Here
we are discussing top five players who have never won the FIFA Ballon D'Or award in
the history of football.
After
scoring the winning goal in the World Cup final in 2010, the Spaniard stood
second behind his club mate Lionel Messi. Later two years he stood third behind Messi
and Cristiano Ronaldo but never won the award.
Iniesta
never won the Ballon d’Or despite of contributing a lot for Barcelona in the past
years.
Gianluigi Buffon
One
of the best goalkeeper of all time is still at his best even at the age of 36. Buffon
won the World Cup in 2006 but failed to beat his compatriot Fabio Cannavaro for the Ballon d’Or the same year.
Kenny Dalglish
Liverpool
legend Kenny Dalglish stood runner up in 1983 which was the ever closest chance
to get that award. Michel Platini won the prize that year.
That
year Dalglish won his fourth League title of his six. He also won three European Cups
in his Liverpool career.
Oliver Kahn
Oliver
Kahn who only conceded two goals in 2002 World Cup finished third two times in
2001 and 2002, respectively. Kahn was the first keeper to be nominated in the
top three after Czechoslovakia's Ivo Viktor who was nominated in 1976.
Bobby Moore
Bobby
Moore who played a vital part for England in the 1966 World Cup never recognised
with the Ballon d'Or award in his footballing career. England won the first and
last World Cup that year. The Englishman finished on second place in 1970.
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