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THEN TRY Quiz! Can you name every Ballon d’Or 2023 nominee?
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2008 was the year that the Ballon d’Or changed forever. It was to be the first of many years in which the prize would either be won by a player called Messi or a player called Ronaldo.
It took Luka Modric in 2018 to break the duopoly. And since the first BDO win from either so-called GOAT, 10 years prior to Modric’s win, there have been a fair few footballers who have only received one nomination. 73, to be precise.
You can trace the achievements of the players in today’s quiz from their club and/or nationality. There’s a Leicester City player from 2016’s Premier League win, for example. A few of Ajax’s stars from their 2018/19 Champions League run. Even some Italians who won the Euros in 2021.
In the eyes of France Football, some of these were the lads who were one-hit wonders: holders of a glorious 12 months and nothing more. Messi and Ronaldo needn’t have watched the throne with a few. Others are burgeoning stars who have just got going…
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