1968 Ballon d'Or

1968 Ballon d'Or
1968 Ballon d'Or winner George Best in 1976
Date24 December 1968
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won byNorthern Ireland George Best (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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The 1968 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 George Best on 24 December 1968.[1]

Best was the first Northern Irish national to win the award. He was the third Manchester United player to win the trophy after Denis Law (1964) and Bobby Charlton (1966).[2]

  1. ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1968". RSSSF. 25 June 2005. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  2. ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.