Ballon d'Or 2022

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Barça continues to expand its history with the Ballon d'Or

Published:18/10/2022 - 16:47h

Updated:19/10/2022 - 09:06h

Barça has extended its hegemony after the last delivery of the Ballon d'Or with the distinction obtained by Alexia Putellas. In total, there have already been 18 times in which the trophy has arrived in Barcelona

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The gala of the Balloon of Gold has had to the FC Barcelona like one of the greater winners, increasing like this more names to this individual distinction that in the last years has gone expanding with new categories. In total, have been 18 the occasions in which a player between the masculine and feminine teams linked to the Barcelona team that have finished obtaining the award.

The first of them in attaining it was Luis Suárez in 1960, in the middle of a stage in which the culés began to shine in Europe, reaching his first final of the Champons, for then designated Glass of Europe, in which they would fall in front of the Benfica of Eusébio. They would happen more than a decade until the following award for a player blaugrana, that would arrive in 1973.

It would be Johann Cruyff the one who would obtain the award in that occasion, revalidating the distinction in 1974, year in which it reached the final of the Glass of the World, the first for the Low Countries, in which they fell in front of his similar of Federal Germany. Two decades would have to pass to know to the following culé awarded, that would arrive in the year 1994, in which the World-wide also indluiría.

It treats of Hristo Stoichkov, the one who in addition to signing a big season with the Barcelona, in which the 'Dream Team' directed by Cruyff would fall in the final of Athens in front of the Milan of Fabio Capello, would be key in the historical participation of the selection of Bulgaria in United States 1994, that reached the semifinals and would finish like the better chamber team of the tournament.

The Balloon of Gold after the transformation

After 1995 the award no longer limited to players of European nationalities, what brought achieve new possibilities. Between them they appeared two Brazilian linked to the Barça: Ronaldo Nazario, the one who finally would obtain the prize like player of the Inter of Milan in 1997 and Rivaldo, that yes would receive the trophy like effective culé two years afterwards, just when the Barcelona team celebrated his centenary.

The last winner of the Balloon of Gold in the 20th century would be Luís Figo, the one who had finished the course 1999/00 like player of the Barcelona, but would finish leaving to the Real Madrid, where finally would receive the honours. For 2005 it would be Ronaldinho Gaúcho the one who would do with the prize, in a year in which the team directed by Frank Rijkaard would win LaLiga, whereas the Brazilian selection would follow suit in the extinct Glass Confederations.

The 'was Messi'

Although the Barça already was a team laureado to individual level, would live something unprecedented when having in his rows to a player out of series: Lionel Messi. The Argentinian would attain the prize for the first time in a 2009 in which the ones of Pep Guardiola won all the titles contested in a natural year: Glass of Rey, LaLiga, Champions, Supercopa of Europe, Supercopa of Spain and World-wide of Clubs.

Leo would do with the award to the following year, topping a plenary culé in the podium, escorted by Andrés Iniesta and the today trainer of the Barça, Xavi Hernández, those who came to be champions of the world with the Spanish selection in South Africa 2010. A year later, Messi would follow extending his legend after being key in the successful season 2010/11.

In 2012 it would obtain the title by fourth occasion of consecutive way after signing a total of 91 goals in the season, a record that to day of today continues valid. It would not be until 2015 when the Argentinian star reconquistaría the throne after being one of the members of the second triplete Barcelona in the season 2014/15, for then under the orders of Luis Enrique.

In 2019 it would arrive his sixth prize after completing a season agridulce for the then directed by Ernesto Valverde, in which they reached the semifinals of the Champions where would fall in front of the Liverpool. Finally, it would do with the prize in 2021, a year in which had a big weigh the conquest of the Glass America, the first absolute title for the selection of Argentina from 1993. For then already it found in Paris Saint-Germain.

The feminine football in the Barça

The Barcelona team also would make history when Alexia Putellas obtained the distinction to the best player of the world in 2021, that would finish revalidating a year afterwards, like part of one of the best stages in the history of the Barça Feminine, one of the best of the world in the actuality. A legend that promises to continue extending in the next years.

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