FC Bayern: Robert Lewandowski elected world footballer

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METEREister, DFB-Pokal winner, Champions League champion, top scorer in all three competitions, most successful in the German and European Super Cup: Robert Lewandowski, the Polish striker for FC Bayern, was the season’s standout player While his competitors were up the most important individual title in soccer he had a rather mediocre playing time.

Lionel Messi was humiliated in the 8-2 draw against Munich, and Cristiano Ronaldo was already in the knockout stages of the premier class. Under normal circumstances, it could the winner of the FIFA elections for world footballer only is called Lewandowski. And so it happened. The attacker won the race.

As reported by “Bild”, FIFA President Gianni Infantino landed in Munich shortly before the award ceremony to hand him the trophy. Due to the corona pandemic, the gala was only held virtually as a video conference this year.

Excellent Klopp and Neuer

Jürgen Klopp repeated his triumph as FIFA World Coach of the Year and, surprisingly, prevailed against Bayern triple manager Hansi Flick. The 53-year-old from Liverpool had led the Reds to their first English championship in 30 years last season. Klopp, Flick and Marcelo Bielsa of Leeds United as the third nominated coach connected via video.

Lewandowski’s teammate Manuel Neuer was honored as a world goalkeeper. In freestyle, the 34-year-old captain of the record German champions beat out Brazilian Alisson Becker of England champion Liverpool FC and Slovenian Jan Oblak of Atlético Madrid.

The 2014 world champion received this individual trophy from FIFA for the first time. It has only been awarded since 2017. Previously, the world goalkeeper was not officially awarded, but only one goalkeeper was named for the team of the year.

The world goalkeeper was the French Sarah Bouhaddi from Olympique de Lyon. England’s Lucy Bronze has been elected world footballer for the first time.

“He played an outstanding season”

Lewandowski is the first Bundesliga player to be honored as a world footballer. Lothar Matthäus was the only German player to win the title in 1991, when he was under contract with Inter Milan. In the election, the votes of fans, national coaches, team captains and journalists will be equally included in the result.

“It has to be said clearly that Robert Lewandowski would have absolutely deserved this award,” Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said before the “Abendzeitung” award ceremony, adding: “He played an outstanding season with many goals. , and has his qualities increased again for the benefit of the team. “