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![Lionel Messi of Argentina, FIFA World Player of the Year holds his FIFA Ballon d'Or 2010 trophy during the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2010 soccer awards ceremony in Zurich, January 10, 2011. REUTERS/Christian Lionel Messi of Argentina, FIFA World Player of the Year holds his FIFA Ballon d'Or 2010 trophy during the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2010 soccer awards ceremony in Zurich, January 10, 2011. REUTERS/Christian](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CXMAY7/lionel-messi-of-argentina-fifa-world-player-of-the-year-holds-his-fifa-ballon-dor-2010-trophy-during-the-fifa-ballon-dor-2010-soccer-awards-ceremony-in-zurich-january-10-2011-reuterschristian-hartmann-switzerland-tags-sport-soccer-2CXMAY7.jpg)
Lionel Messi of Argentina, FIFA World Player of the Year holds his FIFA Ballon d'Or 2010 trophy during the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2010 soccer awards ceremony in Zurich, January 10, 2011. REUTERS/Christian
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