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Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk are among the finalists in the European Football Awards of the year, UEFA said Thursday.
The three-time winner Ronaldo has been on the list since the start of the award in 2011. Dutch central defender Van Dijk made his first appearance among the three candidates with his help to Liverpool to win the Champions League last season.
Van Dyck was named the best player of the year in the Premier League and the Football Association of England 's year – long player (England) and played an important role in her team' s sixth continental title .
The two-time winner Messi dominated the league's top scorer with 36 goals and the Champions League with 12 goals last season, but Barcelona lost in the Champions League semifinal against Liverpool. And advance to the title.
Ronaldo, crowned with five titles in the Champions League, did not perform well at the continental level in his first season at Juventus, where the Italian champion sank in the quarterfinal against at Ajax Amsterdam.
The prizes will be awarded during the draw of the Champions League group stage in Monaco on Thursday 29 August.
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