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Lionel Messi ignored Cristiano Ronaldo when choosing this year’s FIFA Best Male Player, while Barcelona’s talisman only put Robert Lewandowski in third place on his ballot.
After enjoying a historic triplet season with Bayern Munich, where he won the Champions League, Bundesliga and the German Cup, Lewandowski received the best FIFA award in a virtual ceremony on Thursday.
Now, just hours after the Polish star was announced as the winner, all the votes of each country’s captain and head coach have been revealed and some may argue that Messi has been a tactician in picking his top three.
A document released by FIFA shows how everyone voted, with the Argentine superstar picking best friend Neymar as his first pick, Kylian Mbappé for silver, while Lewandowski was only the third best player this year despite his outstanding 2020 campaign. .
Most notably, Ronaldo was nowhere on Messi’s voting card.
The 33-year-old usually includes his long-term rival in his top three, but this time he decided to snub Ronaldo.
Ronaldo, who rejected Messi in last year’s vote, decided to go with the agreed consensus that Lewandowski was the best player this year, while also including Messi as second best this time around. The 35-year-old also included Mbappé on his ballot.
Ronaldo and Messi recently shared a field and it was Portugal’s captain who prevailed after Juventus swept Barcelona at the Camp Nou.
The Real Madrid legend praised Messi, who insisted he was never a rival in their eyes.
“I’ve always had a very good relationship with him,” Ronaldo said.
‘I shared 12, 13 or 14 years of award shows with him. I never saw him as a rival. He always tries to do the best for his team and for me too. I always got along very well with him.
But we know that in football, for the press, for the show, a rivalry is sought, but I have always gotten along well with him. I see it as always. ‘
However, the pair seemed less than impressed when Lewandowski was announced as FIFA’s Best Male Player on Thursday night.
Lewandowski scored a notable 55 goals in just 47 games last season, scoring 15 in 10 games as Bayern marched towards Champions League glory.
The 32-year-old finished as the top scorer in the Bundesliga, the German Cup and the Champions League last season.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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