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  Robert Lewandowski has congratulated  Lionel Messi on winning his seventh Ballon  d'Or award. The Bayern Munich star also  tipped his hat to Alexia Putellas, the winner  of the women's Ballon d'Or award, as well  as all other nominated players. France Football named Lionel Messi as  the winner of this year's Ballon d'Or award.  The Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) superstar  finished with 613 points, while runner-up Robert  Lewandowski amassed 580. Despite the disappointing loss,  Lewandoski  took to social media to  congratulate Lionel Messi on winning his  seventh Ballon d'Or award. Lewandowski also  expressed his gratitude towards Bayern  Munich and the fans for their support. He said: "Congratulations Leo Messi and  Alexia Putellas, winners of the Ballon  d'Or 2021; congratulations also to all  nominated players! I won the 'Striker  of the Year' Award, and no player  can win an indivi...

  The Ballon d'Or 2021 winner is set to be  announced later tonight with Lionel Messi,  Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski  all making the top 10. France Football has been releasing  5 names periodically since the evening  and it has already revealed players ranked  from 11-30 in this year's Ballon d'Or.  The Ballon d'Or rankings which have been  revealed so far are: 29: César Azpilicueta 29: Luka Modric 26: Nicolo Barella 26: Rúben Dias 26: Gerard Moreno 25: Phil Foden 24: Pedri 23: Harry Kane 21: Bruno Fernandes 21: Lautaro Martínez 20: Riyad Mahrez 19: Mason Mount 18: Simon Kjaer 17: Luis Súarez 16: Neymar 15: Raheem Sterling 14: Leonardo Bonucci 13: Giorgio Chiellini 12: Romelu Lukaku 11: Erling Haaland Erling Haaland could consider himself  unlucky to miss out on the top 10 after  he enjoyed a stupendous goalscoring year.  Other slightly surprising ranks include Ruben  Dias at 26, Simon Kjaer at 18 and Raheem...