Stanley Matthews Was Even Better Than You Think | Best Skills of the First Ever Ballon d'Or winner

Most likely the biggest and the most comprehensive compilation of the great Sir Stanley Matthews — the first player ever to win Ballon d'Or, England's first global superstar and simply one of the greatest footballers of all-time.

His career span across more than 3 decades — he started out at Stoke City in the 1930's, proving himself to be one of the brightest young players in the country only for the World War II to interrupt his brilliant career. This didn't stop him though — he entered the TV era already in his late 30's and yet he consistently outperformed any opponent, especially when representing his country. Incredibly, he won Ballon d'Or at the age of 45, after humiliating the greatest left back of that era, Nilton Santos, in the game at Wembley. But that wasn't the end for the great dribbling wizard — his second FWA Footballer of the Year award was earned in 1963, at the age of 52!