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Novak Djokovic and the women's Ballon d'Or award – a mistake but not a surprise - The Athletic
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Ballon d'Or 2023: Who's nominated for football's best player award? - BBC Newsround
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Messi wins record-extending 8th Ballon d'Or, Bonmati takes women's award
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Former Ballon d'Or winners reveal their favorites for this year
Is the Ballon Dor event even significant anymore given how wrong the results are becoming? - Quora
Is the Ballon d'Or only for strikers? Are there any chances that a defender will ever win the Golden Ball? - Quora
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Ballon d'Or 2022: Benzema wins, awards, winners and latest updates from the ceremony - AS USA
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List of career achievements by Cristiano Ronaldo - Wikipedia
Ballon d'Or 2023 LIVE! Latest reaction, award lists and results as Lionel Messi wins again
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Ballon d'Or 2023 result: Lionel Messi wins, Jude Bellingham awarded Kopa Trophy
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🏆 2023 Ballon d'Or ceremony as it happened!
Football - Ballon d'Or 2023: Messi, Haaland, Bonmati headline shortlist of nominees: Full list