Van Dijk's Surprising Preference Messi vs. Ronaldo

But the Liverpool man was pipped to football's most prestigious individual accolade by Lionel Messi, which was the Argentine's sixth triumph.Van Dijk took his ... So, again… Ballon d' Or My choice is 1. Messi 2. Van Djik 3. Ronaldo My ideal case in ideal world would've been 1. Allison 2. Messi 3. "On the right I'll put Lionel Messi. Arguably one of the best players of all time, I don't need to say too much to be fair," said van Dijk. In a glittering ceremony in Paris on Monday, the winner of this year's Men's Ballon d'Or will be announced, with Liverpool defensive rock Virgil ... Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk make up the shortlist for the Best Men's Player award at the Best Fifa Football Awards on Monday - but who ... New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): After missing out on the Ballon d'Or, Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk released a statement saying that it ... Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk trumped Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the 2019 UEFA Men's Player of the Year award. Virgil van Dijk is “not the best player in the world”, says fellow Dutchman Rafael van der Vaart, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano 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 ... 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 ...