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UAE Voted for Lionel Messi as 2026 Ballon d’Or Winner

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“UAE Voted for Lionel Messi as 2026 Ballon d’Or Winner”

The UAE was among six countries whose representatives voted Lionel Messi as their number one choice for the 2026 Ballon d’Or, despite the Argentina captain finishing fifth in the overall standings. The voting breakdown, released by France Football, showed that journalists from the UAE, Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, China and Panama placed the Inter Miami forward at the top of their ballots. Each first-place vote earned Messi 15 points, adding to his final tally of 612. Messi’s performances during…

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