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The second place went to the striker of the Italian Juventus and the Portuguese national team Cristiano Ronaldo. The top three were locked by the ex-midfielder Juventus, the Spanish Real Madrid and the French national team Zinedine Zidane, who is now training the team from Madrid.

Messi is the six-time owner of the Golden Ball, which is awarded to the best player in the world according to the results of the season.

Earlier, an ex-soccer player of Inter compared Messi and Diego Maradona.