In 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo won his second Ballon d'Or, ending Messi's four-year streak. Who finished in second and third place, respectively?

Lionel Messi and Franck Ribéry

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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

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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?