2009 Ballon d'Or

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The 2009 Ballon d'Or (lit. '2009 Golden Ball'), given to the best football player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists, was awarded to Lionel Messi of Barcelona on 1 December 2009, the first of his record setting eight Ballon d'Or awards.

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