1970 Ballon d'Or

The 1970 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 the West German forward Gerd Müller on 29 December 1970. There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia. Müller became the first West German national and the first Bayern Munich player to win the Ballon d'Or.

1970 Ballon d'Or
1970 Ballon d'Or winner Gerd Müller
Date29 December 1970
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won by Gerd Müller (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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