{
  "v": 1,
  "requestId": "c87e6fbb-dde5-49a6-be8d-4b49fee2c1cc",
  "chainId": 1,
  "window": {
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    "fromBlock": 26051221,
    "toBlockHash": "0x8d7d974c1c19a5b53e8b55ded8b931d08a31026a3f8ec2f5a11aa44dff5e7979"
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  "answerType": "uint256",
  "answer": "8",
  "figure": "8",
  "definitions": {
    "answer": "The whole-number count of Lionel Messi's men's Ballon d'Or awards as of 1 January 2025.",
    "source": "UEFA's 2023 Ballon d'Or records page states that Messi's 2023 award was his eighth; UEFA records Rodri as the 2024 men's winner.",
    "missing": "Not applicable: the fact is established by the cited UEFA source.",
    "subject": "This is a documented association-football fact; the pinned chain window timestamps the request and is not the source of the award count."
  },
  "recipe": {
    "kind": "panel",
    "source": "https://www.uefa.com/news/0278-15d78e1c84bc-6afe5b9cc349-1000--ballon-d-or-2023/"
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  "notes": "Read UEFA's 30 October 2023 Ballon d'Or records page, which calls Messi's 2023 award his eighth. Its winners list records Rodri, not Messi, for 2024; therefore Messi had 8 as of 1 January 2025."
}