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Tallest Ballon d'Or winner

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Marco van Basten
Posted: Apr 2, 2023 Updated: Apr 13, 2023
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Marco van Basten is one of the best soccer players ever, even with a shortened career. He played his last game in 1993, only 28 years old, because of injuries. Nevertheless, he won the Ballon d'Or awards three times and is still the tallest player to have won one at 6'2.

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