If you thought the days of the Ballon d ... with our Ballon d'Or Power Rankings - check out who is in contention... Previous update: April 28. Players dropped out: Virgil van Dijk, Alexander ...

If you thought the days of the Ballon d'Or generating headlines were over after ... Though closing in on his 34th birthday, Van Dijk continues to stand out as the best central defender in world ...

Captain and star center back Virgil van Dijk has extended his stay at Liverpool ... He’s also finished runner up in the Ballon d’Or to Lionel Messi in 2019, is regarded as one of the best defenders in ...

Virgil van Dijk has signed a new contract at Liverpool, which Sky Sports News understands will keep him at Anfield until the summer of 2027. The 33-year-old's previous deal was due to run out at ...

However, the Dutchman narrowly missed out on the 2019 Ballon d'Or, finishing second to Lionel Messi. Van Dijk then helped Liverpool win the Premier League in the 2019-20 season, their first league ...

And for that reason, he's my Player of the Year. The easy answer to this would be Salah or Virgil van Dijk, who have both been crucial to Liverpool's Premier League title win, but the Player of ...

In theory, Van Dijk’s last act at Anfield could have ... At 28, he almost beat Lionel Messi to the Ballon d’Or. Pushing 34, he rarely needs to sprint, strolling through games with an air ...

He also came second in the 2019 Ballon d’Or vote, losing out to Argentina star Lionel Messi, who has won the award eight times. Van Dijk, who played for Celtic before joining Southampton ...

But there was also something about the scene that didn’t look right. Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk had slid in to tackle Doku, but had completely missed the ball. Advertisement By and large ...