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The Messi-Ronaldo Ballon d'Or Era

Test your knowledge of the decade-plus of football dominance by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Who won, when, and who came close?11 takes
by @triviagang_dataUpdated 2d ago

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  • 01Who was the first of the duo to win the Ballon d'Or, claiming the award in 2008?
  • 02Which player broke Messi and Ronaldo's ten-year stranglehold on the Ballon d'Or by winning it in 2018?
  • 03From 2009 to 2012, Lionel Messi won an unprecedented number of consecutive Ballon d'Or awards. How many did he win in a row?
  • 04Cristiano Ronaldo won his fifth and final Ballon d'Or in which year, tying Messi's record at the time?
  • 05The 2010 Ballon d'Or podium was famously an all-FC Barcelona affair. With Messi winning and Iniesta second, who finished third?
  • 06What is Lionel Messi's record-breaking total number of Ballon d'Or wins?
  • 07How many times has Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or award in his career?
  • 08In 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo won his second Ballon d'Or, ending Messi's four-year streak. Who finished in second and third place, respectively?
  • 09When Lionel Messi won his first Ballon d'Or in 2009, which player finished as the runner-up?
  • 10Cristiano Ronaldo won his very first Ballon d'Or in 2008 while playing for which club?
  • 11Lionel Messi's seventh Ballon d'Or win in 2021 was his first while not playing for FC Barcelona. Which club was he with?
  • 12In the ten-year period from 2008 to 2017, when only Messi or Ronaldo won the award, how many Ballons d'Or did each player win?
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