![Ballon d'Or winners and the top 10 players from 2000 to 2021 as Lionel Messi beats Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho and Cristiano Ronaldo to top award Ballon d'Or winners and the top 10 players from 2000 to 2021 as Lionel Messi beats Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho and Cristiano Ronaldo to top award](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/12/GettyImages-72652521.jpg?strip=all&w=960&quality=40)
Ballon d'Or winners and the top 10 players from 2000 to 2021 as Lionel Messi beats Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho and Cristiano Ronaldo to top award
It is difficult for a defender to win the award': Former Ballon d'Or winner Fabio Cannavaro sympathises with Van Dijk - Football | Tribuna.com
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Virgil van Dijk vs Fabio Cannavaro: How the Dutchman measures up to the last defender to win the Ballon d'Or
Ballon d'Or #ballondor on Twitter: "🇮🇹 Happy birthday to the 2006 Ballon d 'Or winner Fabio Cannavaro #ballondor https://t.co/dQDLvVXFEX" / Twitter
Italian Football TV - IFTV - On this day in 2006, Fabio Cannavaro won the Ballon d'Or, the last Italian to do so ⭐️🇮🇹 | فیسبوک
![Legendary defender Fabio Cannavaro reveals he was close to signing for Chelsea in 2006 | Football News Legendary defender Fabio Cannavaro reveals he was close to signing for Chelsea in 2006 | Football News](https://img.republicworld.com/republic-prod/stories/promolarge/xhdpi/pvzuamns1mhrn6j6_1643898392.jpeg)
Legendary defender Fabio Cannavaro reveals he was close to signing for Chelsea in 2006 | Football News
![GOAL on Twitter: "Fabio Cannavaro won the Ballon d'Or on this day in 2006 🏆 He's the last defender to win the award. https://t.co/kNUyWJJ6hh" / Twitter GOAL on Twitter: "Fabio Cannavaro won the Ballon d'Or on this day in 2006 🏆 He's the last defender to win the award. https://t.co/kNUyWJJ6hh" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFMjA-CWUAIj2fv.jpg:large)
GOAL on Twitter: "Fabio Cannavaro won the Ballon d'Or on this day in 2006 🏆 He's the last defender to win the award. https://t.co/kNUyWJJ6hh" / Twitter
![Italy legend Fabio Cannavaro set to land first European management job with Serie B side Benevento | The US Sun Italy legend Fabio Cannavaro set to land first European management job with Serie B side Benevento | The US Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/italian-soccer-player-real-madrid-747127054-2.jpg)