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Ballon d'Or
The Italian league is home to more Ballon d’Or winners (before the merge with FIFA World Player of the Year) than any other league. Italian clubs have produced 14 different Ballon d'Or winners since its genesis.
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Some of the notable winners include Juventus legend Zinedine Zidane, George Weah in his very first season at AC Milan, Marco van Basten (3 times) and Ruud Gullit (1 time) under the tutelage of Arrigo Sacchi at AC Milan and Ronaldo at his peak with Inter Milan.
Michel Platini, long before he was found guilty in the FIFA corruption scandal along with Sepp Blatter, won the Ballon d'Or 3 consecutive times with Juventus during his prime years. Fabio Cannavaro is the last Italian and non-attacker to win the Ballon d'Or after a scintillating season with Real Madrid and the Italian National team.
