Virgil van Dijk has admitted that he was disappointed to finish second to Lionel Messi in the Ballon d’Or voting.
The Liverpool defender narrowly missed out on the top individual prize in football, losing out to the Barcelona superstar by just seven votes at an award ceremony in Paris earlier this month.
Messi took home the prize for a record sixth time, surpassing his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won the prize five times.
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Van Dijk put together a compelling case for the award, leading Liverpool to the Champions League title and to within a point of the Premier League in the 2018-19 campaign.