Virgil van Dijk has placed 16th in the Ballon d'Or list for 2022. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter The Liverpool centre-back is the highest-ranked Dutchman on the list this year and he finishes just outside the top 15. Van Dijk finishes ahead ...

Netherlands international Virgil van Dijk is one of the nominees for the 2022 Ballon d'Or. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter France Football announced the 30-man shortlist for the award on Friday, which for the first time since 2005 did not include Lionel ...

Lionel Messi has beaten Virgil van Dijk to lift the Ballon d'Or trophy this year. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter Virgil van Dijk was believed to be a big challenger to Messi for the trophy after an excellent year for both Liverpool ...

France Football announced the first 20 names in the running for the Ballon d'Or on Monday with five Dutchmen among the nominees. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter France football took to Twitter on Monday to reveal the first 20 players in the ...

The 59-man shortlist for the Ballon d'Or was leaked this morning with the names of two Dutchman included. By Michael Bell Follow Michael on Twitter Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo managed to get their hands on the shortlist and today published the 59 names ...

Robin van Persie will miss the Ballon d'Or ceremony on Monday after suffering an ankle problem in Manchester United's 1-0 defeat to Southampton. By Michael Bell Follow Michael on Twitter The Dutch striker was substituted after 60 minutes of the defeat and after ...

FIFA have today announced that Netherlands and Manchester United striker Robin van Persie is in the final three nominated for the Puskas award. By Michael Bell Follow Michael on Twitter Van Persie is up for the award, which celebrates the goal of the ...

Arjen Robben, who has been in top form for club and country over the past year, has been nominated on the shortlist for the Ballon d'Or. By Spencer Steevensz Follow Spencer on Twitter Arjen Robben has played top flight football for many of ...