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Lionel Messi, wearing a dark suit and tie, smiles while holding the Ballon d'Or trophy in front of a backdrop with red and white logos. Cristiano Ronaldo, wearing a black suit and tie, smiles while holding the Ballon d'Or trophy in front of a backdrop with France Football logos. Alexia Putellas and Harry Kane stand onstage holding Ballon d'Or trophies, Putellas in a white gown and Kane in a black tuxedo. Ousmane Dembele smiles and holds up the Men's Ballon d'Or trophy while wearing a black suit at the 69th Ballon d'Or Ceremony in Paris. Luka Modric holds the 2018 Ballon d'Or trophy, smiling as his mother Radojka kisses his cheek and his father Stipe stands beside them. Ronaldo, wearing a Real Madrid jersey, smiles while holding the Golden Ball and FIFA Best Player trophies on the field, with blurred players in blue uniforms behind him. French footballing legend Zinedine Zidane
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Messi magic
Lionel Messi, who played for FC Barcelona and Argentina, after receiving his first...
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Cristiano Ronaldo, a player for Manchester United (at the time) and Portugal, after...
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2026 Ballon d'Or winners
Alexia Putellas of London City Lionesses and Spain (left) and Harry Kane of Bayern...
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2025 Ballon d'Or winner
French and PSG footballer Ousmane Dembélé posing with the 2025 Men's Ballon d'Or...
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Luka Modrić, 2018 Ballon d'Or
Croatian football player Luka Modrić posing with his parents after winning the Ballon...
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Star striker
Brazilian footballer Ronaldo poses with the Ballon d'Or (in his right hand) and the...
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French footballing legend Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Zidane of France with the Ballon d'Or in 1998.
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