What the Ballon d'Or entails in post-Messi and Ronaldo era
With Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's duopoly over the Ballon d'Or award seemingly over, Lukhanyo Mtuta takes a look at some of the stars who could exert their dominance over the prize in the seasons to come.
Messi and Ronaldo are two of the most decorated footballers of the modern era, with the pair sharing 13 Ballons d'Or between them. Their dominance began in 2009, with the Portuguese great claiming his first of five awards, while the Argentine would go one to clinch a record eight golden balls, with his latest coming in 2023. Get 14 days free to read all the stories on SNL24.com. Thereafter you will be billed R29 per month.
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