Report: Messi overlooks Van Dijk in Best FIFA award voting

[TLW]

Lionel Messi was the surprise winner of the FIFA men’s player of the year award at a ceremony in Milan on Monday evening.

After winning the UEFA men’s award last month, it was widely thought that Virgil Van Dijk would claim this honour after his outstanding 2018/9 season.

A sign of a great player is making those around him better and that is exactly what the Dutchman did by instilling a new level of confidence in the defensive unit and leading them to the Champions League trophy.

 

But despite being humbled by Van Dijk and co. at Anfield in the second leg of the Champions League semi final, the Argentinian did not see fit to put Van Dijk in his top three for the award.

The Mirror reported that Messi voted for Sadio Mane, arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo and former Ajax starlet and current teammate Frenkie De Jong.

Conversely, Van Dijk who was selected alongside Alisson in the Men’s World 11, put the Argentinian as his first choice, with Mane and Mo Salah in the other two slots.

There is always a fair bit of politics ( and daresay a bit of ego) in these awards.

So could it be that Lionel could not bare to put down the name of his main competitor for the award?

Who knows, and knowing how calmly ‘big Virg’ conducts himself, he will hardly lose sleep over it.

All he will want is a big trophy come the middle of May.

As we all do.

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[elvis]

Fucking churlish little cunt . 

 

[janmolby]

Big Virg lives in Leos head

[Elite]

Small time as fuck from Messi.

[Captain Turdseye]

Sterling did the same in the PFA awards when Virg voted for Sterling. 

[Elite]

Be a fucking travesty of he gets overlooked for the Ballon d'Or.

[Baltar]

Tactical voting, nothing new and not complaining about Messi winning either. He had a fantastic season. He'll probably win Bal'on Dor too but hoping Virgil gets it.

The "Best 11" team was a bit of a joke. Marcelo, Ramos, Modric, Ronaldo, Hazard? Real Madrid were a joke last season so how the hell did they have 3 players in the team? 

[elvis]

10 hours ago, Baltar said:

Tactical voting, nothing new and not complaining about Messi winning either. He had a fantastic season. He'll probably win Bal'on Dor too but hoping Virgil gets it.

The "Best 11" team was a bit of a joke. Marcelo, Ramos, Modric, Ronaldo, Hazard? Real Madrid were a joke last season so how the hell did they have 3 players in the team? 

Fifa/uefa hate the premier league and all it's power , so no surprise at all that 3 madrid has beens were in the top 11 - I mean ,  marcello accomplished more than Robertson ?

Do me a favour 

[El Dangerous]

Messi wins an award is hardly a shock is it. Petty little prick though.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Next match if we play them in the CL the lads should ask Messi if he can fill their Tax rebate forms out. Robbo and Big Virg can say theirs are in their back pocket so he should easily find them. 

[Grinch]

About as relevant as the league Cup.   

[TheHowieLama]

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Injured in his first game of the season. Karma, bitch. 

[s(k)aturation]

 

Who gives a fuck?

 

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