![TIL France Football have retroactively acknowledged that had Pele been eligible, he would have won 7 Ballon d'Ors over the course of his career : r/soccer TIL France Football have retroactively acknowledged that had Pele been eligible, he would have won 7 Ballon d'Ors over the course of his career : r/soccer](https://external-preview.redd.it/OnvjYbFDSJ5KuKVqCpXh6iGqPqAT727yeDnzy_0wZVw.jpg?auto=webp&s=3a0609b308b109423d7a13b580e82d2f2c9e3348)
TIL France Football have retroactively acknowledged that had Pele been eligible, he would have won 7 Ballon d'Ors over the course of his career : r/soccer
365Scores - At first the #BallonDOr was only given to European players so the great #Pele missed on that. But #FranceFootball admitted that if they would award it to anyone from the
![Exclusive Messi on X: "🚨 Lionel Messi has now SURPASSED Pele as the player with the MOST Ballon d'Or! 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi: 8 🔥 🇧🇷 Pele: 7 https://t.co/nvQywjYK2u" / X Exclusive Messi on X: "🚨 Lionel Messi has now SURPASSED Pele as the player with the MOST Ballon d'Or! 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi: 8 🔥 🇧🇷 Pele: 7 https://t.co/nvQywjYK2u" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F9t9VUhbEAA_ZZ-.jpg:large)
Exclusive Messi on X: "🚨 Lionel Messi has now SURPASSED Pele as the player with the MOST Ballon d'Or! 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi: 8 🔥 🇧🇷 Pele: 7 https://t.co/nvQywjYK2u" / X
![Amended all-time Ballon d'Or with Pele and Maradona released as Lionel Messi discovers who is the OFFICIAL goat | The US Sun Amended all-time Ballon d'Or with Pele and Maradona released as Lionel Messi discovers who is the OFFICIAL goat | The US Sun](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/10/DK-SPORT-PREVIEW-MESSI-GOAT.jpg?w=620)
Amended all-time Ballon d'Or with Pele and Maradona released as Lionel Messi discovers who is the OFFICIAL goat | The US Sun
![According to France Football. If the Ballon D'or was eligible for South Americans since the beginning, it would look like this. : r/soccer According to France Football. If the Ballon D'or was eligible for South Americans since the beginning, it would look like this. : r/soccer](https://preview.redd.it/qm9cz05tfs6y.jpg?auto=webp&s=185fd94a4c3f7d30ea6565b06eda5055d107c35b)
According to France Football. If the Ballon D'or was eligible for South Americans since the beginning, it would look like this. : r/soccer
![Fifa Ballon d'Or: Cristiano Ronaldo closes in on award ahead of Franck Ribery and Lionel Messi after voting is extended | The Independent | The Independent Fifa Ballon d'Or: Cristiano Ronaldo closes in on award ahead of Franck Ribery and Lionel Messi after voting is extended | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2013/11/20/11/Ronaldo-Pele.jpg)
Fifa Ballon d'Or: Cristiano Ronaldo closes in on award ahead of Franck Ribery and Lionel Messi after voting is extended | The Independent | The Independent
![Here's How Pele Has Seven Ballon d'Ors, Same as Lionel Messi, Despite Never Actually Winning One - EssentiallySports Here's How Pele Has Seven Ballon d'Ors, Same as Lionel Messi, Despite Never Actually Winning One - EssentiallySports](https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/Fi0sjVWWAAIisuw-1.jpg)