DOHA, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Following is the list of the winners of the Golden Ball, awarded to the best player at each edition of the FIFA World Cup:
1982 - Paulo Rossi (Italy)
1986 - Diego Maradona (Argentina)
1990 - Salvatore Schillaci (Italy)
1994 - Romario (Brazil)
1998 - Ronaldo (Brazil)
2002 - Oliver Kahn (Germany)
2006 - Zinedine Zidane (France)
2010 - Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
2014 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2018 - Luka Modric (Croatia)
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