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Ballon d'Or winners and the top 10 players from 2000 to 2021 as Lionel Messi beats Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho and Cristiano Ronaldo to top award
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GOAL on Twitter: "On this day in 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo won his first Ballon d'Or 🏆 Will he pick up another tonight? 👀 https://t.co/RERZZLtH8S" / Twitter
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