Football fans may wonder why Virgil van Dijk doesn't have his surname on the back of his shirt like most players and the reason is a rather upsetting one.
His uncle Steven Fo Sieeuw revealed that Van Dijk has chose to have 'Virgil' on the back instead due to lengthy feud with his dad, which goes back to when he was 12.
'His dad split with his mother and his three children, including Virgil. The truth is his dad was not around for so many important years and it is his mother who is the real hero of this story,' Fo Sieeuw told The Sun.
'You don't take your dad's name off your shirt without a reason and Virgil has made it very clear how he feels.'
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Van Dijk's uncle played a big role in helping to bring him up but still insists that his mother deserves all the credit.
He says: 'She had a full-time job and three kids to look after, so she never had a minute for herself.
'She spent every day going to work then coming home and looking after the kids and doing all the cooking. I feel for Virgil, it's like he's been caught in the middle.'
