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Virgil van Dijk and Megan Rapinoe win Goal 50 best player awards

Virgil van Dijk and Megan Rapinoe have been crowned winners of Goal 50 for 2019.

Dutch centre-back Van Dijk beat strong competition from Barcelona captain Lionel Messi and Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah to become the first defender to win the annual award.

It caps a remarkable year for Van Dijk, who played a pivotal role in his club's sensational Champions League triumph, with the Netherlands international turning in a man of the match-winning display in the 2-0 win over Tottenham in the final in Madrid.