2007 Ballon d'Or
The 2007 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists, was awarded to Kaká.[1][2] This was the first year in which players from clubs outside the UEFA federation were eligible for nomination; this change also led to an increase in the voting pool to include journalists from outside UEFA countries.[3]
| 2007 Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
 2007 Ballon d'Or winner Kaka | |
| Date | 2 December 2007 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Country | France |
| Presented by | France Football |
| Highlights | |
| Won by |  |
| Website | www |
Kaká was the fourth Brazilian national to win the award after Ronaldo (1997, 2002), Rivaldo (1999), and Ronaldinho (2005). He was the sixth Milan player to win the trophy after Gianni Rivera (1969), Ruud Gullit (1987), Marco van Basten (1988, 1989, 1992), George Weah (1995), and Andriy Shevchenko (2004).
He was the last person to win the Ballon D'or outside of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo until it was won in 2018 by Luka Modrić.
Rankings
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Additionally, the following 15 players were nominated but received no votes:
References
- "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2007". RSSSF. 9 October 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- "Kakà, King of the World". France Football. 2 December 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
- "Kaka wins 2007 award". BBC Sport. 1 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.