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The year was 2004 and AC Milan icon Andriy Shevchenko claimed his first and only Ballon d'Or award as the then 28-year-old became Pavel Nedved's successor after an unforgettable 2003-2004 season.

Organised by France Football since 1956, the star-studded nominee list of the Ballon d'Or featured a young Cristiano Ronaldo, who finished ahead of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Kaka, Luis Figo, David Beckham and Paolo Maldini.

Manchester United's prodigal son bagged the 12th spot in his Ballon d'Or debut. Ronaldo then went on to stage an epic rivalry with Lionel Messi as the two behemoths turned the Ballon d'Or race into a near-two-way contest at their careers' peak.

Ballon d'Or arch-rivals Messi and Ronaldo lifted the Golden Ball a combined 13 times from the 2008 edition. Securing his first nomination in 2006, Messi sealed his first Ballon d'Or title in 2009 to kickstart his four-year streak of winning the Golden Ball.

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