The 1966 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 Bobby Charlton on 27 December 1966.[1] He finished a single point ahead of Eusébio.

1966 Ballon d'Or
1966 Ballon d'Or winner Bobby Charlton
Date27 December 1966[citation needed]
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won byEngland Bobby Charlton (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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Rankings edit

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Bobby Charlton   Manchester United   England 81
2 Eusébio   Benfica   Portugal 80
3 Franz Beckenbauer   Bayern Munich   West Germany 59
4 Bobby Moore   West Ham United   England 31
5 Flórián Albert   Ferencváros   Hungary 23
6 Ferenc Bene   Újpest   Hungary 8
7 Lev Yashin   Dynamo Moscow   Soviet Union 6
8 Alan Ball   Blackpool
  Everton
  England 6
9 János Farkas   Vasas   Hungary 6
10 José Torres   Benfica   Portugal 5
11 Mario Corso   Internazionale   Italy 4
Valery Voronin   Torpedo Moscow   Soviet Union
13 Mário Coluna   Benfica   Portugal 3
14 Georgi Asparuhov   Levski Sofia   Bulgaria 2
Gordon Banks   Leicester City   England
Geoff Hurst   West Ham United   England
Sandro Mazzola   Internazionale   Italy
18 Igor Chislenko   Dynamo Moscow   Soviet Union 1
Tony Dunne   Manchester United   Republic of Ireland
Helmut Haller   Bologna   West Germany
Denis Law   Manchester United   Scotland
Willi Schulz   Hamburger SV   West Germany
Paul Van Himst   Anderlecht   Belgium

Source: France Football

References edit

  1. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (22 June 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1966". RSSSF.

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