Luka Modric became the first man not named Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Ballon d'Or in over a decade this week.
Despite Messi and Ronaldo's recent duopoly on the award there was a time where the winner was changing every year.
Goal takes a look at every winner of the prestigious France Football award, from Stanley Matthews winning the inaugural award in 1956 to Modric's triumph in 2018.
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