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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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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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