2004 Ballon d'Or
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The 2004 Ballon d'Or is the annual European Footballer of the Year award that recognized AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko as the continent’s best player for that year.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2004 Ballon d'Or canonical | 2 |
| European Footballer of the Year 2004 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6610704 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2004 Ballon d'Or Context triple: [Andriy Shevchenko, awardReceived, 2004 Ballon d'Or]
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A.
World Soccer Player of the Year 2010
World Soccer Player of the Year 2010 is an annual award presented by World Soccer magazine to the footballer judged to be the best in the world for that calendar year.
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B.
UEFA Euro 2008 Player of the Tournament
The UEFA Euro 2008 Player of the Tournament is the official award given to the most outstanding footballer of the UEFA European Championship held in 2008.
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C.
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year 2005–06
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year 2005–06 was a prestigious UEFA award recognizing Ronaldinho as the standout performer in European club football for that season.
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D.
UEFA Euro 2012 Player of the Tournament
The UEFA Euro 2012 Player of the Tournament is the official accolade given to the most outstanding individual performer at the UEFA European Championship held in 2012.
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E.
1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
The 1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball is the tournament’s award given to the best overall player, famously earned by Italian forward Salvatore Schillaci for his standout performances that year.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2004 Ballon d'Or Target entity description: The 2004 Ballon d'Or is the annual European Footballer of the Year award that recognized AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko as the continent’s best player for that year.
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A.
World Soccer Player of the Year 2010
World Soccer Player of the Year 2010 is an annual award presented by World Soccer magazine to the footballer judged to be the best in the world for that calendar year.
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B.
UEFA Euro 2008 Player of the Tournament
The UEFA Euro 2008 Player of the Tournament is the official award given to the most outstanding footballer of the UEFA European Championship held in 2008.
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C.
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year 2005–06
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year 2005–06 was a prestigious UEFA award recognizing Ronaldinho as the standout performer in European club football for that season.
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D.
UEFA Euro 2012 Player of the Tournament
The UEFA Euro 2012 Player of the Tournament is the official accolade given to the most outstanding individual performer at the UEFA European Championship held in 2012.
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E.
1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
The 1990 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball is the tournament’s award given to the best overall player, famously earned by Italian forward Salvatore Schillaci for his standout performances that year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ballon d'Or
ⓘ
annual sports award ⓘ football award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
European Footballer of the Year 2004
ⓘ
linked to:
2004 Ballon d'Or
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| awardType | individual football award ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| basedOn | performances in the 2003–04 season and calendar year 2004 ⓘ |
| continentScope | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 49 ⓘ |
| follows | 2003 Ballon d'Or ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's football ⓘ |
| notable | first Ballon d'Or won by Andriy Shevchenko ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
France Football magazine
ⓘ
linked to:
France Football
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| precedes | 2005 Ballon d'Or ⓘ |
| presentedBy | France Football ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | best male footballer playing for a European club in 2004 ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | calendar year 2004 ⓘ |
| votedBy | European sports journalists ⓘ |
| winner | Andriy Shevchenko ⓘ |
| winnerClub | AC Milan ⓘ |
| winnerClubCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| winnerLeague | Serie A ⓘ |
| winnerNationality | Ukraine ⓘ |
| winnerPosition | striker ⓘ |
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Subject: 2004 Ballon d'Or Description of subject: The 2004 Ballon d'Or is the annual European Footballer of the Year award that recognized AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko as the continent’s best player for that year.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: 2004 Ballon d'Or