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Nov 2021
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Lionel Messi Takes The 7th Ballon d'Or H...

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Messi has won his seventh Ballon d'Or; while the crowd favorite Lewandowski miss out.


Lionel Andrés Messi, also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team.


The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by French news magazine France Football that is one of the oldest and generally regarded as the most prestigious individual award for football players.


Robert Lewandowski is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and is the captain of the Poland national team.


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