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Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi poses with Colombian singer Shakira (R) after receiving for the third time the FIFA Ballon d'Or award at the Kongresshaus during the FIFA Ballon d'Or ceremony in Zurich. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE
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Homare Sawa of Japan (L), FIFA Women's World Player of the Year and Lionel Messi of Argentina, FIFA World Player of the Year pose with their FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 trophy during the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 soccer awards ceremony at the Kongresshaus in Zurich. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
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Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (L) receives from Brazilian football legend Pele the FIFA/FIFPro World XI award at the Kongresshaus in Zurich during the FIFA Ballon d'Or event. AFP PHOTO /FABRICE COFFRINI
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Argentina's football star Lionel Messi girlfriend Antonella Rocuzzo is pictured prior to the FIFA ballon d'or ceremony at the Kongresshaus in Zurich. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE
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Argentina's Lionel Messi is awarded the prize for the soccer player of the year 2011 at the FIFA Ballon d'Or awarding ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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Soccer player Lionel Messi of Argentina signs a shirt ahead of the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 gala held at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella)
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Lionel Messi of Argentina, FIFA World Player of the Year, holds his FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 trophy during the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 soccer awards ceremony at the Kongresshaus in Zurich. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
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This combo shows Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi with the Ballon d'Or trophy (From L) at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, on December 6, 2009 in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris and on January 10, 2011 at the Kongresshaus in Zurich. Lionel Messi won the Ballon D'Or for the second successive year beating his more favoured Barcelona team-mates Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez. AFP PHOTO
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