Van Dijk's Decisive Verdict Messi or Ronaldo?

Discover how Virgil Van Dijk tackled the challenge of defending Messi and Ronaldo, sharing insights from his experiences on the pitch. December 3 – Lionel Messi is football. At least he is when it comes to award ceremonies with the Argentinean last night picking up a record ... Yahoo Sports' Ryan Bailey makes his case for why the Liverpool defender should take home the hardware for the top player of last season. It's rare to see defenders win individual prizes over attackers – but the Liverpool centre-back has recently scooped two. Barring Van Dijk's UEFA Player of the Year, Messi has won two of the topmost individual honour in world football in 2019. "Unfortunately there ... The Liverpool defender, 28, beat Barcelona icon Lionel Messi and Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to the award. Advertisement. Sign up for ... No he won't. VVD won the UEFA award with almost a 100 more points, he won the CL and is something other than Messi / Ronaldo. If Messi had won ... MILAN: Virgil Van Dijk threatens to eclipse fellow European stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to lift FIFA's The Best Player award on Monday, ... With players like Ronaldo (who is one of the best) who uses trickery in dribbling than body faint are easier to handle for defenders with great ... ... Ronaldo has made the list. ... Then there is Joël Matip, who outshone Van Dijk for large stretches of the season. Like Messi, he is ...