Take it as Pink! Liverpool’s van Dijk beats Ronaldo & Messi to UEFA Males’s Participant of the 12 months award

Virgil van Dijk has gained the UEFA Males’s Participant of the 12 months, an award handed out on the UEFA Champions League draw, beating competitors from nominations Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the award.

The Dutchman was the rock of a Liverpool protection that gained the Champions League for a sixth time final season, beating Tottenham 2-Zero within the closing.

He was additionally instrumental within the Reds’ miraculous semi-final win towards Barcelona, overcoming a Three-Zero deficit at Camp Nou to win Four-Three at Anfield to advance to the ultimate in Madrid. 

Accepting the award, a humble van Dijk mentioned: “I am very proud to get this trophy and its all credit score to the individuals who helped me on the way in which.”

The middle again paid tribute to Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho as his inspiration, citing his “pleasure and tips” as key elements for spurring him on to play avenue soccer. 

For the 2019/20 season, the present holders have been drawn towards Napoli, Salzburg, Genk in Group E to start the protection of their crown.

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