Ballon d'Or: Lionel Messi wins award for fifth time ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar | The Independent | The Independent
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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 | talkSPORT
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Lionel Messi snubs Ballon d'Or ceremony with Barcelona star set to lose out to rival Cristiano Ronaldo - Mirror Online
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