Van Dijk helped Liverpool win the Champions League last seasonVirgil van Dijk is one of seven Liverpool players named on the 30-man shortlist for the 2019 Ballon d'Or. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who have won the award 10 times between them, again feature among the contenders. However, Fifa ended its association with the Ballon d'Or the following year to set up its own - the Best Fifa Player award. In September, Messi won that award in the fourth edition of the Best Fifa Football Awards. Like the main Ballon d'Or prize, it is also organised by France Football.

Source: BBC October 21, 2019 17:26 UTC