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![Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid star displays his four Ballon d'Ors on the Bernabeu pitch before match against Granada | The Sun Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid star displays his four Ballon d'Ors on the Bernabeu pitch before match against Granada | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nintchdbpict000292801460.jpg)
Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid star displays his four Ballon d'Ors on the Bernabeu pitch before match against Granada | The Sun
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From Lionel Messi to Cristiano Ronaldo: Who are the golden ball winners in FIFA Club World Cup? | Goal.com
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Messi & Ronaldo should battle for one Golden Ball, with another for everybody else - Ramos | Goal.com English Kuwait
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Cristiano Ronaldo Aims Veiled Dig at Lionel Messi's World Cup Golden Ball Award | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
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GOAL on X: "Cristiano Ronaldo won his first Ballon d'Or 13 years ago today... ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ he went on to win four more ๐๐๐๐๐ https://t.co/iYVKg1CEBS" / X
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