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Stanley Matthews fue el primer ganador del Balón de Oro y siguió jugando hasta los 50
Deslumbraba por la derecha, cuidaba su cuerpo con disciplina y nunca fue amonestado ni expulsado
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Ballon d’Or 2026: The five most historic winners – from Matthews to Messi
The 2026 Ballon d'Or winner will be announced on Monday night at a glittering ceremony in London. The 70th staging of the event will be the first to be held outside France, with it moving to England as a tribute to Sir Stanley Matthews, who won the first ever Ballon d'Or in 1956. Below, we pick out five of the most historically significant Ballon d'Or victor
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