![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 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](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/12/MESSI-RONALDO-BALLON-DOR-e1608042999677.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1200&h=800&crop=1)
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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Ballon d'Or 2021: Messi wins award for seventh time to pull two clear of eternal rival Ronaldo | Goal.com
![Facts": Cristiano Ronaldo on fan post denouncing Lionel Messi and Ballon d' Or award | Football News - Hindustan Times Facts": Cristiano Ronaldo on fan post denouncing Lionel Messi and Ballon d' Or award | Football News - Hindustan Times](https://images.hindustantimes.com/img/2021/12/01/1600x900/ronaldo_messi1_1638380427351_1638380430662.jpg)
Facts": Cristiano Ronaldo on fan post denouncing Lionel Messi and Ballon d' Or award | Football News - Hindustan Times
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Cristiano Ronaldo predicts Lionel Messi will win Ballon d'Or this year | Cristiano Ronaldo | The Guardian
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Ballon d'Or 2021: Lionel Messi top contender, Cristiano Ronaldo not in the top five, HERE's why | Football News | Zee News
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Why changes to the Ballon d'Or mean Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's hegemony could be over - Mirror Online
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Ballon d'Or 2021: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo or Robert Lewandowski - Who deserves the award according to fans?
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The 7 players who would have won a Ballon d'Or… if it hadn't been for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo - Mirror Online
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Man Utd star Cristiano Ronaldo has most Ballon d'Or points in history despite winning two fewer awards than Lionel Messi
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Ballon d'Or: Why ranking Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo is a temptation we should ignore | The Independent | The Independent
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