{"id":13859,"date":"2018-07-11T22:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T21:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-177711-521788.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=13859"},"modified":"2018-07-11T17:05:54","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T16:05:54","slug":"did-belgium-star-eden-hazard-say-the-ballon-dor-is-fixed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefootballfanbase.com\/did-belgium-star-eden-hazard-say-the-ballon-dor-is-fixed\/","title":{"rendered":"Did ‘this’ EPL star just claim that the Ballon d’Or is fixed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2018 World Cup<\/a> is about to come to an end and with that, the focus will shift to club football once again.<\/p>\n

But before that, the debate of who has been the best player of the previous season has to be settled – via the Ballon d’Or.<\/p>\n

For the past ten seasons, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have had a monopoly over the tournament. This year though with both the players making an early exit from the World Cup might mean that the Ballon d’Or could have a new owner.
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