2024 - Vinicius Jr | Rodri | Jude Bellingham
2023 - Lionel Messi | Erling Haaland | Kylian Mbappe
2022 - Lionel Messi | Kylian Mbappe | Karim Benzema
2021 - Robert Lewandowski | Lionel Messi | Mohamed Salah
2020 - Robert Lewandowski | Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi
2019 - Lionel Messi | Virgil van Dijk | Cristiano Ronaldo
2018 - Luka Modric | Cristiano Ronaldo | Mohamed Salah
2017 - Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | Neymar
2016 - Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | Antoine Griezmann
2015 - Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo | Neymar
2014 - Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | Manuel Neuer
2013 - Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | Franck Ribery
2012 - Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo | Andres Iniesta
2011 - Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo | Xavi
2010 - Lionel Messi | Andres Iniesta | Xavi
2009 - Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo | Xavi
2008 - Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | Fernando Torres
2007 - Kaka | Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo
2006 - Fabio Cannavaro | Zinedine Zidane | Ronaldinho
2005 - Ronaldinho | Frank Lampard | Samuel Eto’o
2004 - Ronaldinho | Thierry Henry | Andriy Shevchenko
2003 - Zinedine Zidane | Thierry Henry | Ronaldo
2002 - Ronaldo | Oliver Kahn | Zinedine Zidane
2001 - Luis Figo | David Beckham | Raul
2000 - Zinedine Zidane | Luis Figo | Rivaldo
1999 - Rivaldo | David Beckham | Gabriel Batistuta
1998 - Zinedine Zidane | Ronaldo | Davor Suker
1997 - Ronaldo | Roberto Carlos | Dennis Bergkamp and Zinedine Zidane (tied)
1996 - Ronaldo | George Weah | Alan Shearer
1995 - George Weah | Paolo Maldini | Jurgen Klinsmann
1994 - Romario | Hristo Stoichkov | Roberto Baggio
1993 - Roberto Baggio | Romario | Dennis Bergkamp
1992 - Marco van Basten | Hristo Stoichkov | Thomas Hassler
1991 - Lothar Matthaus | Jean-Pierre Papin | Gary Lineker