Van Dijk's Bold Choice Messi Over Ronaldo?

The UEFA Men's Player of the Year shortlist has been released with Virgil van Dijk ready to battle Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for ... Cristiano Ronaldo – like Messi, also a five-time winner – was again nominated. England pair Lucy Bronze and Ellen White were on the shortlist ... Lionel Messi will have Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk as rivals for the 2019 Ballon d'Or award. But not Neymar. Virgil Van Dijk threatens to eclipse fellow European stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to lift Fifa's The Best Player award on Monday. Instead of picking the five-time Ballon d'Or winner, Van Dijk named Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, Sergio Aguero and Olivier Giroud. Advert. Virgil van Dijk picks Lionel Messi over Man Utd star Cristiano Ronaldo as his toughest ever opponent ... Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk has chosen ... UEFA has announced the shortlist for the European governing body's Player of the Year Award, with Leo Messi (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) and ... Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk once chose Argentine superstar Lionel Messi over Portuguese icon Cristiano Ronaldo in the football GOAT ... "He is a defender who knows how to judge his timing and wait for the right moment to challenge or jockey [the attacker]," Messi told Marca (via ... Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk trumped Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the 2019 UEFA Men's Player of the Year award.