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How Lionel Messi won incredible SEVEN Ballon d'Or titles to stake his claim as the GOAT ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo | The US Sun
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Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi receiving the European footballer of the year award, the 'Ballon d'
![UEFA Champions League on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 2009, Leo Messi - then only 22 - won the Ballon d'Or award for the first time. 🏆💪 #UCL https://t.co/NSair1Aunn" / Twitter UEFA Champions League on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 2009, Leo Messi - then only 22 - won the Ballon d'Or award for the first time. 🏆💪 #UCL https://t.co/NSair1Aunn" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DP9SFipX0AAxOEh.jpg)
UEFA Champions League on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 2009, Leo Messi - then only 22 - won the Ballon d'Or award for the first time. 🏆💪 #UCL https://t.co/NSair1Aunn" / Twitter
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Lionel Messi receives the 2009 European Footballer Of The Year (Ballon d'Or) award Paris, France - 06.12.09 Stock Photo - Alamy
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Throwback]On this Day in 2009 Messi won his first Ballon d'or in Paris.11 years later , he has won 6. : r/Barca
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Roy Nemer on Twitter: "On this day in 2009, Lionel Messi won his first Ballon d'Or. https://t.co/9i8p7XRTOa" / Twitter
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