Bleacher Report Football on Instagram: “The last men's Ballon d'Or award was the closest race this century. Will 2021 be even closer? 👀”
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Liverpool FC news: Seven stars proudly receive their Ballon d'Or nominations | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
![Lionel Messi beat Van Dijk to Ballon d'Or by just SEVEN points as full results are revealed – The Sun | The Sun Lionel Messi beat Van Dijk to Ballon d'Or by just SEVEN points as full results are revealed – The Sun | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/AD-SPORT-GRAPHIC-Ballon-dOr-2019-Results.jpg)
Lionel Messi beat Van Dijk to Ballon d'Or by just SEVEN points as full results are revealed – The Sun | The Sun
![Man Utd star Cristiano Ronaldo has most Ballon d'Or points in history despite winning two fewer awards than Lionel Messi | The Sun Man Utd star Cristiano Ronaldo has most Ballon d'Or points in history despite winning two fewer awards than Lionel Messi | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dk-graphic-sport-messi-dor.jpg)
Man Utd star Cristiano Ronaldo has most Ballon d'Or points in history despite winning two fewer awards than Lionel Messi | The Sun
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Who won the Ballon d'Or in 2021? Final results as Lionel Messi takes home 7th player of the year award | Sporting News
![SPORF on Twitter: "📈 Only 7 points separate Messi & Virgil. 🇳🇱 @VirgilvDijk the first Dutch player to finish in the top 3 since 1993. 📉 @Cristiano Ronaldo finishes 210 points behind SPORF on Twitter: "📈 Only 7 points separate Messi & Virgil. 🇳🇱 @VirgilvDijk the first Dutch player to finish in the top 3 since 1993. 📉 @Cristiano Ronaldo finishes 210 points behind](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EK3n-bRXYAUyxhk.jpg)
SPORF on Twitter: "📈 Only 7 points separate Messi & Virgil. 🇳🇱 @VirgilvDijk the first Dutch player to finish in the top 3 since 1993. 📉 @Cristiano Ronaldo finishes 210 points behind
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Ballon d'Or voting in full: The points each player scored as Lionel Messi claims award - Mirror Online
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