Congratulations are due to Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay , who has earned himself a place on the short list for the 2025 Ballon d'Or.

It's been quite a transformation for the Scotland international, who was deemed surplus to requirements at Manchester United and allowed to move to Napoli for €30 million last summer. Once there, he propelled them to the 2024-25 Serie A title with 12 goals and four assists from 34 games during his debut season, becoming a bona-fide cult hero in the process.

While McTominay -- or "McTerminator" as he's become affectionately known at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium -- is obviously deserving of his Ballon d'Or nomination, he's not the first name on fans' lips when you think of the award. So we thought it might be timely to look back over the pa

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