Defenders & Goalkeepers Should Never Win the Ballon d'Or or FIFA Best Player

ayer When the winner of FIFA's The Best award was announced as Lionel Messi on Monday night, there was perhaps a little shock that he had actually won the accolade for the sixth time. Not because he didn't deserve it, but because there was such clamour for Virgil van Dijk to sweep up instead. A defender or goalkeeper should only ever win such an award in exceptional circumstances, and Van Dijk did not meet the criteria to win. Before the pitchforks and torches come out, let's sit down and... Via All the latest breaking football news, transfer rumours, analysis, and match reports - 90min http://www.90min.com/