The last time a millionaire footballer was among the triads to win the award was in 2015, while on the Xeneize side it happened in 2007. Find out who they were.
While the ceremony of Ballon d’Or 2021, an award presented by France Football magazine, is full of European football stars, such as Lionel Messi, the big winner of the night in Paris, There was a time when a player from River was nominated and, seasons ago, another from Boca.
In 2015, after a remarkable year with the shirt of the Millionaire, With which conquered the Copa Libertadores, the Recopa Sudamericana, the Suruga Bank and reached the final of the Club World Cup, the Uruguayan midfielder Carlos Sánchez was among the 59 triads for the award that ended up being in the hands of Lionel Messi.
After hearing the news, the Uruguayan midfielder expressed his happiness on social networks: “Good Morning!! I am very happy to integrate the roster of 59 players for the Ballon d’Or. To share the list with real stars. Thank you all!”.
Eight years before Juan roman riquelme, who had had a 2007 at a superlative level in the Xeneize, With which He lifted the Copa Libertadores and took out his chest and football in the decisive appointments, was also nominated for the Ballon d’Or and He finished 14th on the list headed by Brazilian Kaká.
The one born in Don Torcuato surpassed names of the stature of Dani Alves, Filippo Inzaghi, Franck Ribéry, Paolo Maldini, Wayne Rooney, Thierry Henry, Gianluigi Buffon y Samuel Eto’o.
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