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France Football

A 2005 issue, featuring Ronaldinho and the Ballon d'Or trophy.
Categories	Football
Frequency	Bi-weekly
First issue	1946
Country	France
Language	French
Website	www.francefootball.fr

France Football is a French bi-weekly magazine containing football news from all over the world. It's one of the most reputable sports publications in Europe, mostly because of their photographic reports and accurate statistics of the big European Cup matches, and extensive coverage of the European leagues. The magazine was first published in 1946.

Main trophies awarded by France Football

Ballon d'Or

The Ballon d'Or (French for Golden Ball and often referred to as European Footballer of the Year award) is the most notable award distributed by France Football. The award has been given out annually since 1956, with the inaugural winner being Stanley Matthews and the most recent recipient being Lionel Messi, 96 jurors gave Messi 473 points out of a possible 480.

French player of the year

Every year, the magazine elects the best French player of the year. Till 1995, only French players playing in France could win it. Since 1996, French players playing abroad can win the trophy. Since 2001, former winners elect the winner of the year.

Year Player Club 1959 Jules Sbroglia Angers 1960 Raymond Kopa Stade Reims 1961 Khennane Mahi Rennes 1962 André Lerond Stade Français 1963 Yvon Douis Monaco 1964 Marcel Artelesa Monaco 1965 Philippe Gondet Nantes 1966 Philippe Gondet Nantes 1967 Bernard Bosquier Saint-Étienne 1968 Bernard Bosquier Saint-Étienne 1969 Hervé Revelli Saint-Étienne 1970 Georges Carnus Saint-Étienne 1971 Georges Carnus Saint-Étienne 1972 Marius Trésor Ajaccio 1973 Georges Bereta Saint-Étienne 1974 Georges Bereta Saint-Étienne 1975 Jean-Marc Guillou Angers 1976 Michel Platini Nancy 1977 Michel Platini Nancy 1978 Jean Petit Monaco 1979 Maxime Bossis Nantes 1980 Jean-François Larios Saint-Étienne 1981 Maxime Bossis Nantes 1982 Alain Giresse Bordeaux 1983 Alain Giresse Bordeaux 1984 Jean Tigana Bordeaux

Year Player Club 1985 Luis Fernández Paris Saint-Germain 1986 Manuel Amoros Monaco 1987 Alain Giresse Marseille 1988 Stéphane Paille Sochaux 1989 Jean-Pierre Papin Marseille 1990 Laurent Blanc Montpellier 1991 Jean-Pierre Papin Marseille 1992 Alain Roche Auxerre 1993 David Ginola Paris Saint-Germain 1994 Bernard Lama Paris Saint-Germain 1995 Vincent Guérin Paris Saint-Germain 1996 Didier Deschamps Juventus 1997 Lilian Thuram Parma 1998 Zinedine Zidane Juventus 1999 Sylvain Wiltord Bordeaux 2000 Thierry Henry Arsenal 2001 Patrick Vieira Arsenal 2002 Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid 2003 Thierry Henry Arsenal 2004 Thierry Henry Arsenal 2005 Thierry Henry Arsenal 2006 Thierry Henry Arsenal 2007 Franck Ribéry Marseille 2008 Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich 2009 Yoann Gourcuff Bordeaux

Manager of the year

Every year, the magazine elects the best manager of the year.

See also

• Onze Mondial
• World Soccer Magazine

You might be looking for the France national football team, the French Football Federation or the French league, the Championnats Nationaux.