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# 5. Lionel Messi -2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
The legendary footballer who has won the Ballon d'Or most number of times (joint). Apart from winning the trophy 5 times, he had ended being the second -best 5 times and third best one time. The fun fact here is that from the year 2007, Messi has always come up into the top 3 of Ballon d'Or every single year and he is even expected to come into the top 3 once again in 2018.
Lionel Messi, considered by many as an all-time great, has not just been the most successful non- European footballer to win the Ballon d'Or, but he has been the most successful footballer ever to win the Ballon d'Or.
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Whether Lionel Messi can win the Ballon d'Or 2018 is something that the whole world awaits. If you are a Messi fan or loves football analysis, then have a look at the piece wheres the author ha tried to forecast the Ballon d'Or 2018 voting results.
