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#1 Only player to win consecutive Golden Balls.
The current golden ball award scheme was introduced in 1982 World Cup and since then, no player has won the golden twice, let alone consecutively. Since the 1982 World Cup, there have been as many as 9 different players to win the coveted individual honor, including legends like Ronaldo, Zidane, and Maradona etc. But even these legends failed to win the golden ball twice.
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Messi won the golden ball during the 2014 World Cup. Also, no other player participating in the World Cup 2018 has won the golden ball previously. So, it is a great opportunity for Messi to cement his legacy as the greatest footballer of this generation by becoming the 1st player to win the golden ball consecutively.
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