The 68th annual Ballon d’Or awards takes place this evening, as a host of the world’s best footballers await to see who will be crowned the winner for 2024.
One of the world’s most prestigious football ceremonies, the event will take place at Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France and will be hosted by TV journalist Sandy Heribert, with former Chelsea and Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba joining her as co-host for the evening.
Three of the last four events have resulted in Argentina icon Lionel Messi being named as the winner of the award, but with the iconic Inter Miami not nominated this year, there is a new name that will be on the trophy for 2024.
But who has won the award each year since its inception in 1956? Here is a the complete list of Ballon d’Or winners from 1956-2023.
25. 1982: Paolo Rossi
One of many Italian winner, Juventus star Rossi won his one and only Ballon d'Or in 1982. | AFP via Getty Images
26. 1983/1984/1985: Michel Platini
Team-mate of Rossi, Juventus and France icon become the first footballer to be named the winner for three years in a row. | Getty Images
27. 1986: Igor Belanov
Belanov was the second Dynamo Kyiv player to win the award in its history. | AFP via Getty Images
28. 1987: Ruud Gullit
The Dutch midfielder became the first player from the Netherlands to win the award since John Cruyff's back-to-back win in the early 1970s. | AFP via Getty Images