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Messi wins FIFA Ballon d’Or

Tuesday 12 January 2016 | Published in Other Sports

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Messi wins FIFA Ballon d’Or
FIFA Women's World Player of the Year winner Carli Lloyd poses with FIFA Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi at the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala last year. 16011126/ FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images

Lionel Messi has won the FIFA Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world for the fifth time, while US midfielder Carli Lloyd has claimed her first-ever FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year award.

Lionel Messi has won the FIFA Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world for the fifth time, while US midfielder Carli Lloyd has claimed her first-ever FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year award.


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