another datapoint regarding pelé: >After changing the rules in 1995, France Football did an extensive analysis in 2015 of the players who would have won the aw

another datapoint regarding pelé: >After changing the rules in 1995, France Football did an extensive analysis in 2015 of the players who would have won the award if it was open for them since 1956—the year the Ballon d'Or award started. Their study revealed that Pelé would have received the award a record seven times (Ballon d'or: Le nouveau palmarès). The original recipients, however, remain unchanged. from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9#Accolades https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9#Accolades