| RUUDGULLIT | 1987 European Footballer of the Year (4,6) |
| BEST | George -, winner of the Ballon d'Or as European Footballer of the Year 1968 (4) |
| MATTHEWS | Stanley ........ , first winner of the European Footballer of the Year award (8) |
| KEEGAN | Who is the only British player to have been voted European Footballer of the Year twice? (6) |
| BOBBYCHARLTON | World Cup-winning English footballer who was European Footballer of the Year in 1966 (5,8) |
| IGORBELANOV | Ukrainian footballer who was European Footballer of the Year in 1986 (4,7) |
| WEAH | European Footballer of the Year for 1995. (4) |
| YASHIN | Lev ___, 1963 European Footballer of the Year (6) |
| PAPIN | Jean-Pierre ..... , Marseille forward; 1991 European Footballer of the Year (5) |
| PLATINI | Michel, European Footballer of the Year 1983-85 (7) |
| KEVIN | European Footballer of the Year in 1978 and 1979 (5,6) |
| EUSEBIO | 1965 European Footballer of the Year (7) |
| ROSSI | Paolo, 1982 European Footballer of the Year (5) |
| BECKENBAUER | Franz -, European Footballer of the Year 1972 and 1976 (11) |
| LEVYASHIN | Soviet Union and Dynamo Moscow goalkeeper; 1963 European Footballer of the Year (3,6) |
| AJAX | 2022-23 Eredivisie club; winners of the 1971-73 European Cup, 1987 European Cup Winners' Cup, 1992 UEFA Cup and 1995 Champions League Finals (4) |
| JOHNVANTSCHIP | Former Holland attacker; Ajax 1987 European Cup Winners' Cup Final and 1992 UEFA Cup Final winner (4,3'1,5) |
| PAULO | 1983-95 Portugal, 1984-87 Porto and 1996-97 West Ham winger; 1987 European Cup Final winner (5) |
| FUTRE | 1983-95 Portugal, 1984-87 Porto and 1996-97 West Ham winger; 1987 European Cup Final winner (5) |
| EDMOND | Frank _, 1985-1991, FC Lokomotive Leipzig defender: 1987 European Cup Winners' Cup finalist (6) |