Van Dijk is the 1st Dutch player to finish in the top 3 of Ballon d'Or since 1993.
Virgil Van Dijk lost by a tiny margin of only 7 points to Messi in the Ballon d'Or last night.
Sneijder finished 4th in Ballon d'Or 2010, winning 14.48 of all votes. The winner was Messi.