Football’s next-gen throne battle ready to ignite amid Messi’s final GOAT dagger to Ronaldo

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For the past two decades, the battle for the Ballon d’Or – the top individual award in football – has been dominated by two names: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.



November 01, 2023 at 06:08AM

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