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Pelé and Maradona's Ballon d'Or denial
The article focuses on the reason why both Pelé and Maradona never won the Ballon d'Or despite their legendary status in football. It explains that this is due to the old rules of the award, which were restricted to European players only until 1994. Pelé, the Brazilian, was ineligible to compete because he did not play in Europe during his career, while the rules also prevented Argentine Maradona from receiving the award because he did not hold European citizenship, despite excelling in European clubs and leading Argentina to a World Cup victory in 1986. After the modifications in 1995 and 2007, which allowed recognition of non-European players, both legends were awarded honorary Ballon d'Or titles; however, the official awards were neither rescinded nor changed. According to recent evaluations, Pelé would have won 7 titles if the rules had been in place then, and Maradona 2, making them among those closest to winning. Currently, the record is led by Messi with 8 Ballon d'Or awards, while Pelé and Maradona remain without official titles despite their honorary recognition.
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