Virgil van Dijk beats Messi & Ronaldo to lift UEFA Men’s Player of the Year awardbr br Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk beat Lionel Messi by almost 100 points to lift the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award on Thursday night. A jury comprising of 80 coaches that participated in the group stages of the 201819 UEFA Champions League voted for their best player.br br India News Sports, precious gift for the sports loving people from ITV Network (India News).