| 2000 Ballon d'Or | |
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 2000 Ballon d'Or winner Luís Figo in 2006 | |
| Date | 19 December 2000 |
| Presented by | France Football |
| Highlights | |
| Won by |  Luís Figo (1st award) |
| Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or |
The2000 Ballon d'Or, given to the bestfootball player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists fromUEFA member countries, was awarded toLuís Figo on 19 December 2000.[1] On 13 November 2000, the shortlist of 50 male players compiled by a group of experts fromFrance Football was announced.[2][3]
Figo was the second Portuguese player to win the award afterEusébio (1965). He was also the thirdReal Madrid player to win the trophy afterAlfredo Di Stéfano (1957, 1959) andRaymond Kopa (1958).[4]
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Additionally, nineteen players were nominated but received no votes:Sonny Anderson (Brazil andLyon),Nicolas Anelka (France, Real Madrid andParis Saint-Germain),Jocelyn Angloma (France and Valencia),Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands and Arsenal),Hernán Crespo (Argentina,Parma and Lazio),Didier Deschamps (France, Chelsea and Valencia),Marcelo Gallardo (Argentina andMonaco),Geremi (Cameroon and Real Madrid),Ryan Giggs (Wales and Manchester United),Filippo Inzaghi (Italy and Juventus),Patrick M'Boma (Cameroon,Cagliari and Parma),Savo Milošević (Serbia and Montenegro,Zaragoza and Parma),Nuno Gomes (Portugal,Benfica and Fiorentina),Álvaro Recoba (Uruguay and Internazionale),Paul Scholes (England and Manchester United),Marco Simone (Italy and Monaco),Jaap Stam (Netherlands and Manchester United),Sylvain Wiltord (France,Bordeaux and Arsenal) andBoudewijn Zenden (Netherlands and Barcelona).
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