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Messi is still the best' - Barcelona star deserved Ballon d'Or despite Van Dijk form, claims Stam | Goal.com UK
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Lionel Messi beat Van Dijk to Ballon d'Or by just SEVEN points as full results are revealed – The Sun | The Sun
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UEFA's Player Of The Year Award: Virgil Van Dijk Beats Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo To The Mega Prize
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This could be his moment' – Van Dijk backed for Ballon d'Or by ex-Netherlands international Melchiot | Sporting News Canada
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Leaked Ballon d'Or list shows Messi win SIXTH award ahead of van Dijk & Ronaldo excluded from TOP 3 — RT Sport News
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Ballon d'Or 2019: Fans all make same VAR joke as Liverpool's Van Dijk misses out to Messi | Football | Sport | Express.co.uk
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Van Dijk loses out to Messi for Ballon d'Or - but the big prizes are still in the Liverpool defender's sights | Goal.com
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Lionel Messi beat Virgil van Dijk by just TWO votes to Ballon d'Or 2019 | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
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Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk jokingly questions whether Cristiano Ronaldo was a rival for Ballon d'Or award
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B/R Football on Twitter: "Messi vs. Van Dijk was the closest Ballon d'Or race this century https://t.co/cs4gzuL52k" / Twitter
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Virgil van Dijk brushes off Ballon d'Or talk: 'That's not something that's on my mind at all' - Football | Tribuna.com
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Ballon d'Or showing can spur Liverpool to more success: Virgil Van Dijk | Football News - Hindustan Times
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