Messi wins FIFA Ballon d’Or

By News Staff

Posted January 9, 2012 1:08 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Lionel Messi joined some pretty elite company Monday when he was named the winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or for the third time in his career.

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