Virgil van Dijk headlines a group of seven Liverpool players nominated for the 2019 Ballon d'Or after France Football (h/t MailOnline's Jordan Seward and Ollie Lewis) named the 30 contenders for the prestigious individual prize on Monday, while regular award rivals Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi also made the list:
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The Premier League was well-represented thanks to the inclusion of Van Dijk's team-mates Roberto Firmino, Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Georginio Wijnaldum, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah.