GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -At 22 years old, Messi won the Ballon d’Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year award, both times by the biggest voting margin in each trophy’s history. “Messi is the best player in the world by some distance. He’s [like] a PlayStation. He can take advantage of every mistake we make."

Detailed explanation-2: -Ronaldo remains the youngest at 21 years and 92 days old, followed by Michael Owen, another former Real Madrid star, at 22 years and 4 days old when he won the Ballon d’Or in 2001.

Detailed explanation-3: -Marta, the youngest recipient of the award aged 20, won it five times. Originally a single award for the world’s best men’s player, parallels awards for men and women were awarded from 2001 to 2009. The men’s award was subsumed into the FIFA Ballon d’Or in 2010 while the women’s award remained until 2015.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ronaldo Nazario What is this? Ronaldo Nazario is the youngest ever player to win the Ballon d’Or. He was only 21 years and 96 days when he won this prestigious award. Nazario is considered one of the most technically-gifted strikers in the history of competitive football.