2006 Ballon d'Or

Annual association football award event in France June 2024 2006 Ballon d'Or Fabio Cannavaro 2017 Cropped.jpg 2006 Ballon d'Or winner, Fabio Cannavaro in 2017 2006 11 27 y Paris, France France France Football ballondor.com Won by ITA Fabio Cannavaro (1st award) 2005 Ballon d'Or 2007 The 2006 Ballon d'Or (2006 Golden Ball), given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to the Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro on 27 November 2006. BBC Sport staff https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6181070.stm Cannavaro wins Euro player award 27 November 2006 BBC Sport 23 November 2014 20 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170620052228/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6181070.stm live Fabio Cannavaro is the most recent defender to have won the award as well as the last Italian player to have won it as of 2026. Rankings On 16 October 2006, was announced the shortlist of 50 male players compiled by a group of experts from France Football.France Football http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/LAUREAT_2006.html https://web.archive.org/web/20061205075847/http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/LAUREAT_2006.html 2006-12-05 2025-12-19 www.francefootball.fr Record staff http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/internacional/portugueses/interior.aspx?content_id=285890 Ronaldo, Deco e Tiago na corrida pela «Bola de Ouro» Ronaldo, Deco and Tiago running for «Ballon D'or» pt 16 October 2006 Record 23 November 2014 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152319/http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/internacional/portugueses/interior.aspx?content_id=285890 live There were 52 voters, from Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and Wales. Each picked a first (5pts), second (4pts), third (3pts), fourth (2pts) and fifth choice (1pt). Pierrend José https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy06.html European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2006 3 January 2007 RSSSF 2 February 2023 28 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220828124911/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy06.html live Voted players Rank Player Nationality Club(s) Total Votes by place Votes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th1stFabio CannavaroItalyItaly Juventus ESP Real Madrid173201255 -422ndGianluigi BuffonItalyITA Juventus 124146822323rdThierry HenryFranceENG Arsenal121615564364thRonaldinhoBrazilESP Barcelona73256105285thZinedine ZidaneFranceESP Real Madrid7164534226thSamuel Eto'oCameroonESP Barcelona6723966267thMiroslav KloseGermanyGER Werder Bremen29 -1445148thDidier DrogbaIvory CoastENG Chelsea25 -1352119thAndrea PirloItalyITA AC Milan17 -2122710thJens LehmannGermanyENG Arsenal1311 -2 -411thDecoPortugalESP Barcelona11 - -2215KakáBrazilITA AC Milan11 - -124713thFranck RibéryFranceFRA Marseille9 -1 - -5614thGennaro GattusoItalyITA AC Milan51 - - - -1Patrick VieiraFranceITA JuventusITA Inter Milan5 -1 - -19Cristiano RonaldoPortugalENG Manchester United5 - -1 -2317thFrank LampardEnglandENG Chelsea3 - -1 - -1Lukas PodolskiGermanyGER 1. FC KölnGER Bayern Munich3 - -1 - -1Carles PuyolSpainESP Barcelona3 - - - -3320thJuninhoBrazilFRA Lyon2 - - -1 -1Lionel MessiArgentinaESP Barcelona2 - - -1 -1Luca ToniItalyITA Fiorentina2 - - -1 -1John TerryEnglandENG Chelsea2 - - - -22Gianluca ZambrottaItalyITA JuventusESP Barcelona2 - - - -2225thPhilipp LahmGermanyGER Bayern Munich1 - - - -11David VillaSpainESP Valencia1 - - - -11 Non-voted players The following 24 players were originally in contention for the 2006 Ballon d’Or, but did not receive any votes: Player Nationality Club(s)Michael BallackGermanyGER Bayern MunichENG ChelseaTim CahillAustraliaENG EvertonJoe ColeEnglandENG ChelseaGrégory CoupetFranceFRA LyonCrisBrazilFRA LyonMahamadou DiarraMaliESP Real MadridMichael EssienGhanaENG ChelseaCesc FàbregasSpainENG ArsenalWilliam GallasFranceENG ChelseaENG ArsenalSteven GerrardEnglandENG LiverpoolLudovic GiulyFranceESP BarcelonaFabio GrossoItalyITA PalermoITA Inter MilanClaude MakéléléFranceENG ChelseaFlorent MaloudaFranceFRA LyonÉdison MéndezEcuadorECU LDU QuitoNED PSV EindhovenJuan Román RiquelmeArgentinaESP VillarrealArjen RobbenNetherlandsENG ChelseaWayne RooneyEnglandENG Manchester UnitedWilly SagnolFranceGER Bayern MunichBastian Schweinsteiger GermanyGER Bayern MunichAndriy ShevchenkoUkraineITA AC MilanENG ChelseaLilian ThuramFranceITA JuventusESP BarcelonaTiagoPortugalFRA LyonFernando TorresSpainESP Atlético Madrid References External links France Football Official website Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - "Ballon d'Or" 2006 voting results 2006 Category:2006–07 in European football Category:2006 in Paris Category:2006 sports awards