Van Dijk's Eloquent View Messi vs Ronaldo Debate

Beating Messi to the prize won't be easy for Van Dijk, especially since a defender hasn't taken home a Ballon d'Or since Fabio Cannavaro in 2007 ... "I would say Lionel Messi, he's still the best football player in the world," Van Dijk said in an interview with Sky Sports. "Him and Cristiano ... ... Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi debate will never come to an end. Virgil van Dijk, when asked the question, chose to pick Messi over Ronaldo. Virgil van Dijk has been named UEFA's Player of Year, with the Liverpool centre-back beating competition from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win. Van Dijk has talked about Messi and Ronaldo after winning the UEFA'S Men's Player of the Season award. Although he beats Lionel Messi and ... Virgil van Dijk has been named the UEFA Men's Player of the Year for 2018-19, seeing off competition from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Virgil Van Dijk has beaten Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to the UEFA Men's Player Of The Year crown! He is the first defender and EPL ... Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk won the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award over Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were both on the shortlist for UEFA's Player of the Year award, but Virgil van Dijk won the prize. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are joined by Liverpool's Sadio Mane in the forward category. A year ago Real Madrid made a clean sweep of ...