The Ballon d'Or voting records have been leaked online, which shows that Van Dijk was very close to winning his first Ballon d'Or trophy as there are only seven points between him and Messi.
Lionel Messi has won his record-breaking sixth Ballon d'Or this year by beating Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo. But many football fans believe the Liverpool defender has the ability to clinch the trophy.
And the leaked voting records show that point of view. Van Dijk is only seven points behind the winner Messi.
Here are the full rankings:
1st - Messi - 686 pts
2nd - Van Dijk - 679 pts
3rd - Ronaldo - 476 pts
4th - Mané - 347 pts
5th - Salah - 178 pts
6th - Mbappé - 89 pts
7th - Alisson - 67 pts
8th - Lewandowski - 44 pts
9th - Bernardo Silva - 41 pts
10th - Mahrez - 33 pts
11th – De Jong - 31 pts
12th – Sterling - 30 pts
13th – Hazard - 25 pts
14th – De Bruyne - 14 pts
15th – De Ligt - 13 pts
16th – Agüero - 12 pts
17th – Firmino - 11 pts
18th – Griezmann - 9 pts
19th – Alexander-Arnold - 8 pts
20th – Tadic - 5 pts
20th – Aubameyang - 5 pts
22nd – Son Heung-min - 4 pts
23rd – Lloris - 3 pts
24th – Koulibaly - 2 pts
24th – Ter Stegen - 2 pts
26th – Wijnaldum - 1 pt
26th – Benzema - 1 pt
28th – Felix - 0 pt
28th – Marquinhos - 0 pts
28th – Van der Beek - 0 pts
And the detailed votes of the journalists from all around the world are also revealed.
Here is the full list:
