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![JAKE BUCKLEY 🇦🇺✈️🇬🇧 on Twitter: "I swear to god Virgil Van Dijk is playing centre back for France in the Womens World Cup under the name Wendie Renard. #FIFAWWC https://t.co/VKe2lgOeJc" / Twitter JAKE BUCKLEY 🇦🇺✈️🇬🇧 on Twitter: "I swear to god Virgil Van Dijk is playing centre back for France in the Womens World Cup under the name Wendie Renard. #FIFAWWC https://t.co/VKe2lgOeJc" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8e9jbYUcAAShF6.jpg:large)
JAKE BUCKLEY 🇦🇺✈️🇬🇧 on Twitter: "I swear to god Virgil Van Dijk is playing centre back for France in the Womens World Cup under the name Wendie Renard. #FIFAWWC https://t.co/VKe2lgOeJc" / Twitter
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PARIS - Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool FC during the UEFA Champions League final match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid at Stade de Franc on May 28, 2022 in Paris, France.
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![L Football Magazine on Twitter: "Everyone: Virgil van Dijk is the best center-back in the World! Wendie Renard: hold my beer! #FIFAWWC #DareToShine #LeMomentDeBriller #FRAKOR #FRA https://t.co/R0VESicFOi" / Twitter L Football Magazine on Twitter: "Everyone: Virgil van Dijk is the best center-back in the World! Wendie Renard: hold my beer! #FIFAWWC #DareToShine #LeMomentDeBriller #FRAKOR #FRA https://t.co/R0VESicFOi" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8fEUDkXYAMs7ws.jpg)
L Football Magazine on Twitter: "Everyone: Virgil van Dijk is the best center-back in the World! Wendie Renard: hold my beer! #FIFAWWC #DareToShine #LeMomentDeBriller #FRAKOR #FRA https://t.co/R0VESicFOi" / Twitter
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