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got home pretty late, not unusual for mondays, they tend to run long. chilly outside all day, mid 20's right now, brr.

saw Messi won the Ballon D'Or today, cool

ESPN
Until Monday morning, only 10 men had ever won a Ballon d'Or or a FIFA World Player of the Year award more than once -- Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini, Marco van Basten, Alfredo di Stefano, Franz Beckenbauer, Kevin Keegan and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge the former; Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldinho the latter; and Ronaldo both.

Now there are 11.

Lionel Messi, 23, has won the first-ever FIFA Ballon d'Or, the amalgamation of the two awards, tying him with Ronaldo for the youngest player ever to be named the world's best twice, having swept both previous awards last year.
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