Ballon d'Or Winners

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1. Northern Irish winger who won it in 1968, the year his club won the European Cup. (4)
2. Benfica's "Black Panther", winner in 1965. (7)
3. German sweeper, winner in 1996. (6)
4. Won it in 1978 and 1979 while playing for Hamburg. (6)
5. Milan's Brazilian, the last winner before two players shared the next ten awards. (4)
6. Real Madrid's Argentine-born forward, winner in 1957 and 1959. (9)
7. Liverpool striker, winner in 2001. (4)
8. Won the very first award in 1956, aged 41. (8)
9. Broke the Messi–Ronaldo run in 2018. (6)
10. Won it in 2000, the year he moved from Barcelona to Real Madrid. (4)
11. The first player to win it three times. (6)
12. The only goalkeeper ever to win it, in 1963. (6)
13. Midfielder who won it in 2024 while out injured. (5)
14. Won it in 2025 after a treble with PSG. (7)
15. Won it three years in a row, from 1983 to 1985. (7)
16. The first African winner, in 1995, and later president of his country. (4)
17. Czech midfielder, winner in 2003. (6)
18. Record eight-time winner. (5)
19. Dutch striker who won it three times before an ankle injury ended his career early. (9)
20. Barcelona's Brazilian, winner in 1999. (7)