Bleacher Report Football on Instagram: “The last men's Ballon d'Or award was the closest race this century. Will 2021 be even closer? 👀”
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LFC Transfer Room on Twitter: "Ballon d'Or 2019 vote summary: 1️⃣ Lionel Messi 686 points 2️⃣ Virgil Van Dijk 679 7-point difference between them two. Really worked their socks off. What a
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Ballon d'Or voting in full: The points each player scored as Lionel Messi claims award - Mirror Online
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Ballon d'Or voting in full: The points each player scored as Lionel Messi claims award - Mirror Online
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Ballon d'Or 2021 as it happened - Lionel Messi beats Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho to win prize for seventh time - Eurosport
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