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Lionel Messi won football’s biggest individual prize for a record eighth time last year, but a new dawn is expected at a star-studded event in Paris tonight.

Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior is widely expected to be crowned the world’s best player after a stunning season for the club which saw him win La Liga, the Champions League and the Spanish Super Cup.