The 1996 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 Matthias Sammer on 24 December 1996.
Rankings RankPlayerClub(s)NationalityPoints 1 Matthias Sammer Borussia Dortmund 144 2 Ronaldo PSV Eindhoven Barcelona 143France Football reports Ronaldo with 141 points. After reviewing each voter's vote, it seems that the vote from Northern Ireland was counted backwards (1st choice was counted as 5th, 2nd as 4th, and so forth). 3 Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers Newcastle United 107France Football reports Shearer with 109 points. After reviewing each voter's vote, it seems that the vote from Northern Ireland was counted backwards (1st choice was counted as 5th, 2nd as 4th, and so forth). 4 Alessandro Del Piero Juventus 69France Football reports Del Piero with 65 points. After reviewing each voter's vote, it seems that the vote from Northern Ireland was counted backwards (1st choice was counted as 5th, 2nd as 4th, and so forth). 5 Jürgen Klinsmann Bayern Munich 60 6 Davor Šuker Real Madrid 38 7 Eric Cantona Manchester United 24 8 Marcel Desailly Milan 22 9 Youri Djorkaeff Internazionale 20 10 Karel Poborský Slavia Prague Manchester United 15 11 Nwankwo Kanu Ajax Internazionale 14 12 George Weah Milan 13France Football reports Weah with 17 points. After reviewing each voter's vote, it seems that the vote from Northern Ireland was counted backwards (1st choice was counted as 5th, 2nd as 4th, and so forth). 13 Alen Bokšić Juventus 12 Gabriel Batistuta Fiorentina 12 Andreas Köpke Marseille 12 16 Fabrizio Ravanelli Middlesbrough 9 Predrag Mijatović Real Madrid 9 18 Didier Deschamps Juventus 8 19 Kubilay Türkyilmaz Grasshopper 5 20 David Seaman Arsenal 4 Raúl Real Madrid 4 22 Paolo Maldini Milan 3 Christian Ziege Bayern Munich 3 Patrik Berger Borussia Dortmund Liverpool 3 Trifon Ivanov Rapid Wien 3 26 Radek Bejbl Slavia Prague Atlético Madrid 2 Rui Costa Fiorentina 2 28 Ronald de Boer Ajax 1 Luís Figo Barcelona 1 Brian Laudrup Rangers 1 Sergi Barcelona 1 Zinedine Zidane Juventus 1
Additionally, eighteen players were nominated but received no votes: Oliver Bierhoff (Udinese & Germany), Laurent Blanc (Auxerre/Barcelona & France), Zvonimir Boban (AC Milan & Croatia), Enrico Chiesa (Sampdoria/Parma & Italy), Edgar Davids (Ajax/AC Milan & Netherlands), Robbie Fowler (Liverpool & England), Thomas Helmer (Bayern Munich & Germany), Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain & France), Jari Litmanen (Ajax & Finland), Andreas Möller (Borussia Dortmund & Germany), Pavel Nedvěd (Sparta Parague/Lazio & Czech Republic), Jay-Jay Okocha (Eintracht Frankfurt/Fenerbahçe & Nigeria), Raí (Paris Saint-Germain & Brazil), Dejan Savićević (AC Milan & Yugoslavia), Mehmet Scholl (Bayern Munich & Germany), Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid & Argentina), Gianluca Vialli (Juventus/Chelsea & Italy) and Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan & Argentina).
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External links France Football Official Ballon d'Or page