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Zurich, Switzerland. 12th Jan, 2015. Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal poses on the red carpet ahead of the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or award ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland, Jan. 12, 2015. Credit: Zhang Fan/Xinhua/Alamy
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![InfoCristiano on Twitter: "Cristiano Ronaldo presenting the Ballon d'Or to Bernabeu. http://t.co/o0pOX1tdWb" / Twitter InfoCristiano on Twitter: "Cristiano Ronaldo presenting the Ballon d'Or to Bernabeu. http://t.co/o0pOX1tdWb" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7apCvoIQAEn5nx.jpg)
InfoCristiano on Twitter: "Cristiano Ronaldo presenting the Ballon d'Or to Bernabeu. http://t.co/o0pOX1tdWb" / Twitter
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