The person who recommended the name for Stade de France won the Ballon d'Or how many times?
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Stade de France The Stade de France (] ) is the national stadium of France, located just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. Its seating capacity of 81,338 makes it the sixth-largest stadium in Europe. The stadium is used by the France national football team and French rugby union team for international competition. Originally built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the stadium's name was recommended by Michel Platini, head of the organising committee. On 12 July 1998, France defeated Brazil 3–0 in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final contested at the stadium. It will host the opening and closing ceremonies and the athletics events at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Michel Platini Michel François Platini (born 21 June 1955) is a French former football player, manager and administrator. Nicknamed "Le Roi" (The King) for his ability and leadership, he is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. Platini won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, and came sixth in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. In recognition of his achievements, he was named "Chevalier" of the Legion of Honour in 1985 and became "Officier" in 1988.
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Pierre Menet Pierre Menet is chairman emeritus of the French Lancôme Company. He is credited, along with Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue and Dominque Motte, with bringing the Canada Cup golf tournament to Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche in 1963, helping popularize the then little known sport of golf in France. The tournament was renamed in 1970 "Trophée Lancôme", in honor of Menet's company, and brought even more prominence to the Golf de Saint Nom by attracting players such as Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Seve Ballesteros to compete in the event.
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2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or The 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the third year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich on 7 January 2013., with Lionel Messi winning a record fourth consecutive Ballon d'Or.
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Ballon d'Or 1974 The 1974 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to the Dutch striker Johan Cruyff on 31 December 1974. There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.
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Olympic Cup The Olympic Cup (French: "Coupe olympique") is an award given annually by the International Olympic Committee.
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Robert Louis-Dreyfus Trophy The Robert Louis-Dreyfus Trophy (French: "Trophée Robert Louis-Dreyfus") was a summer tournament hosted by Olympique de Marseille in dedication to Robert Louis-Dreyfus, a majority shareholder of the French football team, who died on July 4, 2009, following a long battle with leukemia.
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Just Fontaine Just "Justo" Fontaine (] ; born 18 August 1933) is a retired French footballer. A prolific forward, he is best known for being the record holder for most goals scored in a single edition of the FIFA World Cup, with 13 in six matches in 1958. In 2004, Pelé named him one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony.
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French Basketball Cup The French Basketball Cup (French: Coupe de France de Basket) is the annual national basketball cup competition of France. It is organized by the French Basketball Federation. It is also known as the Robert Busnel Trophy, named after the later basketball player Robert Busnel, who died in 1991.
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Meeting de Paris Meeting de Paris (formerly known as the Meeting Areva and Meeting Gaz de France) is an annual track and field meeting at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the IAAF Diamond League. It was first organized in 1999. The record attendance was set on 1 July 2005, with a total of 70,253 spectators.
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Ballon d'Or 1965 The 1965 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Eusébio on 28 December 1965.
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René Lacoste Jean René Lacoste (] ; 2 July 1904 – 12 October 1996) was a French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" because of how he dealt with his opponents ; he is also known worldwide as the creator of the Lacoste tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929.
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List of Coupe de la Ligue winners The Coupe de la Ligue is a knockout cup competition in French football organised by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and comprises clubs of France's top football division, Ligue 1, France's second division, Ligue 2, and the third division, the Championnat National. The current competition was established relatively late in 1994 but another competition named Coupe de la Ligue existed from 1963 to 1965 and in 1982, a Coupe d'Été (later also called Coupe de la Ligue) was held before the start of the French league season.
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1940 Coupe de France Final The 1939–40 Coupe de France football competition concluded with a final at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on May 5, 1940, between RC Paris, the winners of the previous competition, and Olympique de Marseille, winners of the 1937–1938 competition. The closing stages of the competition were held against a backdrop of war against Germany, with the invasion of France imminent by the day of the final.
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International Ball game Confederation The International Ball game Confederation (also known as CIJB, in French "Confederation Internationale du Jeu de Balle"), founded on May 13, 1928, is the organization that manages the common activities of the many ball game deriving from the Jeu de paume.
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1971–72 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season The 1971–72 season was French football club Paris Saint-Germain's 1st professional season and their 1st season in the top-flight of French football, the Ligue 1. PSG was managed by Pierre Phelipon - in his second season since replacing Roger Quenolle. Despite harsh relations between Parisians and Sangermanois, Phelipon managed to make the club attain top-tier status by winning the Division 2. He quit at the end of the season. The club was chaired by Guy Créscent until Henri Patrelle took over. Paris Saint-Germain was present in the 1971–72 Division 1 and the 1971–72 Coupe de France. PSG played their home matches at the Stade de Paris. Paris Saint-Germain's average home gate for the 1971–72 season was 10,030. Guy Créscent assigned a clear goal for the team and Pierre Phelipon. He had pretty big ambitions for the capital club and declared that PSG started the season with the prospect of maintaining top-flight status. Promotion to France's top tier was welcomed by the City of Paris who offered to subsidize the club during four seasons under three conditions: PSG had to remain D1 status, the club had to eventually play at the Parc des Princes and two members of the Paris City Council had to be part of the club's Board of Directors.
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Georges Stern Georges Stern (1882 – October 1928), nicknamed "The King of the Derbies"and "King of the Jockeys", was a French jockey. He rode in both England and France.
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Bruno Germain Bruno Germain, (born 28 April 1960 in Orléans, France) is a former football player. In his playing career he played for seven French clubs, most notably Olympique Marseille and Paris SG, being capped once for France.
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Raymond Ceulemans Ridder Raymond Ceulemans (born 12 July 1937) is a Belgian billiards player and possibly the most dominant single figure in any one sport, having won 35 World Championship titles (23 in three-cushion + 12 in other carom disciplines), 48 European titles (23 in three-cushion) and 61 national titles. His nickname is "Mr 100". He was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 2001, one of the very few non-Americans to receive the honour. In October 2003 King Albert II of Belgium honoured Raymond Ceulemans by awarding him a knighthood ("Ridderschap") in recognition of his lifetime achievements.
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Max Guazzini Max Guazzini (born 1947) is a French entrepreneur and until June 2011, president of the Stade Français rugby union club of Paris, who compete in the top division of rugby union in France, the Top 14. Since arriving at Stade Français in the early 1990s, the club rose from the lower divisions of competition to become one of the most successful French rugby teams of the modern era.
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Lucien Gamblin Lucien "Lulu" Gamblin (22 July 1890 – 30 August 1972) was a French international football player. He spent his entire career playing for Red Star FC and captained the team to three straight Coupe de France titles from 1921–1923. Gamblin was also a France international and made his debut with the team on 23 April 1911 in a 5–2 defeat to Switzerland. His international career was put on hold due to World War I. Following the war's conclusion, Gamblin captained the team in his final nine appearances. After retiring from football in 1923, he became a sports journalist working for such newspapers as L'Auto and France Football.
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Philippe Saint-André Philippe Georges Saint-André (] ; born 19 April 1967) is a former French rugby union footballer and current coach of the Cameroon national rugby union team. He earned 69 test caps for France between 1990 and 1997. His preferred position was wing but he could also play at centre. After retiring, Saint-André has found success as a rugby coach in both England and France. He was serving as director of rugby at Toulon before being announced as the successful candidate for head coach of France from 2011 to 2015. He formally took charge of the national team on 1 December 2011, and left his post on 17 October 2015 following a 13–62 loss to New Zealand.