| 1972 Ballon d'Or | ||||
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 1972 Ballon d'Or winnerFranz Beckenbauer | ||||
| Date | 26 December 1972 | |||
| Presented by | France Football | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Won by |  Franz Beckenbauer (1st award) | |||
| Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or | |||
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The1972 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 GermandefenderFranz Beckenbauer on 26 December 1972.[1] There were 25 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.[2] Beckenbauer became the second West German national andBayern Munich player to win the trophy afterGerd Müller (1970).[3]
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