(Reuters) - Liverpool's Dutch Champions League-winning defender Virgil van Dijk was named UEFA's Men's Player of the Year on Thursday with England and Olympique Lyonnais defender Lucy Bronze picking up the women's award.
Van Dijk is the first defender to win the award, beating Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus and Barcelona's Lionel Messi who have won the award, established in 2010, five-times between them.
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