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How Messi Won Ballon D'or For A Record Fifth Time

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61 games, 52 goals and 26 assists. A goal every 101 minutes and an assist every 202 minutes. Best minutes-per-goal rate - 80 - of anyone scoring a minimum of 10 goals across Europe's top five leagues during 2015. Directly involved in 49 goals in La Liga - 34 scored and 15 assists - which was the joint-most with Ronaldo in 2015 across the top five European leagues. Scored in all six club tournaments in 2015, as Barcelona won five of them. Past Ballon d'Or winners 2014:  Cristiano Ronaldo 2008:  Cristiano Ronaldo 2013:  Cristiano Ronaldo 2007:  Kaka 2012:  Lionel Messi 2006:  Fabio Cannavaro 2011:  Lionel Messi 2005:  Ronaldinho 2010:  Lionel Messi 2004:  Andriy Shevchenko 2009:  Lionel Messi 2003:  Pavel Nedved Ballon d'Or - world player of the year

British Singer and Actor David Bowie Dies of Cancer Aged 69

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David Robert Jones  (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as  David Bowie  was an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, painter and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, and was considered by critics and other musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His  androgynous  appearance was an iconic element of his image, principally in the 1970s and 1980s. David died of cancer on the 10th of January 2016 A statement was issued  on his social media accounts, saying he "died peacefully, surrounded by his family" after an "18-month battle with cancer". Tributes have been paid from around the world to the "extraordinary artist" whose last album was released days ago. Sir Paul McCartney described him as a "great star" who "played a very strong part in British musical history". Bowie's son Duncan Jones, who is a Bafta-winni