Ballon d'Or Quiz: all podium finishers since the Dutch glory years

A quiz marking the Ballon d'Or ceremony on Monday, tracing 115 years of podium finishers and Dutch winners from Cruijff onwards.

The Ballon d'Or, awarded by France Football since 1956, crowns the world's best footballer. Originally limited to European players until 1995, it has evolved through various iterations: the FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015), a merger with FIFA's award, and separate UEFA and France Football prizes since 2016. The award was not given in 2020 due to COVID-19.

Dutch football has a rich history with the prize. Johan Cruijff won it three times in the 1970s, and Dutch players regularly featured on the podium from 1987 onwards. This year, no Dutch players are in contention. The quiz invites readers to test their knowledge of all the podium finishers since 1987, with several legendary names appearing repeatedly throughout the decades.