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FC Barcelona on Twitter: "#OnThisDay | December 1, 2009 10 years ago today, a 22-year-old phenom named Lionel #Messi was awarded his first Ballon d'Or. It would not be his last. 🐐
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UEFA Champions League on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 2009, Leo Messi - then only 22 - won the Ballon d'Or award for the first time. 🏆💪 #UCL https://t.co/NSair1Aunn" / Twitter
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Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or by record margin as Barcelona dominate voting | Barcelona | The Guardian
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Roy Nemer on Twitter: "On this day in 2009, Lionel Messi won his first Ballon d'Or. https://t.co/9i8p7XRTOa" / Twitter
![Lionel Messi, le joueur argentin de Barcelone, reçoit le prix du footballeur européen de l'année, le ballon d'Or à Boulogne-Billancourt, près de Paris, en France, le 6 décembre 2009. Photo de Pierre Lionel Messi, le joueur argentin de Barcelone, reçoit le prix du footballeur européen de l'année, le ballon d'Or à Boulogne-Billancourt, près de Paris, en France, le 6 décembre 2009. Photo de Pierre](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2e4h33g/lionel-messi-le-joueur-argentin-de-barcelone-recoit-le-prix-du-footballeur-europeen-de-l-annee-le-ballon-d-or-a-boulogne-billancourt-pres-de-paris-en-france-le-6-decembre-2009-photo-de-pierre-tremoussa-abacapress-com-2e4h33g.jpg)
Lionel Messi, le joueur argentin de Barcelone, reçoit le prix du footballeur européen de l'année, le ballon d'Or à Boulogne-Billancourt, près de Paris, en France, le 6 décembre 2009. Photo de Pierre
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Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi receiving the European footballer of the year award, the 'Ballon d'
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