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]
| 1998 Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
 1998 Ballon d'Or winner Zinedine Zidane in 2008 | |
| Date | 22 December 1998 |
| Presented by | France Football |
| Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or |
Rankings edit
Additionally, nineteen players were nominated but received no votes: Tony Adams, Roberto Baggio, Zvonimir Boban, Fabio Cannavaro, Denílson, Tore André Flo, Adrian Ilie, Filippo Inzaghi, Robert Jarni, Hidetoshi Nakata, Pavel Nedvěd, Sunday Oliseh, Ariel Ortega, Gianluca Pagliuca, Marcelo Salas, David Seaman, Andriy Shevchenko, Juan Sebastián Verón and Iván Zamorano.
References edit
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (26 March 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1998". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.