Ballon D'or Award 2019: The Ballon d'Or Award was announced on Tuesday by France magazine, in which Argentine superstar footballer Lioness Messi won. At the same time, Liverpool's strongman footballer Virgil van Dijk missed the title. Virgil van Dijk missed Messi by just a few points. However, Virgil van Dijk has said that having four players from the top 10 in the list of this year's Ballon d'Or award contenders to be Liverpool's players is an added inspiration for his club.

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Van Dijk, who finished second after Lionel Messi, said, "Of course, this season has been exceptional. Our players were the highest names among the selected. So everyone can be proud of this achievement." Journalists from around the world voted for the awards, organized by France's football magazine, with Liverpool's Saadio Mane fourth, Mohammad Salah fifth and goalkeeper Alison Baker seventh, followed by Van Dijk.

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Along with Jurgen Klopp's team that won the Champions League title last season, Roberto Firmino, Trent Alexander Arnold and Georginio Vinaldam were also in the list of contenders for the Ballon de Or. Not only that, Alison Baker won the Yasheen Trophy, which is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the year. Van Dijk was hoping that he would become the first defender to win the award after Fabio Cannavaro won the Ballon d'Or in 2006.

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The 28-year-old defender of the Netherlands, Virgil van Dijk, went on to say after the award ceremony, "It tells how my career has been. It has never been easier. My career is a little different from the one who won here. I came late. , But I've never given up on my dream. I've worked very hard at every step. The place I'm at is something I'm proud of. "