Lionel Messi

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Soccer player Lionel Messi, right, of Argentina arrives with his wife Antonella, left, on the red carpet prior to the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 gala held at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Keystone,Walter Bieri)

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Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, left, and Lionel Messi of Argentina, right, nominees for the Men's World Soccer Player of the year, answer journalists questions during a press conference at the FIFA Ballon d'Or awarding ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Keystone,Steffen Schmidt)

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Real Madrid's Christiano Ronaldo of Portugal, FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi of Argentina, and Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery of France, from left, the three nominees for world soccer player of the year, take part in a press conference prior to the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 Gala in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)