1996_Ballon_d'Or

1996 Ballon d'Or

1996 Ballon d'Or

Annual association football award event in France

The 1996 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 Matthias Sammer on 24 December 1996.[1]

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Additionally, eighteen players were nominated but received no votes: Oliver Bierhoff, Laurent Blanc, Zvonimir Boban, Enrico Chiesa, Edgar Davids, Robbie Fowler, Thomas Helmer, Bernard Lama, Jari Litmanen, Andreas Möller, Pavel Nedvěd, Jay-Jay Okocha, Raí, Dejan Savićević, Mehmet Scholl, Diego Simeone, Gianluca Vialli and Javier Zanetti.

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    France Football reports Ronaldo with 141 points. After reviewing each voter's vote, it seems that the vote from Northern Ireland was counted backwards (1st choice was counted as 5th, 2nd as 4th, and so forth).
  2. [N 2]
    France Football reports Shearer with 109 points. After reviewing each voter's vote, it seems that the vote from Northern Ireland was counted backwards (1st choice was counted as 5th, 2nd as 4th, and so forth).
  3. [N 3]
    France Football reports Del Piero with 65 points. After reviewing each voter's vote, it seems that the vote from Northern Ireland was counted backwards (1st choice was counted as 5th, 2nd as 4th, and so forth).
  4. [N 4]
    France Football reports Weah with 17 points. After reviewing each voter's vote, it seems that the vote from Northern Ireland was counted backwards (1st choice was counted as 5th, 2nd as 4th, and so forth).

References

  1. [1]
    Pierrend, José Luis (26 March 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1996". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
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