2000 Ballon d'Or

2000 Ballon d'Or
2000 Ballon d'Or winner Luís Figo in 2006
Date19 December 2000
Presented byFrance Football
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
← 1999 · Ballon d'Or · 2001 →

The 2000 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 Luís Figo on 19 December 2000.[1]

Figo was the second Portuguese player to win the award after Eusébio (1965). He was also the third Real Madrid player to win the trophy after Alfredo Di Stéfano (1957, 1959) and Raymond Kopa (1958).[2]

  1. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (26 March 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2000". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  2. ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2009.