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This image provided by L'Equipe Friday Dec.8, 2017 shows Portuguese soccer player Christiano Ronaldo holding the Ballon d' Or (Golden Ball) he received Thursday Dec.7, 2017 in Paris. A decade of dominance as the world's two best soccer players has left Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi level with five Ballon d'Or awards each. (Franck Faugere, L'Equipe, via AP)