, Kaka won the prestigious award during his illustrious time with AC Milan.

Who was the Ballon d Or winner in 2003?

2003 Ballon d’Or winner Pavel Nedvěd The 2003 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 the Czech midfielder Pavel Nedvěd on 22 December 2003.

Who are the 5 players who didn’t deserve the Ballon d’Or?

5 Players who didn’t deserve the Ballon d’Or in the years that they won 1 Luis Figo (2000) 2 Pavel Nedved (2003) 3 Lionel Messi (2010) 4 Cristiano Ronaldo (2013) 5 Luka Modric (2018)

What happens when the Ballon d’Or is announced?

The announcement of the Ballon d’Or recipient is often followed by outrage over the snub or exclusion of another player.