Van Dijk's Insight The GOAT Unveiled - Messi or Ronaldo?

Seventeen goals in 11 Champions League games in the 2013/14 season as Real Madrid win the Champions League and Cristiano Ronaldo is crowned UEFA Men's Player ... Yahoo Sports' Ryan Bailey makes his case for why the Liverpool defender should take home the hardware for the top player of last season. 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. Virgil Van Dijk threatens to eclipse fellow European stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to lift Fifa's The Best Player award on Monday. It's rare to see defenders win individual prizes over attackers – but the Liverpool centre-back has recently scooped two. Virgil van Dijk denied Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the European title last week and the same trio are in the running for the FIFA ... ... Ronaldo has made the list. ... Then there is Joël Matip, who outshone Van Dijk for large stretches of the season. Like Messi, he is ... 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 will have Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk as rivals for the 2019 Ballon d'Or award. But not Neymar. Lionel Messi beat Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo to win FIFA's The Best award, which is given to ...