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Messi eyes more glory after bagging sixth Ballon d’Or

Barcelona's Lionel Messi with his six Ballon d'Or trophies REUTERS/Christian Hartmann [Courtesy]

Lionel Messi said he hoped to carry on undimmed by age after claiming a record sixth men’s Ballon d’Or award at the age of 32 in Paris on Monday, while USA World Cup superstar Megan Rapinoe took the women’s prize.

Rapinoe was not at the Chatelet Theatre in the French capital, unable to make the trip back to the country where she led the USA to victory in July.

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