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Fabio Cannavaro Makes Ballon d'Or Case for Pau Cubarsi

Cannavaro backed Cubarsi for the Ballon d'Or after Spain's World Cup triumph, comparing the defender's year to his own 2006 run. "If I won the Ballon d'Or after winning the World Cup and the league, why can't Pau Cubarsi win it?" he said, adding Cubarsi had "a season and a World Cup even better" than his.

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