![Lionel Messi cements legacy with record seventh Ballon d'Or - but tide is slowly turning - Mirror Online Lionel Messi cements legacy with record seventh Ballon d'Or - but tide is slowly turning - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article25576166.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_FBL-AWARD-BALLON-DOR-2021.jpg)
Lionel Messi cements legacy with record seventh Ballon d'Or - but tide is slowly turning - Mirror Online
![Ballon d'Or 2021 LIVE - 30-man shortlist to be announced with Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi expected to be nominated - Eurosport Ballon d'Or 2021 LIVE - 30-man shortlist to be announced with Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi expected to be nominated - Eurosport](https://imgresizer.eurosport.com/unsafe/1200x0/filters:format(jpeg):focal(1700x427:1702x425)/origin-imgresizer.eurosport.com/2019/12/02/2729161-56405230-2560-1440.jpg)
Ballon d'Or 2021 LIVE - 30-man shortlist to be announced with Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi expected to be nominated - Eurosport
![Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo to receive his fifth Ballon d'Or on Thursday in Paris | MARCA in English Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo to receive his fifth Ballon d'Or on Thursday in Paris | MARCA in English](https://e00-marca.uecdn.es/assets/multimedia/imagenes/2017/12/06/15125806518901.jpg)
Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo to receive his fifth Ballon d'Or on Thursday in Paris | MARCA in English
![Ballon d'Or winner and two other awards results leaked ahead of Paris ceremony - Irish Mirror Online Ballon d'Or winner and two other awards results leaked ahead of Paris ceremony - Irish Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article28251493.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/2_GettyImages-1236891821.jpg)
Ballon d'Or winner and two other awards results leaked ahead of Paris ceremony - Irish Mirror Online
![Ballon d'Or: Cristiano Ronaldo hits back after France Football boss stokes Lionel Messi rivalry | CNN Ballon d'Or: Cristiano Ronaldo hits back after France Football boss stokes Lionel Messi rivalry | CNN](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/211129223142-pba-messi.jpg?q=x_0,y_201,h_2176,w_3867,c_crop/h_720,w_1280)
Ballon d'Or: Cristiano Ronaldo hits back after France Football boss stokes Lionel Messi rivalry | CNN
![PSG wait for Messi to find Ballon d'Or form with Neymar out | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News — Sport — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News PSG wait for Messi to find Ballon d'Or form with Neymar out | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News — Sport — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News](https://guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Lionel-Messi.jpg)