Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk has said he cannot be compared to Lionel Messi after the Barcelona superstar pipped him to the The Best FIFA Men's Player 2019 award on Monday.
Van Dijk finished second to the Argentina forward, with Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo completing the podium:
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All three were also included in the FIFA FIFPro World XI:
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