2000 Ballon d'Or
The 2000 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 Luís Figo on 19 December 2000.
Figo was the second Portuguese player to win the award after Eusébio. He was also the third Real Madrid player to win the trophy after Alfredo Di Stéfano and Raymond Kopa.Rankings
Additionally, nineteen players were nominated but received no votes: Sonny Anderson, Nicolas Anelka, Jocelyn Angloma, Dennis Bergkamp, Hernán Crespo, Didier Deschamps, Marcelo Gallardo, Ryan Giggs, Filippo Inzaghi, Patrick M'Boma, Savo Milošević, Nuno Gomes, Álvaro Recoba, Paul Scholes, Marco Simone, Jaap Stam, Sylvain Wiltord and Boudewijn Zenden.
