![Before 1995 only Europeans could win the Ballon d'Or. In 2016 France Football reevaluated these editions and stated that 12/39 Ballons d'Or would have been awarded to South Americans: Pelé (8), Maradona ( Before 1995 only Europeans could win the Ballon d'Or. In 2016 France Football reevaluated these editions and stated that 12/39 Ballons d'Or would have been awarded to South Americans: Pelé (8), Maradona (](https://external-preview.redd.it/lnFAMvpY_oLCDnbQ0xenOG2nf3OTOwDNkLDjNc8gl1w.jpg?auto=webp&s=7251a33d2bf3dada6d9372b0317b881a95de0a82)
Before 1995 only Europeans could win the Ballon d'Or. In 2016 France Football reevaluated these editions and stated that 12/39 Ballons d'Or would have been awarded to South Americans: Pelé (8), Maradona (
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