Best FIFA Men’s Player 2019: Who are the top 3 contenders to win FIFA’s top individual prize this year?

Virgil Van Dijk

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For a long time, defenders have been seen as expendables. They are not valued as one would a striker or an attacking midfielder. However, Virgil Van Dijk changed that narrative last season when he became one of, if not the most important reason why Liverpool clinched the Champions League. The Dutchman was solid at the backline and allowed the trio of Mane, Salah and Firmino to attack freely.

Apart from the champions league, he also captained Netherlands to the final of the UEFA Nations League Tournament. With Liverpool, Van Dijk came close to winning the EPL falling agonizingly short by a single point. On the Individual front, he was the only defender in England, to not have been dribbled past over the course of the 2018/2019 season.

With a season that almost matches Cristiano Ronaldo’s in team accolades and Lionel Messi’s in individual exploits, it is clear that Virgil Van Dijk stands out the most and would be the perfect candidate to win the award of FIFA Best Men’s award 2019.

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Archie Blade

Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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