The balon d’or race is getting tighter and much tighter as some of the best players in Europe try to scoop the prestigious award .
Last year we saw a change in the giving of the award to only forwards (Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi) who have dominated for the last decade with each winning the award 5 times.
This year we may also get another surprise as Dutchman and Liverpool defender Virgil van dyke poised to win the award because he had a great season. He won the Uefa Champions League with Liverpool, won the PFA player of the season and also helped his teambreach the Uefa Nations league finals before loosing to the eventual winners Portugal.
At the moment only Lionel Messi and the duo of Liverpool attackers Mo salah and Sadio Mane proof to be the best contenders for the award with Cristiano Ronaldo coming close as he won his country the Uefa nations league.
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