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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 12: FIFA Ballon d'Or nominee Lionel Messi (L) of Argentina and Barcelona stands with fellow nominee Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Real Madrid as they are selected for the FIFA/FIFPro World XI for 2014 during the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala 2014 at the Kongresshaus on January 12, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 12:  FIFA Ballon d'Or nominee Lionel Messi (L) of Argentina and Barcelona stands with fellow nominee Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Real Madrid as they are selected for the FIFA/FIFPro World XI for 2014 during the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala 2014 at the Kongresshaus on January 12, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland.  (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)