Top 11 players who have won Champions League, World Cup & Ballon d'Or
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Not many have won all three accolades!
Only 11 players in history have won the UEFA Champions League, the Ballon d’Or and the most prestigious tournament in the sporting world, the FIFA World Cup.
Manchester City star Rodri is the latest addition to the list. Join us as we take a look at the rest of the footballers who have achieved this incredible accolade:
Ronaldinho
FIFA World Cup – 2002, Ballon d’Or – 2005, Champions League – 2006
One of the fans’ favourite players, Ronaldinho, is also among these legendary names. Ronaldinho won the FIFA quadrennial trophy with Brazil in the year 2002, the Ballon d’Or in 2005 and the Champions League with FC Barcelona in 2006. Ronaldinho was also a member of the All-Star Team in the FIFA World Cup 2002.
Kaka
FIFA World Cup – 2002, Ballon d’Or – 2007, Champions League – 2007
A young Kaka only played for around 20 minutes in the 2002 final, yet he was lucky enough to find his name among legends. Kaka had a memorable year in 2007 when he won the Champions League with AC Milan in 2007 & the Ballon d’Or the same year.
Lionel Messi
FIFA World Cup – 2022, Ballon d’Or – 2009, 10, 11, 12, 15, 19, 21, 23, Champions League – 2006, 09, 11, 15
FIFA World Cup 2022 was about Lionel Messi after Argentina’s first defeat against Saudi Arabia in the group stage. Messi, after a continuous setbacks in FIFA events, finally got the best for himself in Qatar. Previously for Barcelona, Lionel Messi won the Champions League 4 times and the Ballon d’Or a record 8 times in his career. A win against France added one more star to his career.
Ousmane Dembele
FIFA World Cup -2018, Ballon d’Or-2025, Champions League – 2025, 2026
Ousmane Dembele has joined the exclusive list of players who have won the World Cup, the Ballon d’Or and the Champions League. One would fail to envision that the forward would ever win a Ballon d’Or in his career, given his injury-ridden career at Barcelona.
However, his move to PSG changed the trajectory of his career as the forward filled the departed Kylian Mbappe’s shoes and became a monumental part of their success after guiding them to their first-ever Champions League and a treble, which solidified his position as a top Ballon d’Or contender. Meanwhile, he won the World Cup with France in 2018.
Rodri
FIFA World Cup -2026, Ballon d’Or -2024, Champions League -2023
As the Spain national football team were crowned as the World Champions in 2026, Rodri joins the illustrious list of greats. The Spanish captain has now won a FIFA World Cup, Ballon d’Or and the Champions League.
Rodrigo Hernández Cascante has been a crucial asset for both Manchester City and the Spain national football team. The defensive midfielder scored the match-winning goal for his club during the UCL 2022-23 final and helped La Roja secure Euro 2024. He then went on to win the Ballon d’Or in 2024. Rodri is now just the 11th man to join this exclusive list.
Who was the first player to win all three?
Bobby Charlton was the first player to do it in the 90s.
Who has won the most Champions League and Ballon d’Or in this list?
Messi has won the most UCL and the award in this list.
Who is the most successful in Ballon d’Or history?
Messi is the most successful in Ballon d’Or history, winning it eight times.
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