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    Ballon d’Or runner-up Van Dijk hits back at Piers Morgan after GMB star says Liverpool ace is ‘not in Ronaldo’s league’

    VIRGIL VAN DIJK has hit back at Piers Morgan after the TV presenter’s response over a joke the Liverpool star made about Cristiano Ronaldo. The Dutch defender finished runner-up to Barcelona legend Lionel Messi at the Ballon d’Or ceremony last night. Piers Morgan and Virgil Van Dijk have become embroiled in a Twitter row over […] More

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    Lionel Messi defends arch rival Cristiano Ronaldo for snubbing Ballon d’Or awards as he wins record sixth crown

    LIONEL MESSI defended arch rival Cristiano Ronaldo after he snubbed last night’s prestigious Ballon d’Or ceremony. Messi, who won a record sixth crown at the gala in Paris, used the occasion to stick up for the man he has battled his entire career. Messi stuck up for his great rival Ronaldo after he snubbed the […] More

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    Cristiano Ronaldo ‘delayed Serie A award bash by staying in car until he was announced winner and tried to block photos’

    CRISTIANO RONALDO reportedly stayed in his car until it was time to pick up his own awards at Serie A’s Gala del Calcio last night. The Italian top flight’s awards ceremony is strangely held on the same night as the Ballon d’Or. Ronaldo picked up his Serie A best forward and MVP awardsCredit: Getty – […] More

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    Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister launches epic rant at Van Dijk after Liverpool star’s Ballon d’Or joke

    CRISTIANO RONALDO’S sister launched an epic rant at Virgil van Dijk after the Liverpool star made a joke about the Juventus hero at the Ballon d’Or awards. Anfield ace Van Dijk finished second to Lionel Messi as the Barcelona forward bagged a record sixth Ballon d’Or trophy, while Ronaldo finished a distant third. Ronaldo’s sister […] More

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    Ballon d’Or 2019 LIVE REACTION: Lionel Messi wins his SIXTH gong beating Van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo – full rankings

    n Messi Messi Messi Messi 🎤🎤🎤🎤 #ballondor</a> pic.twitter.com/Ffq6sZ9TUH</a></p>n — #BallondOr (@francefootball) December 2, 2019</a></p></blockquote>n </script></div></p>n”,”raw”:” “Google show me an example of a media scrum”</strong></p> </p> https://twitter.com/francefootball/status/1201608134806118401?s=20 </p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1575321642,”date_formatted”:”2nd December 2019″,”time_formatted”:”9:20 pm”},”author”:”Harry Gray”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ba147bc1621158f892a730a5bb94f4d9?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}}]},”pageMeta”:{“activeCarouselIndex”:0,”articleId”:10464700,”articleMountId”:”main-content”,”section”:{“slug”:”football”,”id”:339,”sectionName”:”sport/football/premierleague”,”type”:”customiserV1″,”theme”:”theme-football”},”spotId”:”sp_5v3VPY0c”,”commentsAllowed”:true,”pageType”:”article”,”isSection”:false,”pageTags”:[“Cristiano Ronaldo”,”Lionel Messi”,”Virgil van Dijk”,”Ballon d’Or”,”Football Live”],”renderedArticleId”:10464700,”sharingEnabled”:true,”socialHeadline”:”Ballon d’Or 2019: UK start time, live stream, TV channel and odds for TONIGHT’S prestigious ceremony”,”socialSharingServices”:[“twitter”,”facebook”],”urlAbsolute”:”https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/10464700/ballon-dor-2019-live-reaction-rankings-top-10-messi/”,”cssManifest”:{“adsDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/adsDesktop.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”adsMobile.css”:”/assets/client/adsMobile.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”article.css”:”/assets/client/article.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”articleSocial.css”:”/assets/client/articleSocial.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”boxout.css”:”/assets/client/boxout.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”brightcoveDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveDesktop.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”brightcoveMobile.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveMobile.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”comments.css”:”/assets/client/comments.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”core.css”:”/assets/client/core.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”coreMobile.css”:”/assets/client/coreMobile.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”liveblog.css”:”/assets/client/liveblog.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”oembed.css”:”/assets/client/oembed.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”opta.css”:”/assets/client/opta.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”page-404.css”:”/assets/client/page-404.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”pagination.css”:”/assets/client/pagination.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”rails.css”:”/assets/client/rails.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”section.css”:”/assets/client/section.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”},”cssBundles”:[{“src”:”article.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”articleSocial.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”brightcoveDesktop.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”liveblog.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”adsDesktop.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”comments.css”,”lazy”:true},{“src”:”opta.css”,”lazy”:false}],”siteContext”:{“site”:”sun”,”lang”:”en-gb”,”articleDateFormat”:”D MMM YYYY, H:mm”,”timezone”:”Europe/London”,”isProd”:true},”site”:”sun”,”isProd”:true},”siteLinks”:{“help”:”https://help.thesun.co.uk”,”login”:”https://login.thesun.co.uk”,”profile”:”https://home.thesun.co.uk”},”articleTeaser”:[{“content”:{“kicker”:”GO […] More

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    Chelsea legend Drogba finally takes selfie with Mbappe 10 years after he first snubbed PSG superstar

    PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN superstar Kylian Mbappe finally got his dream selfie with Didier Drogba – TEN years after first being snubbed by the Ivorian legend. Mbappe, then ten-years-old, was present for Chelsea’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge in 2009. Mbappe finally got his dream selfie with DrogbaCredit: AFP or licensors The […] More

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    Van Dijk bows to Messi’s ‘greatness’ and aims dig at no-show Ronaldo after missing out on Ballon d’Or 2019

    VIRGIL VAN DIJK took a swipe at Cristiano Ronaldo after bowing to Lionel Messi’s “greatness” at the 2019 Ballon d’Or awards. The Dutchman finished second behind Messi who he congratulated but he aimed a dig at the absent Ronaldo who came in third. Virgil van Dijk fired shots at Cristiano Ronaldo after pipping him in […] More

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    Ballon d’Or 2019 LIVE REACTION: Lionel Messi wins SIXTH gong beating van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo – full rankings

    n Messi Messi Messi Messi 🎤🎤🎤🎤 #ballondor</a> pic.twitter.com/Ffq6sZ9TUH</a></p>n — #BallondOr (@francefootball) December 2, 2019</a></p></blockquote>n </script></div></p>n”,”raw”:” “Google show me an example of a media scrum”</strong></p> </p> https://twitter.com/francefootball/status/1201608134806118401?s=20 </p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1575321642,”date_formatted”:”2nd December 2019″,”time_formatted”:”9:20 pm”},”author”:”Harry Gray”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ba147bc1621158f892a730a5bb94f4d9?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}}]},”pageMeta”:{“activeCarouselIndex”:0,”articleId”:10464700,”articleMountId”:”main-content”,”section”:{“slug”:”football”,”id”:339,”sectionName”:”sport/football/premierleague”,”type”:”customiserV1″,”theme”:”theme-football”},”spotId”:”sp_5v3VPY0c”,”commentsAllowed”:true,”pageType”:”article”,”isSection”:false,”pageTags”:[“Cristiano Ronaldo”,”Lionel Messi”,”Virgil van Dijk”,”Ballon d’Or”,”Football Live”],”renderedArticleId”:10464700,”sharingEnabled”:true,”socialHeadline”:”Ballon d’Or 2019: UK start time, live stream, TV channel and odds for TONIGHT’S prestigious ceremony”,”socialSharingServices”:[“twitter”,”facebook”],”urlAbsolute”:”https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/10464700/ballon-dor-2019-live-reaction-stream-rankings-uk-tv-messi/”,”cssManifest”:{“adsDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/adsDesktop.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”adsMobile.css”:”/assets/client/adsMobile.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”article.css”:”/assets/client/article.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”articleSocial.css”:”/assets/client/articleSocial.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”boxout.css”:”/assets/client/boxout.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”brightcoveDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveDesktop.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”brightcoveMobile.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveMobile.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”comments.css”:”/assets/client/comments.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”core.css”:”/assets/client/core.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”coreMobile.css”:”/assets/client/coreMobile.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”liveblog.css”:”/assets/client/liveblog.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”oembed.css”:”/assets/client/oembed.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”opta.css”:”/assets/client/opta.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”page-404.css”:”/assets/client/page-404.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”pagination.css”:”/assets/client/pagination.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”rails.css”:”/assets/client/rails.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”,”section.css”:”/assets/client/section.79a788e2f9be282e4bae.css”},”cssBundles”:[{“src”:”article.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”articleSocial.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”brightcoveDesktop.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”liveblog.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”adsDesktop.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”comments.css”,”lazy”:true},{“src”:”opta.css”,”lazy”:false}],”siteContext”:{“site”:”sun”,”lang”:”en-gb”,”articleDateFormat”:”D MMM YYYY, H:mm”,”timezone”:”Europe/London”,”isProd”:true},”site”:”sun”,”isProd”:true},”siteLinks”:{“help”:”https://help.thesun.co.uk”,”login”:”https://login.thesun.co.uk”,”profile”:”https://home.thesun.co.uk”},”articleTeaser”:[{“content”:{“kicker”:”GO […] More