FC Bayern Munich and Bundesliga proud

meIn his black tuxedo, Robert Lewandowski sat relaxed and with a little distance next to Manuel Neuer. The two Bayern stars had retired at the world football gala on Thursday night: Neuer became a world goalkeeper, striker Lewandowski received the main award from FIFA President Gianni Infantino. “That really means a lot to me,” said the 32-year-old, who was the first Bundesliga professional to be voted the best in the world. And the triple winner expects a trend.

“I hope we don’t have to wait that long again,” said the Pole in front of the 29 world footballers in front of him who had not played for Bayern in the year of his triumph. “I hope our era continues. We have very good players, very young players who are prepared ”. He is very happy to play for this team.

“Today it is difficult for me to put into words how proud and happy we are,” said Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Munich CEO. “FC Bayern have never played like the world’s footballer in their history, and Robert Lewandowski deserves more than this honor.” And Neuer raised the goalkeeping game to a “whole new level, for me he is the best goalkeeper in the history of football.” Christian Seifert, Managing Director of the German Football League, was delighted with the “great news” that the world footballer is playing in the Bundesliga. “From my point of view, there was no way around this award,” he said.

A footballer from the German national team had not entered the comprehensive shortlist of eleven professionals for the global footballer elections. Joshua Kimmich (25) was chosen for the FIFA World XI after Bayern’s great year along with Lewandowski, Alphonso Davies (20) and Thiago (29), who later moved to Liverpool. Until now, the only German title holder remains the national record player Lothar Matthäus from the 1991 debut year, who was playing for Inter Milan at the time.

In the future it should be a bit easier to be at least one of the three best footballers in the world. Champions Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus Turin) and Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) are 35 and 33 years old. Ronaldo has won elections five times so far, Messi has triumphed in six world footballer awards. Consequently, Lewandowski was proud to have won in the era of the two superstars.

At 32, the Bayern forward himself is far from having enough. “I want to play at the highest level for many years,” he said. It doesn’t matter how many titles you have won. “I always have in mind to win the next one,” he said. But first of all he enjoyed his first win: “Today it will be difficult to just go to sleep,” said Lewandowski.