1965 Ballon d'Or

The 1965 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 Eusébio on 28 December 1965.

[1][2] Eusébio was the first Portuguese national to win the award and still is the only Benfica player to have won it.

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