On the 24th of December 1989, the current honorary president of Real Madrid received this award in recognition of his career www.realmadrid.com On the 24th of December 1989, Alfredo Di Stéfano was awarded an honorary Ballon d'Or. This was how France Football showed their appreciation of the wonderful career of the Real Madrid legend. Considered to be one of the greatest players in history, he amazed the world by leading Real Madrid to victory in the first five consecutive European Cups and, during his playing career, he won the Ballon d'Or in 1957 and 1959. The magazine France Football decided to give this award to recognize the best player in European football since the creation of the Ballon d'Or prize, and Di Stéfano was eventually chosen ahead of Cruyff and Platini. Since 24 years ago, the 'Blond Arrow' has gone down in history as the only player to receive an honorary Ballon d'Or www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Actualidad/%23%23/1193041528717/1387848734704/noticia/Noticia/On_this_very_day,_Alfredo_Di_Stefano_won_an_honorary_Ballon_d%E2%80%99Or.htm

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