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Messi wins record sixth men's Ballon d'Or award

December 2, 2019 Barcelona's Lionel Messi wins the Ballon d'Or REUTERS

Lionel Messi won a record sixth men's Ballon d'Or award at a ceremony in Paris on Monday, beating Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk to take the honours.

Now aged 32, it is Messi's first Ballon d'Or since 2015 and his sixth overall as he moves one ahead of his old rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who finished third in the voting.

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