Year by Year · The 1960s

1961 in Football

Penarol won the Intercontinental Cup, Omar Sivori the Ballon d'Or and Benfica the European Cup — plus 14 more titles.

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Also in 1961

Born

Events

  • CONCACAF founded
  • Stanley Rous elected FIFA president