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The Dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the Ballon d’Or: A Look at the Overlooked Second and Third Place Finishers

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated world football for many years. The two also mostly decided on the Ballon d’Or, the award for world footballer of the year, between themselves.

Since 2008, the Argentinean and the Portuguese have taken home 12 of the 15 possible awards between them. Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or seven times (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023), Cristiano Ronaldo five times (2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017).

LAOLA1 takes a look at the second and third place finishers who were overshadowed by Messi and Ronaldo in the Ballon d’Or voting:

2023-10-30 23:11:38
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