![Lionel Messi, fourth time has been named the IFFHS award winner for world's best playmaker of the year 2019. Lionel Messi, fourth time has been named the IFFHS award winner for world's best playmaker of the year 2019.](https://giraffeglobal.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/EKd25xwW4AARjR1.png)
Lionel Messi, fourth time has been named the IFFHS award winner for world's best playmaker of the year 2019.
![Virgil van Dijk is one-up over Lionel Messi but still rates him best | Football News - Times of India Virgil van Dijk is one-up over Lionel Messi but still rates him best | Football News - Times of India](https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-96029363,width-1070,height-580,imgsize-44224,resizemode-6,overlay-toi_sw,pt-32,y_pad-40/photo.jpg)
Virgil van Dijk is one-up over Lionel Messi but still rates him best | Football News - Times of India
![Ballon d'Or 2019: How Messi beat Ronaldo and Van Dijk to top prize | The Independent | The Independent Ballon d'Or 2019: How Messi beat Ronaldo and Van Dijk to top prize | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2019/12/02/15/messi-wins-ballon-dor.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&fit=crop)
Ballon d'Or 2019: How Messi beat Ronaldo and Van Dijk to top prize | The Independent | The Independent
![TCR. on Twitter: "So Lionel Messi "deserves" to win the Ballon d'Or only winning a single trophy. No Champions League title, Lost the Copa Del Rey final & had the worst Copa TCR. on Twitter: "So Lionel Messi "deserves" to win the Ballon d'Or only winning a single trophy. No Champions League title, Lost the Copa Del Rey final & had the worst Copa](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKzYavaW4AkoQq7.jpg)
TCR. on Twitter: "So Lionel Messi "deserves" to win the Ballon d'Or only winning a single trophy. No Champions League title, Lost the Copa Del Rey final & had the worst Copa
![Why Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are now no match for Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk - Ian Doyle - Liverpool Echo Why Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are now no match for Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk - Ian Doyle - Liverpool Echo](https://i2-prod.liverpoolecho.co.uk/incoming/article16240533.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200b/0_JS181732576.jpg)
Why Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are now no match for Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk - Ian Doyle - Liverpool Echo
![Squawka on Twitter: "Lionel Messi has completed 149 take-ons in LaLiga and the Champions League so far in 2018/19. Virgil van Dijk has not been successfully dribbled past in the Premier League Squawka on Twitter: "Lionel Messi has completed 149 take-ons in LaLiga and the Champions League so far in 2018/19. Virgil van Dijk has not been successfully dribbled past in the Premier League](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5gHwGfWwAI78hp.jpg:large)
Squawka on Twitter: "Lionel Messi has completed 149 take-ons in LaLiga and the Champions League so far in 2018/19. Virgil van Dijk has not been successfully dribbled past in the Premier League
![Ballon d'Or voting results leaked — Messi and Van Dijk separated by tiny margin - Football | Tribuna.com Ballon d'Or voting results leaked — Messi and Van Dijk separated by tiny margin - Football | Tribuna.com](https://i90.trbna.com/images/uploaded/files/Barca/pru66nmpub241.jpg)
Ballon d'Or voting results leaked — Messi and Van Dijk separated by tiny margin - Football | Tribuna.com
![Liverpool's Van Dijk against Barca maestro Messi is a classic European showdown of the Giant vs the Colossus | The Sun Liverpool's Van Dijk against Barca maestro Messi is a classic European showdown of the Giant vs the Colossus | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/AD-SPORT-GRAPHIC-Messi-Van-Dijk-V2.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1500&h=1000&crop=1)
Liverpool's Van Dijk against Barca maestro Messi is a classic European showdown of the Giant vs the Colossus | The Sun
![Virgil van Dijk Backs Lionel Messi for Ballon d'Or After Liverpool Win UCL | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report Virgil van Dijk Backs Lionel Messi for Ballon d'Or After Liverpool Win UCL | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report](https://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/003/811/677/hi-res-666e8f9b66afda91ffdd63db112991ea_crop_exact.jpg?w=1200&h=1200&q=75)