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GOAL on Twitter: "Van Dijk on Messi: "I'm grateful that I'm not in Spain and I don't have to face him every season!" https://t.co/56YbJgI6x7" / Twitter
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Van Dijk 'slightly disappointed' about missing out on Ballon d'Or to Lionel Messi - Barca Blaugranes
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