| 1970 Ballon d'Or | ||||
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1970 Ballon d'Or winnerGerd Müller | ||||
| Date | 29 December 1970 | |||
| Location | Paris,France | |||
| Presented by | France Football | |||
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| Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or | |||
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The1970 Ballon d'Or, given to the bestfootball player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists fromUEFA member countries, was awarded to theWest GermanforwardGerd Müller on 29 December 1970.[1] There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.[2] Müller became the first West German national and the firstBayern Munich player to win the Ballon d'Or.[3]