1998 Ballon d'Or
Annual association football award event in France
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The 1998 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Zinedine Zidane on 22 December 1998.[1] On 10 November 1998, the shortlist of 50 male players compiled by a group of experts from France Football was announced. [2][3]
| 1998 Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
1998 Ballon d'Or winner Zinedine Zidane in 2008 | |
| Date | 22 December 1998 |
| Presented by | France Football |
| Highlights | |
| Won by |  Zinedine Zidane (1st award) |
| Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or |
Rankings
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Additionally, nineteen players were nominated but received no votes: Tony Adams (Arsenal & England), Roberto Baggio (Bologna/Inter Milan & Italy), Zvonimir Boban (AC Milan & Croatia), Fabio Cannavaro (Parma & Italy), Denílson (São Paulo/Real Betis & Brazil), Tore André Flo (Chelsea & Norway), Adrian Ilie (Valencia & Romania), Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus & Italy), Robert Jarni (Real Betis/Real Madrid & Croatia), Hidetoshi Nakata (Bellmare Hiratsuka/Perugia & Japan), Pavel Nedvěd (Lazio & Czech Republic), Sunday Oliseh (Ajax & Nigeria), Ariel Ortega (Valencia/Sampdoria & Argentina), Gianluca Pagliuca (Inter Milan & Italy), Marcelo Salas (River Plate/Lazio & Chile), David Seaman (Arsenal & England), Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kyiv & Ukraine), Juan Sebastián Verón (Sampdoria/Parma & Argentina) and Iván Zamorano (Inter Milan & Chile).