![Virgil van Dijk news: 'It's about time a defender won the Ballon d'Or' - Liverpool defender tipped for top award by Jose Fonte | Goal.com Virgil van Dijk news: 'It's about time a defender won the Ballon d'Or' - Liverpool defender tipped for top award by Jose Fonte | Goal.com](https://assets.goal.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt67a5f29dc23fa049/60db88862446e93b5b63cdc2/2b21a80c386a497283cd3859601cc6689358763f.jpg)
Virgil van Dijk news: 'It's about time a defender won the Ballon d'Or' - Liverpool defender tipped for top award by Jose Fonte | Goal.com
![Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool defender should win Ballon d'Or ahead of Lionel Messi, says Reds legend John Barnes Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool defender should win Ballon d'Or ahead of Lionel Messi, says Reds legend John Barnes](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/06/GettyImages-1153099574.jpg?strip=all&w=960&quality=100)
Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool defender should win Ballon d'Or ahead of Lionel Messi, says Reds legend John Barnes
![I did a Ballon d'Or Experiment with FM to see if defenders or goalkeepers win any Ballon d'Ors. How well does FM simulate real life with this award? : r/footballmanagergames I did a Ballon d'Or Experiment with FM to see if defenders or goalkeepers win any Ballon d'Ors. How well does FM simulate real life with this award? : r/footballmanagergames](https://external-preview.redd.it/hKutOFm4Eqq6Y9jr8ZuUCz8DLdUVhQ6w16dsvkbYOOg.jpg?auto=webp&s=c927857100d379a93921b366b0c8109f5982079b)
I did a Ballon d'Or Experiment with FM to see if defenders or goalkeepers win any Ballon d'Ors. How well does FM simulate real life with this award? : r/footballmanagergames
LiveScore on Twitter: "๐ #OnThisDay: In 2006, Fabio Cannavaro won the Ballon d'Or ๐ฎ๐น๐คฉ He is one of just ๐๐๐๐๐ defenders to have ever won the award ๐ค https://t.co/WsNhyePfi0" / Twitter
![GOAL on Twitter: "Fabio Cannavaro won the Ballon d'Or on this day in 2006 ๐ He's the last defender to win the award. https://t.co/kNUyWJJ6hh" / Twitter GOAL on Twitter: "Fabio Cannavaro won the Ballon d'Or on this day in 2006 ๐ He's the last defender to win the award. https://t.co/kNUyWJJ6hh" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFMjA-CWUAIj2fv.jpg:large)
GOAL on Twitter: "Fabio Cannavaro won the Ballon d'Or on this day in 2006 ๐ He's the last defender to win the award. https://t.co/kNUyWJJ6hh" / Twitter
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