The FIFA Ballon d'Or was awarded based on votes from international journalists and national team coaches and captains, who selected the players they deemed to have performed the best in the previous calendar year.
FIFA Ballon d'Or diberikan berdasarkan penilaian dari jurnalis internasional dan pelatih serta kapten tim nasional, mereka memilih pemain yang mereka anggap melakukan hal terbaik pada tahun sebelumnya.