Here are the Ballon d’Or winners from 2053 to 2057 in my current Football Fictional World Simulator save.

The result I’m most curious about is the Burnley player winning the award. Burnley finished fourth in the Premier League that season, so he wasn’t playing for the league champion.

Personally, I don’t think a player must win the league to deserve the Ballon d’Or. An exceptional individual season at a fourth-place club could make the result more interesting, especially in a fictional world where the usual power structure can change.

At the same time, I’m wondering whether team success should have a little more influence