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Lionel Messi beats Virgil van Dijk to win record sixth Ballon d'Or | The Independent | The Independent
![Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk jokingly questions whether Cristiano Ronaldo was a rival for Ballon d'Or award | talkSPORT Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk jokingly questions whether Cristiano Ronaldo was a rival for Ballon d'Or award | talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/12/NINTCHDBPICT000544537491.jpg)
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk jokingly questions whether Cristiano Ronaldo was a rival for Ballon d'Or award | talkSPORT
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Messi is still the best' - Barcelona star deserved Ballon d'Or despite Van Dijk form, claims Stam | Goal.com US
![⚽ Chris ⭐ on X: "Virgil Van Dijk was really just EIGHT points away from winning the 2019 Ballon d'or ahead of Lionel Messi. 🫨 Always remember Ronaldo & Portugal winning the ⚽ Chris ⭐ on X: "Virgil Van Dijk was really just EIGHT points away from winning the 2019 Ballon d'or ahead of Lionel Messi. 🫨 Always remember Ronaldo & Portugal winning the](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GHXEZv1WcAAdhIB.jpg)
⚽ Chris ⭐ on X: "Virgil Van Dijk was really just EIGHT points away from winning the 2019 Ballon d'or ahead of Lionel Messi. 🫨 Always remember Ronaldo & Portugal winning the
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B/R Football on X: "Messi vs. Van Dijk was the closest Ballon d'Or race this century https://t.co/cs4gzuL52k" / X
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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 US
Bleacher Report Football - Van Dijk gets the edge over Messi in Sam Tighe's 2019 Ballon d'Or rankings 🔝 | Facebook
![Lionel Messi beat Van Dijk to Ballon d'Or by just SEVEN points as full results are revealed – The Sun | The Sun Lionel Messi beat Van Dijk to Ballon d'Or by just SEVEN points as full results are revealed – The Sun | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/AD-SPORT-GRAPHIC-Ballon-dOr-2019-Results.jpg)
Lionel Messi beat Van Dijk to Ballon d'Or by just SEVEN points as full results are revealed – The Sun | The Sun
![Ballon d'Or 2019: Ronaldo, Messi and Van Dijk on the longlist as 30 names are revealed – The Sun | The Sun Ballon d'Or 2019: Ronaldo, Messi and Van Dijk on the longlist as 30 names are revealed – The Sun | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/NINTCHDBPICT000517150635.jpg?crop=184px%2C123px%2C4117px%2C2745px&resize=1080%2C1080)