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'''''France Football''''' is a [[France|French]] bi-weekly [[magazine]] containing [[Association football|football]] news from all over the world. It is one of the most reputable sports publications in Europe, mostly because of its [[Photojournalism|photographic reports]] and accurate statistics of the big [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] matches, and extensive coverage of the European leagues. The magazine was first published in 1946.
'''''France Football''''' is a [[France|French]] bi-weekly [[magazine]] containing [[Association football|football]] news from all over the world. It is one of the most reputable sports publications in Europe, mostly because of its [[Photojournalism|photographic reports]] and accurate statistics of the big [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] matches, and extensive coverage of the European leagues. The magazine was first published in 1946.


==Awards==
==Main trophies awarded by France Football==
Between 1956 and 2009, ''France Football'' presented the best player in Europe with the [[Ballon d'Or]] ("Golden Ball"), often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award. Following the award's merger with the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] award, the magazine awards the [[FIFA Ballon d'Or]] to the world's best player in partnership with [[FIFA]], the sport's governing body.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=1268497/|title=The FIFA Ballon d’Or is born|publisher=[[FIFA]]|date=5 July 2010 |accessdate=12 December 2010}}</ref> Since 1959, ''France Football'' also elects the French Player of the Year.<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web |first=Erik |last=Garin |first2=José Luis |last2=Pierrend |title=France – Footballer of the Year |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=8 January 2015 |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/franpoy.html |accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref>

===Ballon d'Or===
{{main|Ballon d'Or}}
The Ballon d'Or ([[French language|French]] for '''Golden Ball''' and often referred to as '''European Footballer of the Year''' award) is the most notable award distributed by France Football. The award has been given out annually since 1956, with the inaugural winner being [[Stanley Matthews]] and the most recent recipient being [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]. Since 2010, the Ballon d'Or and the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] award have been merged. The world’s best player will be awarded the [[FIFA Ballon d’Or]] each year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=1268497/|title=The FIFA Ballon d’Or is born|publisher=[[FIFA]]|date=5 July 2010 |accessdate=12 December 2010 }}</ref>

=== Super Ballon d'Or ===
A special Ballon d'Or was given to [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]], In December 1989, under the name of Super Ballon d'Or, which coincided with the 30th anniversary of the French magazine. It was given after a vote where Di Stéfano surpassed [[Johan Cruyff]] and [[Michel Platini]].<ref>http://www.goal.com/es/news/27/liga-de-espa%C3%B1a/2011/12/24/2816156/real-madrid-21-a%C3%B1os-del-%C3%BAnico-s%C3%BAper-bal%C3%B3n-de-oro-de-la</ref>

=== Football Player of the Century ===
In 1999 France Football consulted their former Ballon D'Or winners to elect the ''Football Player of the Century''.<ref>http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html#ff-poc</ref> Brazilian [[Pelé]] received the most votes, been voted as the greatest of all time by 17 of the voters. Among the 34 former Ballon D'Or winners (from 1956 to 1999) 30 of them voted. [[Stanley Matthews]], [[Omar Sivori]] and [[George Best]] refused to vote, and [[Lev Yashin]] was already dead. Each of the 30 voters chose 5 players. 5 points were given for the 1st place, 4 points for 2nd, 3 points for 3rd, 2 points for 4th and 1 point for 5th. Argentinian [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] only chose a 1st place, [[Michel Platini]] a 1st and 2nd place, and [[George Weah]] 2 players for 5th place (giving ½ point to each one).
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Player !! Nationality !! '''Points''' !! First place !! Second place !! Third place !! Fourth place !! Fifth place
|-
| 1
| [[Pelé]] || {{footyflag|Brazil}} || '''122''' || 17 || 5 || 4 || 2 || 1
|-
| 2
| [[Diego Maradona]] || {{footyflag|Argentina}} || '''65''' || 3 || 6 || 5 || 5 || 1
|-
| 3
| [[Johan Cruyff]] || {{footyflag|Netherlands}} || '''62''' || 1 || 4 || 7 || 9 || 2
|-
| 4
| [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] || {{footyflag|Argentina}}/{{footyflag|Colombia}}/{{footyflag|Spain}} || '''44''' || 4 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 1
|-
| 5
| [[Michel Platini]] || {{footyflag|France}} || '''40''' || 1 || 5|| 1 || 3 || 6
|}

=== Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur ===
In 2014, [[Pelé]] was given an honorary Ballon d'Or, having won three [[FIFA World Cup]]s with Brazil but never an individual award from FIFA, as during his playing career only European-based players were eligible to win the [[Ballon d'Or (1956–2009)|original Ballon d'Or]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pele receives FIFA Ballon d’Or Prix d’Honneur |url=http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2259756/index.html |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=13 January 2014 |accessdate=13 January 2014 }}</ref>

===French Player of the Year===
Every year, the magazine elects the best French player of the year. Until 1995, only French players playing in [[France]] could win it. Since 1996, French players playing abroad can win the trophy. Since 2001, former winners elect the winner of the year.<ref name="France - Footballer of the Year">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/franpoy.html|title=France - Footballer of the Year|publisher=RSSSF|date=8 Jan 2010 |accessdate=16 October 2015 }}</ref>

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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Player !! Club
|-
|1959|| Jules Sbroglia || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Angers SCO|Angers]]
|-
|1960|| [[Raymond Kopa]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stade Reims]]
|-
|1961|| [[Mahi Khennane]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]
|-
|1962|| [[André Lerond]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stade Français Paris (football)|Stade Français]]
|-
|1963|| [[Yvon Douis]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]]
|-
|1964|| [[Marcel Artelesa]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]]
|-
|1965|| [[Philippe Gondet]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Nantes|Nantes]]
|-
|1966|| [[Philippe Gondet]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Nantes|Nantes]]
|-
|1967|| [[Bernard Bosquier]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|-
|1968|| [[Bernard Bosquier]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|-
|1969|| [[Hervé Revelli]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|-
|1970|| [[Georges Carnus]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|-
|1971|| [[Georges Carnus]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|-
|1972|| [[Marius Trésor]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AC Ajaccio|Ajaccio]]
|-
|1973|| [[Georges Bereta]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|-
|1974|| [[Georges Bereta]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|-
|1975|| [[Jean-Marc Guillou]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Angers SCO|Angers]]
|-
|1976|| [[Michel Platini]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Nancy|Nancy]]
|-
|1977|| [[Michel Platini]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Nancy|Nancy]]
|-
|1978|| [[Jean Petit (footballer, born 1949)|Jean Petit]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]]
|-
|1979|| [[Maxime Bossis]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Nantes|Nantes]]
|-
|1980|| [[Jean-François Larios]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|-
|1981|| [[Maxime Bossis]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Nantes|Nantes]]
|-
|1982|| [[Alain Giresse]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|-
|1983|| [[Alain Giresse]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|-
|1984|| [[Jean Tigana]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|-
|1985|| [[Luis Fernandez|Luis Fernández]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|-
|1986|| [[Manuel Amoros]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]]
|-
|1987|| [[Alain Giresse]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|}
{{col-2}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Player !! Club
|-
|1988|| [[Stéphane Paille]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]]
|-
|1989|| [[Jean-Pierre Papin]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|-
|1990|| [[Laurent Blanc]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]]
|-
|1991|| [[Jean-Pierre Papin]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|-
|1992|| [[Alain Roche]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] / {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|-
|1993|| [[David Ginola]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|-
|1994|| [[Bernard Lama]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|-
|1995|| [[Vincent Guérin]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|-
|1996|| [[Didier Deschamps]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|-
|1997|| [[Lilian Thuram]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Parma F.C.|Parma]]
|-
|1998|| [[Zinedine Zidane]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|-
|1999|| [[Sylvain Wiltord]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|-
|2000|| [[Thierry Henry]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|-
|2001|| [[Patrick Vieira]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|-
|2002|| [[Zinedine Zidane]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|-
|2003|| [[Thierry Henry]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|-
|2004|| [[Thierry Henry]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|-
|2005|| [[Thierry Henry]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|-
|2006|| [[Thierry Henry]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|-
|2007|| [[Franck Ribéry]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|-
|2008|| [[Franck Ribéry]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|-
|2009|| [[Yoann Gourcuff]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|-
|2010|| [[Samir Nasri]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|-
|2011|| [[Karim Benzema]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|-
|2012|| [[Karim Benzema]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|-
|2013|| [[Franck Ribéry]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|-
|2014|| [[Karim Benzema]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|-
|2015|| [[Blaise Matuidi]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|}
{{col-end}}

===Manager of the year===
Every year, the magazine elects the best French manager of the year. The jury is now composed of former laureates.<ref name="France - Footballer of the Year"/>
{|border="0" cellpadding="2"
|- valign="top"
|
*1970: [[Albert Batteux]]
*1970: [[Mario Zatelli]]
*1971: [[Kader Firoud]]
*1971: [[Jean Prouff]]
*1972: [[Jean Snella]]
*1973: [[Robert Herbin]]
*1974: [[Pierre Cahuzac]]
*1975: Georges Huart
*1976: [[Robert Herbin]]
*1977: [[Pierre Cahuzac]]
*1978: [[Gilbert Gress]]
*1979: [[Michel Le Millinaire]]
|
*1980: [[René Hauss]]
*1981: [[Aimé Jacquet]]
*1982: [[Michel Hidalgo]]
*1983: [[Michel Le Milinaire]]
*1984: [[Aimé Jacquet]]
*1985: [[Jean-Claude Suaudeau]]
*1986: [[Guy Roux]]
*1987: [[Jean Fernandez|Jean Fernández]]
*1988: [[Guy Roux]]
*1989: [[Gérard Gili]]
*1990: [[Henryk Kasperczak]]
*1991: [[Daniel Jeandupeux]]
|
*1992: [[Jean-Claude Suaudeau]]
*1993: [[Jean Fernandez|Jean Fernández]]
*1994: [[Jean-Claude Suaudeau]]
*1995: [[Francis Smerecki]]
*1996: [[Guy Roux]]
*1997: [[Jean Tigana]]
*1998: [[Aimé Jacquet]]
*1999: [[Élie Baup]]
*2000: [[Alex Dupont]]
*2001: [[Vahid Halilhodžić]]
*2002: [[Jacques Santini]]
*2003: [[Didier Deschamps]]
|
*2004: [[Paul Le Guen]]
*2005: [[Claude Puel]]
*2006: [[Pablo Correa]]
*2007: [[Pablo Correa]]
*2008: [[Arsène Wenger]]
*2009: [[Laurent Blanc]]
*2010: [[Didier Deschamps]]
*2011: [[Rudi Garcia]]
*2012: [[René Girard (footballer)|René Girard]]
*2013: [[Rudi Garcia]]
*2014: [[Rudi Garcia]]
|}


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 16:07, 13 January 2016

This article is about a football magazine published in France. You might be looking for the France national football team, the French Football Federation or the French league, the Championnats Nationaux.
France Football
File:RO2005.jpg
A 2005 issue, featuring Ronaldinho and the Ballon d'Or trophy.
CategoriesFootball
FrequencyBi-weekly
First issue1946
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Websitewww.francefootball.fr

France Football is a French bi-weekly magazine containing football news from all over the world. It is one of the most reputable sports publications in Europe, mostly because of its photographic reports and accurate statistics of the big European Cup matches, and extensive coverage of the European leagues. The magazine was first published in 1946.

Awards

Between 1956 and 2009, France Football presented the best player in Europe with the Ballon d'Or ("Golden Ball"), often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award. Following the award's merger with the FIFA World Player of the Year award, the magazine awards the FIFA Ballon d'Or to the world's best player in partnership with FIFA, the sport's governing body.[1] Since 1959, France Football also elects the French Player of the Year.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA Ballon d'Or is born". FIFA. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  2. ^ Garin, Erik; Pierrend, José Luis (8 January 2015). "France – Footballer of the Year". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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