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 ...

PARIS -- Lionel Messi won a record sixth Ballon d'Or while World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe earned the women's prize on Monday. A day after scoring his 614th career goal for Barcelona, Messi reclaimed ...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes Virgil van Dijk would have been a worthy winner of the Ballon d'Or but understands why Lionel Messi lifted it for a sixth time. Liverpool defender Virgil van ...

Virgil van Dijk is among a group of players who has discovered his Ballon d'Or fate ahead of tonight's ceremony. While he was never likely to be in the running for the top prize, unlike Mohamed Salah, ...