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bet365 on Twitter: "Fernando Torres in 2008: 41 goals for club & country including the winner in the Euro 2008 final. It still wasn't enough to win the Ballon d'Or. #LFC https://t.co/D10iV5iWo1" /
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Fernando Torres, a career whose legacy mirrors his childhood hero's | Sports News,The Indian Express
![Squawka on Twitter: "ON THIS DAY: In 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo won the first of his five Ballon d'Or awards. 🥇 Cristiano Ronaldo 🥈 Lionel Messi 🥉 Fernando Torres https://t.co/CGQu6ywtEw" / Twitter Squawka on Twitter: "ON THIS DAY: In 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo won the first of his five Ballon d'Or awards. 🥇 Cristiano Ronaldo 🥈 Lionel Messi 🥉 Fernando Torres https://t.co/CGQu6ywtEw" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKxsngGX0AAl4JX.jpg)
Squawka on Twitter: "ON THIS DAY: In 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo won the first of his five Ballon d'Or awards. 🥇 Cristiano Ronaldo 🥈 Lionel Messi 🥉 Fernando Torres https://t.co/CGQu6ywtEw" / Twitter
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Ballon d'Or winners and the top 10 players from 2000 to 2021 as Lionel Messi beats Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho and Cristiano Ronaldo to top award
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![An exploration into Ballon d'Or winners over the previous decade in a Messi and Ronaldo-less universe An exploration into Ballon d'Or winners over the previous decade in a Messi and Ronaldo-less universe](https://i0.wp.com/thesefootballtimes.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/iniestaballondor.jpg?fit=3395%2C2398&ssl=1)
An exploration into Ballon d'Or winners over the previous decade in a Messi and Ronaldo-less universe
![Squared 🎲 《TYR》 Twitterissä: "Fernando Torres at the 2008 Ballon D'Or ceremony. That Fernando was the best Fernando. http://t.co/70sGV41r70" / Twitter Squared 🎲 《TYR》 Twitterissä: "Fernando Torres at the 2008 Ballon D'Or ceremony. That Fernando was the best Fernando. http://t.co/70sGV41r70" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwO122ACQAABiWo.jpg)