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 ...

Virgil van Dijk scored both goals as ten-man Liverpool defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter With Manchester City dropping points at Newcastle United earlier on Saturday, Liverpool knew a win against Brighton would strengthen their position at ...

Frenkie de Jong thinks Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi is the best player in the world and he should win the Ballon d'Or. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter Virgil van Dijk is said to be one of the favourites for the prestigious award, ...

The KNVB have confirmed that Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk will miss the final Euro 2020 qualifier against Estonia on Tuesday. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter On Saturday, Van Dijk played the full game as Netherlands drew 0-0 at Northern Ireland. A result ...

Virgil van Dijk wasn't bothered about Netherlands performance on Saturday in the 0-0 draw with Northern Ireland. Sealing a place at the Euros was all that mattered to the Oranje captain. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter Netherlands only needed a draw on ...

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 ...

Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk believes the Dutch national team will only get better in the coming months and years. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter After missing out on two international tournaments in a row, Netherlands are within touching distance of sealing a ...

Frenkie de Jong, Matthijs de Ligt and Virgil van Dijk were all named in FIFA's Team of the Year on Monday evening. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter Virgil van Dijk was up for the FIFA player of the year but missed out ...

Vincent Kompany believes Virgil van Dijk is the Premier League's greatest centre-back. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter Van Dijk has been a standout player for Liverpool since joining the club from Southampton in January 2018 for £75 million. He was also recently ...

Virgil van Dijk saw off Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to be named UEFA's Men's player of the season. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter The Liverpool centre-back had already been named the Champions League defender of the season during the draw for the ...

Virgil van Dijk and Frenkie de Jong both picked up awards during the draw for the Champions League group stages on Thursday. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter After lifting the trophy with Liverpool last season, Virgil van Dijk was named the Champions ...

The Netherlands, a country famed for its windmills, distinct lack of hills, various cheeses and fast, flowing, attacking football. A consequence of this brand of top-heavy football is what many nationals have come to call their ‘swiss cheese’ defence. The ...