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7 footballers who won Ballon d'Or in the same year they switched clubs

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7 footballers who won Ballon d'Or in the same year they switched clubs

Lionel Messi Messi won the Copa del Rey with Barcelona and finally ended Argentina's long wait for a major trophy by winning the Copa América, where he was named the tournament's standout player.

After battling back from a series of serious injuries at Inter Milan, Ronaldo returned to top form to win both the Golden Boot and the World Cup with Brazil in 2002.

George Weah won the Ballon d'Or in 1995 as an AC Milan player Weah finished as the Champions League's top scorer while at Paris Saint-Germain before moving to AC Milan that summer.

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