For the eighth (and possibly the last time) Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or award - pipping competition from Manchester City’s treble-winners, namely one Erling Haaland. An inevitable result after he inspired Argentina to their first World Cup since 1986, or a complete farce - overlooking merit - to give one of the football's greatest players a(nother) fairytale farewell? Elliott and Raushan are at odds on this one!

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