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UEFA Champions League on Twitter: "📅 #OTD in 2011, Lionel Messi won his second Ballon d'Or 🥇 #UCL https://t.co/kkqYFTWsr1" / Twitter
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Lionel Messi of Argentina, FIFA World Player of the Year holds his FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 trophy during the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 soccer awards ceremony at the Kongresshaus in Zurich January
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Barça Worldwide on Twitter: "Lionel Messi wins the Ballon d'Or - 2011 🏆🏆🏆 https://t.co/ZoHN8HUsHC" / Twitter
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