0637 GMT February 18, 2019
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Cristiano Ronaldo urged long-time rival Lionel Messi to be more like him and push his limits by challenging himself in another league than Spain.
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Lionel Messi insisted his fifth-place finish in last Monday’s Ballon d’Or awards was not a motivating factor behind his sensational performance in Barcelona’s 4-0 thrashing of local rival Espanyol in La Liga on Saturday.
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Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri sent an ominous warning to their rivals by claiming the decision not to award Cristiano Ronaldo a sixth Ballon d’Or award will spur him on to hit new highs this season.
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Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric won the 2018 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the award in more than a decade.
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Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo said he never thought he would equal Lionel Messi's haul of five Ballons d'Or after pulling level with the Barcelona forward by winning the 2017 award on Thursday.
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Either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo will be awarded the Ballon d'Or on Thursday and, when comparing the two in 2017, the numbers mostly favor the Barcelona superstar.
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Cristiano Ronaldo leads the final 30-man list of nominations for the Ballon d'Or and hopes to add a fifth title to draw level with Lionel Messi.
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Lionel Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or for the best player in the world for the fifth time, while US midfielder Carli Lloyd claimed her first-ever FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award.
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Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar were shortlisted for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or.
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi again head the list of candidates for the player of the year award, which they have combined to win for the past seven years.
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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo retained his Ballon d’Or crown, fending off competition from Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer will battle it out for the 2014 Ballon d'Or after being named on the three-man shortlist for the prestigious award.
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Ballon d'Or holder Cristiano Ronaldo and four-time winner Lionel Messi are among 23 players on FIFA's list of contenders for this year's award honoring the world's top player.
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