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Ten legends who deserved to win the Ballon d'Or

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Franco Baresi


Between 1987 and 1992, AC Milan duo Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten shared four Golden Balls between them, but at least one of these should have gone to their captain, Baresi. No defender has ever reached a higher level than the Italian did during his peak. The Milan defence at the turn of the 90s is widely regarded as the greatest back four of all time, and Baresi was the captain, leader and brains behind it.

Tuesday, 8 January 2013 09:00

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Ten legends who deserved to win the Ballon d'Or

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Ten legends who deserved to win the Ballon d'Or

After Lionel Messi claimed the prestigious award for the fourth time on Monday, Goal.com's Enis Koylu takes a look at some of the greatest players in history that were never crowned the world's best

  1. Franco Baresi

  2. Thierry Henry

  3. Andres Iniesta

  4. Oliver Kahn

  5. Paolo Maldini

  6. Bobby Moore

  7. Gunter Netzer

  8. Ferenc Puskas

  9. Raul

  10. Dino Zoff

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