This is details about the Ballon d’Or award, which was first awarded in 1956. From 2009 until 2015 the award was merged with the FIFA player of the year to create the FIFA Ballon d’Or. In 2018, the first women’s Ballon d’Or award was presented (called the Ballon d’Or Féminin).
https://www.topendsports.com/sport/soccer/list-player-of-the-year-ballondor.htm

