Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has been nominated for the 2019 FIFA The Best award, alongside Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi.
The trio were also nominated for the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award, with Van Dijk coming out on top.
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FIFA's The Best award has been around since 2016 and is a renovation of the FIFA World Player of the Year honour, which had merged with the Ballon d'Or from 2010 to 2015.