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#10 Ferenc Puskas
The original Galactico of Madrid.He outscored Alfredo Di Stefano and was the go to man in important finals. Scoring 514 goals in 529 matches, winning 5 consecutive European Cups and 4 trophies in La Liga, Puskas definitely was the most unlucky player of his era to never win the Ballon d’Or.
Puskas also fired in 84 goals in 85 outings for Hungary – what more did he have to do to win the Ballon d'Or? The truth is that the late Puskas was the victim of the quality of his teammates at the Bernabeu. Alfredo Di Stefano (1957, 1959) and Raymond Kopa (1958) both won it, whereas Puskas had to settle for second place in 1960, the year when Luis Suarez Miramontes won.
Had the award been implemented in the early 1950s, when Puskas helped his nation to the Olympic Gold and the World Cup final, his contribution would surely have been recognized with the Ballon d’Or.
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