1956 yılından beri her yıl geleneksel olarak düzenlenen bu organizasyonda zirveye çıkan futbolcular ise şöyle:

1956-- Stanley Matthews, Blackpool

1957-- Alfredo Di Stefano, Real Madrid

1958-- Raymond Kopa, Real Madrid

1959-- Alfredo Di Stefano, Real Madrid

1960-- Luis Suarez, Barcelona

1961-- Omar Sivori, Juventus

1962-- Josef Masopust, Dukla Prag

1963-- Lev Yashin, Dynamo Moscow

1964-- Denis Law, Manchester United

1965-- Eusebio, Benfica

1966-- Bobby Charlton, Manchester United

1967-- Florian Albert, Ferencvaros

1968-- George Best, Manchester United

1969-- Gianni Rivera, AC Milan

1970-- Gerd Muller, Bayern Munich

1971-- Johan Cruyff, Ajax Amsterdam

1972-- Franz Beckenbauer, Bayern Munich

1973-- Johan Cruyff, Barcelona

1974-- Johan Cruyff, Barcelona

1975-- Oleg Blokhin, Dynamo Kiev

1976-- Franz Beckenbauer, Bayern Munich

1977-- Allan Simonsen, Borussia Moenchengladbach

1978-- Kevin Keegan, Hamburg SV

1979-- Kevin Keegan, Hamburg SV

1980-- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Bayern Munich

1981-- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Bayern Munich

1982-- Paolo Rossi, Juventus

1983-- Michel Platini, Juventus

1984-- Michel Platini, Juventus

1985-- Michel Platini, Juventus

1986-- Igor Belanov, Dynamo Kiev

1987-- Ruud Gullit, AC Milan

1988-- Marco Van Basten, AC Milan

1989-- Marco Van Basten, AC Milan

1990-- Lothar Matthaus, Inter

1991-- Jean-Pierre Papin, Olympique Marseille

1992-- Marco Van Basten, AC Milan

1993-- Roberto Baggio, Juventus

1994-- Hristo Stoichkov, Barcelona

1995-- George Weah, AC Milan

1996-- Matthias Sammer, Borussia Dortmund

1997-- Ronaldo, Inter

1998-- Zinedine Zidane, Juventus

1999-- Rivaldo, Barcelona

2000-- Luis Figo, Real Madrid

2001-- Michael Owen, Liverpool

2002-- Ronaldo, Real Madrid

2003-- Pavel Nedved, Juventus

2004-- Andriy Shevchenko, AC Milan

2005-- Ronaldinho, Barcelona

2006-- Fabio Cannavaro, Real Madrid

2007-- Kaka, AC Milan

2008-- Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United

2009-- Lionel Messi, Barcelona