Oh My Goal - 22 years ago to the day, Zinédine Zidane won the Ballon d'Or. While he won everything, he later stated that winning the Ballon d'Or was one of the
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Depuis 1998 et Zidane, le Ballon d'Or ne parle plus français : les raisons d'une disette - Eurosport
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Real Madrid's Karim Benzema wins Ballon d'Or 2022 for incredible 2021-22 season, 1st Frenchman since Zidane's 1998 award | The Business Standard
![JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 on Twitter: "📅 #OnThisDay in 1998, Zinedine Zidane won the Ballon d'Or 🏆 #ForzaJuve https://t.co/jCQG4HRFlT" / Twitter JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 on Twitter: "📅 #OnThisDay in 1998, Zinedine Zidane won the Ballon d'Or 🏆 #ForzaJuve https://t.co/jCQG4HRFlT" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Du7nIfXX0AETb9Q.jpg)
JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 on Twitter: "📅 #OnThisDay in 1998, Zinedine Zidane won the Ballon d'Or 🏆 #ForzaJuve https://t.co/jCQG4HRFlT" / Twitter
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GiveMeSport - The top 10 players of the 1998 Ballon d'Or... 👀 Some absolute icons there! 😍 | Facebook
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Benzema wins Ballon d'Or 2022; here's full list of winners for all awards | Football News - Hindustan Times
B/R Football on Twitter: "On this day in 1998 and 2003, Zinedine Zidane and then Pavel Nedved joined the Juventus Ballon d'Or club 🏆 https://t.co/2CFATghwUr" / Twitter
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Ballon d'or 2022 : Zinédine Zidane, Michel Platini... Les quatre autres lauréats français avant Karim Benzema
![GOLTV on Twitter: "#OnThisDay (1998) Zinedine Zidane wins Ballon D'Or, ahead of Davor Šuker and Ronaldo Nazário de Lima http://t.co/K2cGB4EGVV" / Twitter GOLTV on Twitter: "#OnThisDay (1998) Zinedine Zidane wins Ballon D'Or, ahead of Davor Šuker and Ronaldo Nazário de Lima http://t.co/K2cGB4EGVV" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B5fQBhlIEAIpF4y.png)
GOLTV on Twitter: "#OnThisDay (1998) Zinedine Zidane wins Ballon D'Or, ahead of Davor Šuker and Ronaldo Nazário de Lima http://t.co/K2cGB4EGVV" / Twitter
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