Winners of the Ballon d'Or, World Cup and UEFA Champions League

We take a look at the top 10 players to have won the Ballon d'Or, World Cup and UEFA Champions League.

• Ousmane Dembele

Having won the World Cup with France in 2018, Ousmane Dembele's contribution in Paris Saint-Germain's first UEFA Champions League honour led to him being crowned the Ballon d'Or winner in 2025, beating the likes of Lamine Yamal and Mohamed Salah to the accolade.

• Lionel Messi

An eight-time Ballon d'Or winner and four-time UEFA Champions League winner, doubts that GOAT contender Lionel Messi would help Argentina to international glory were shut down when he captained the national team to World Cup triumph in 2022.

• Kaka

Sharing the Ballon d'Or podium with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in 2007, Kaka's UEFA Champions League triumph in the 2006/2007 term with AC Milan gave him the edge in the voting.

• Ronaldinho

Renowned for his technical prowess and Brazilian flair, Ronaldinho won each of the Ballon d'Or, World Cup and UEFA Champions League on one occasion.

• Zinedine Zidane

A landslide in the 1998 Ballon d'Or voting saw Zinedine Zidane emerge victorious, having scored a brace in France's 3-0 World Cup final victory over Brazil that same year.

• Rivaldo

Adding to the list of Brazilian's to have won the Ballon d'Or, World Cup and UEFA Champions League is Rivaldo, primarily known for his respectively successful spells at Barcelona and AC Milan.

• Paolo Rossi

Arguably the greatest year of Paolo Rossi's professional playing career, 1982 saw him lift the World Cup with Italy, before clinching the Ballon d'Or just five months later.

• Gerd Muller

Scoring 570 in 613 goals for Bayern Munich, Gerd Muller was at the heart of the Bavarians' success throughout the 1960s and 1970s, winning a number of individual, club and national accolades along the way.

• Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer revolutionised the role of a central defender during his playing career, playing a "sweeper" role that saw him drop deeper than his centre back partner in the event that the opponent managed to breach the defensive line.

• Sir Bobby Charlton

Sir Bobby Charlton was part of the only England team to win a major honour on the international stage in 1966, winning the Ballon d'Or that same year.