Al Jazeera · 2026-10-25
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Who are the best players never to win the Ballon d’Or?
Some of football’s biggest names have won league titles, Champions Leagues and World Cups. But one accolade has eluded many of them: the Ballon d’Or. Al Jazeera’s Samantha Johnson looks at the greatest players to never win football’s most prestigious individual award.
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