![Ballon d'Or winners and the top 10 players from 2000 to 2021 as Lionel Messi beats Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho and Cristiano Ronaldo to top award Ballon d'Or winners and the top 10 players from 2000 to 2021 as Lionel Messi beats Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho and Cristiano Ronaldo to top award](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/12/MESSI-RONALDO-BALLON-DOR-e1608042999677.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1200&h=800&crop=1)
Ballon d'Or winners and the top 10 players from 2000 to 2021 as Lionel Messi beats Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho and Cristiano Ronaldo to top award
![He beat Messi by a landslide' - When Cristiano Ronaldo claimed the Ballon d' Or at Manchester United in 2008 | Goal.com He beat Messi by a landslide' - When Cristiano Ronaldo claimed the Ballon d' Or at Manchester United in 2008 | Goal.com](https://secure.static.goal.com/40000/40058_gallery.jpg)
He beat Messi by a landslide' - When Cristiano Ronaldo claimed the Ballon d' Or at Manchester United in 2008 | Goal.com
![Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo poses with the Ballon D'Or trophy ahead of their Champions League soccer match against AaB Aalborg in Manchester, northern England, December 10, 2008. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis (BRITAIN Stock Photo - Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo poses with the Ballon D'Or trophy ahead of their Champions League soccer match against AaB Aalborg in Manchester, northern England, December 10, 2008. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis (BRITAIN Stock Photo -](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E86BX6/manchester-uniteds-cristiano-ronaldo-poses-with-the-ballon-dor-trophy-ahead-of-their-champions-league-soccer-match-against-aab-aalborg-in-manchester-northern-england-december-10-2008-reutersnigel-roddis-britain-2E86BX6.jpg)
Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo poses with the Ballon D'Or trophy ahead of their Champions League soccer match against AaB Aalborg in Manchester, northern England, December 10, 2008. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis (BRITAIN Stock Photo -
![Ballon d'Or winners from 2008-2016 if Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi hadn't been around to clean up – talkSPORT Ballon d'Or winners from 2008-2016 if Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi hadn't been around to clean up – talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/12/2007.jpg?strip=all&w=700)
Ballon d'Or winners from 2008-2016 if Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi hadn't been around to clean up – talkSPORT
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Postere Cristiano Ronaldo First Ballon d'Or 2008 Poster Fanart,12 x 18 inches,Manchester United F.C, Number 7 : Amazon.in: Home & Kitchen
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Snapshot: Lionel Messi collects Ballon d'Or award – and is he wearing make-up?! | Who Ate all the Pies
UEFA Champions League on Twitter: "🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo = last Premier League Ballon d'Or winner (2008) 🏆 #UCL https://t.co/st3VKhtOhP" / Twitter
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Portgual's Cristiano Ronaldo holds the 'Ballon D'Or France Football' Trophy during press conference after french television TF1 football show. Ronaldo's familly was there with Manchester United manager's Sir Alex Ferguson. In Issy-les-Moulineaux
![GOAL on Twitter: "On this day in 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo won his first Ballon d'Or 🏆 Will he pick up another tonight? 👀 https://t.co/RERZZLtH8S" / Twitter GOAL on Twitter: "On this day in 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo won his first Ballon d'Or 🏆 Will he pick up another tonight? 👀 https://t.co/RERZZLtH8S" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKxgdg-XsAAe2m6.jpg)
GOAL on Twitter: "On this day in 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo won his first Ballon d'Or 🏆 Will he pick up another tonight? 👀 https://t.co/RERZZLtH8S" / Twitter
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Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi: A look at the Portugal star's list of swipes at his rival | Daily Mail Online
![UEFA Champions League on Twitter: "When Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d' Or for the first time in 2008 🏆 #UCL #FlashbackFriday https://t.co/Fs7qgUilrj" / Twitter UEFA Champions League on Twitter: "When Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d' Or for the first time in 2008 🏆 #UCL #FlashbackFriday https://t.co/Fs7qgUilrj" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkO5LnbXcAAZ2hw.jpg)
UEFA Champions League on Twitter: "When Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d' Or for the first time in 2008 🏆 #UCL #FlashbackFriday https://t.co/Fs7qgUilrj" / Twitter
![Ballon d'Or winners and the top 10 players from 2000 to 2017, including Ronaldo, Messi and Owen – talkSPORT Ballon d'Or winners and the top 10 players from 2000 to 2017, including Ronaldo, Messi and Owen – talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/12/ballondor2008.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=700&quality=100)
Ballon d'Or winners and the top 10 players from 2000 to 2017, including Ronaldo, Messi and Owen – talkSPORT
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