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FIFA awards: Van Dijk threatens to eclipse Ronaldo-Messi as world’s best

Van Dijk, Ronaldo and Messi are the three men’s finalists for The Best Player award. [Courtesy]

Virgil Van Dijk threatens to eclipse fellow European stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to lift Fifa’s The Best Player award today, to set himself up as favourite for this year’s Ballon d’Or.

Van Dijk, Ronaldo and Messi are the three men’s finalists for The Best Player award, with the winner to be announced today in a star-studded ceremony in Milan’s famous opera house La Scala. 

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