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Virgil van Dijk opens up on Ballon d'Or disappointment after missing out to Lionel Messi

Van Dijk at the Ballon d'Or ceremony (Image: COURTESY)

Virgil van Dijk has admitted for the first time that he thought he would be bringing the Ballon d’Or back to ­ Liverpool.

The 28-year-old has revealed the disappointment he felt to be beaten to the title of the world’s greatest player by Barcelona ’s brilliant ­Argentine talisman Lionel Messi.

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