page_title: 2001 Ballon d'Or
hierarchical_section_title: 2001 Ballon d'Or
caption_attribution_description: Michael Owen - Real Madrid
context_page_description: The 2001 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Michael Owen on 18 December 2001.
  Owen was the fourth English national to win the award after Stanley Matthews, Bobby Charlton and Kevin Keegan. He was also the first Liverpool player to win the trophy.
context_section_description: The 2001 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Michael Owen on 18 December 2001.
  Owen was the fourth English national to win the award after Stanley Matthews (1956), Bobby Charlton (1966) and Kevin Keegan (1978, 1979). He was also the first Liverpool player to win the trophy.
caption: 2001 Ballon d'Or winner Michael Owen
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