Virgil van Dijk Admits Slight Disappointment at Narrow Ballon d'Or Loss to Lionel Messi

​In a year which Liverpool won the Champions League and missed out on the Premier League title despite amassing 97 points, Reds defender Virgil van Dijk was an expected Ballon d'Or winner for swarms of football fans around the world. However, the Dutchman was just pipped to the award by Barcelona star Lionel Messi - who managed to beat Van Dijk's total votes by seven and claim the accolade for the sixth time. Van Dijk and his teammates have since opened up a ten-point lead at the Premier... Via All the latest breaking football news, transfer rumours, analysis, and match reports - 90min http://www.90min.com/