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7 weird things we learned from Ballon d'Or vote

Lionel Messi has bagged himself a FIFTH Ballon d’Or.

In news that surprised absolutely no-one, the Barcelona star saw off the challenge ofCristiano Ronaldo and Neymar to once again be crowned the world’s best footballer.

But just HOW did the football world come to this decision?

It’s pretty simple, actually. The captain and coach of every single international team vote for their top three footballers of the year - and the final results are calculated from there.

But while that sounds straightforward, once you get to see every single vote (as we now have), you spot a few things.

A few weird and wonderful things…