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Golden Ball is the most important soccer award a soccer player given annually to that player is considered the best performing were the past calendar year. The prize, awarded by FIFA since 2010, is actually a union of the Golden Ball award bestowed by the French magazine "France Football (soccer)" starting from 1958 and World Soccer of the Year Award awarded by FIFA since 1990. Last five years where there were two independent awards both to winners were selected.

the voting process is a combination of two methods used in previous awards. Voting is held among the 209 FIFA member countries,  and from every country a journalist, the national team coach and captain are allowed to vote.

Following is the list of the award winners since 1930:

  World Cup Golden Ball
1930 Uruguay José Nasazzi
1934 Italy Giuseppe Meazza
1938 France Leônidas 
1950 Brazil Zizinho
1954 Switzerland Ferenc Puskás
1958 Sweden Didi
1962 Chile Garrincha
1966 England Bobby Charlton
1970 Mexico Pelé
1974 West Germany Johan Cruijff
1978 Argentina Mario Kempes
1982 Spain Paolo Rossi
1986 Mexico Diego Maradona
1990 Italy Salvatore Schillaci
1994 United States Romário
1998 France Ronaldo
2002 Korea/Japan Oliver Kahn
2006 Germany Zinedine Zidane
2010 South Africa Diego Forlán

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