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1968 Ballon d'Or
Annual association football award event in France
Annual association football award event in France
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1968 Ballon d'Or |
| image | George Best (1976).jpg |
| caption | 1968 Ballon d'Or winner George Best in 1976 |
| date | 24 December 1968 |
| location | Paris, France |
| presenter | *France Football* |
| website | |
| award1_type | Won by |
| award1_winner | Northern Ireland George Best (1st award) |
| previous | [1967](1967-ballon-d-or) |
| main | Ballon d'Or |
| next | [1969](1969-ballon-d-or) |
The 1968 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 George Best on 24 December 1968.{{Cite web
Best was the first Northern Irish national to win the award. He was the third Manchester United player to win the trophy after Denis Law (1964) and Bobby Charlton (1966).{{Cite web
Rankings
| Rank | Name | Club(s) | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Best | Manchester United | Northern Ireland | 61 |
| 2 | Bobby Charlton | Manchester United | England | 53 |
| 3 | Dragan Džajić | Red Star Belgrade | Yugoslavia | 46 |
| 4 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | West Germany | 36 |
| 5 | Giacinto Facchetti | Internazionale | Italy | 30 |
| 6 | Gigi Riva | Cagliari | Italy | 22 |
| 7 | Amancio | Real Madrid | Spain | 21 |
| 8 | Eusébio | Benfica | Portugal | 15 |
| 9 | Gianni Rivera | Milan | Italy | 13 |
| 10 | Jimmy Greaves | Tottenham Hotspur | England | 8 |
| Pirri | Real Madrid | Spain | 8 | |
| 12 | Antal Dunai | Újpest | Hungary | 7 |
| Willi Schulz | Hamburger SV | West Germany | 7 | |
| 14 | Georgi Asparuhov | Levski Sofia | Bulgaria | 6 |
| Albert Shesternyov | CSKA Moscow | Soviet Union | 6 | |
| 16 | Ove Kindvall | Feyenoord | Sweden | 5 |
| 17 | Flórián Albert | Ferencváros | Hungary | 4 |
| Sandro Mazzola | Internazionale | Italy | 4 | |
| Lajos Szűcs | Ferencváros | Hungary | 4 | |
| 20 | Johan Cruyff | Ajax | Netherlands | 3 |
| Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | West Germany | 3 | |
| 22 | Jack Charlton | Leeds United | England | 2 |
| Bobby Moore | West Ham United | England | 2 | |
| 24 | Alan Ball | Everton | England | 1 |
| Ferenc Bene | Újpest | Hungary | 1 | |
| Angelo Domenghini | Internazionale | Italy | 1 | |
| Mirsad Fazlagić | Sarajevo | Yugoslavia | 1 | |
| Tommy Gemmell | Celtic | Scotland | 1 | |
| Jimmy Johnstone | Celtic | Scotland | 1 | |
| Murtaz Khurtsilava | Dinamo Tbilisi | Soviet Union | 1 | |
| Ivica Osim | Željezničar | Yugoslavia | 1 | |
| Louis Pilot | Standard Liège | Luxembourg | 1 |
References
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