![Real Soccer Facts: DO YOU KNOW THE PLAYER THAT WON THE BALLON D'OR AWARD FOR EUROPEAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR IN 1996? Real Soccer Facts: DO YOU KNOW THE PLAYER THAT WON THE BALLON D'OR AWARD FOR EUROPEAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR IN 1996?](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6y-mWsjszDQ/TsU6CTmMtmI/AAAAAAAAAWo/INOP7VUsPfA/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/Sammer+1.jpg)
Real Soccer Facts: DO YOU KNOW THE PLAYER THAT WON THE BALLON D'OR AWARD FOR EUROPEAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR IN 1996?
![Musa Twitterissä: "Matthias Sammer (The forgotten Ballon d'Or winner of 1996) A thread. https://t.co/Q9nhpKH2Fe" / Twitter Musa Twitterissä: "Matthias Sammer (The forgotten Ballon d'Or winner of 1996) A thread. https://t.co/Q9nhpKH2Fe" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExzKKFHWgAAalkH.jpg)
Musa Twitterissä: "Matthias Sammer (The forgotten Ballon d'Or winner of 1996) A thread. https://t.co/Q9nhpKH2Fe" / Twitter
UtdArena on Twitter: "Being awarded the Ballon d'Or heavily based on success with the national team is not a modern phenomenon. In 1996, Dortmund's Matthias Sammer won the award after winning the
![Adam Hurrey on Twitter: "Alan Shearer's suit for the 1996 Ballon d'Or clearly lost him a few votes. https://t.co/31VMsled9G" / Twitter Adam Hurrey on Twitter: "Alan Shearer's suit for the 1996 Ballon d'Or clearly lost him a few votes. https://t.co/31VMsled9G" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYdFzfXWsAAzowg.jpg)
Adam Hurrey on Twitter: "Alan Shearer's suit for the 1996 Ballon d'Or clearly lost him a few votes. https://t.co/31VMsled9G" / Twitter
![Alan Shearer reflects on his disappointment at finishing third in the 1996 Ballon d'Or - Chronicle Live Alan Shearer reflects on his disappointment at finishing third in the 1996 Ballon d'Or - Chronicle Live](https://i2-prod.chroniclelive.co.uk/incoming/article14825023.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/0_WA404799.jpg)