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'The Ballon d'Or Belongs To Messi' - Brazil Icon
Brazil icon Felipe Melo has backed Lionel Messi to win the Ballon d'Or over Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal, insisting the Argentine's World Cup performance and MLS form make him the deserving winner.
— Soccer Laduma, publisher's words · Read the original ↗
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4 outlets · first-seen order- +0 min
Soccer LadumaEN · ZABroke it
- +45 min
Het Laatste Nieuws — VoetbalNL · BEOwn reporting
Nu ook officieel: Lionel Messi neemt Spaanse tweedeklasser over
- +1 h 26 min
BBC Sport — FootballEN · GBRepeats
- +23 h 31 min
World Soccer TalkEN · USOwn reporting
Lionel Messi ready to ‘pass the torch’ to Lamine Yamal in groundbreaking project planned for 2027
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