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Robert Lewandowski has beaten Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the best FIFA male player award.
Lewandowski enjoyed an impressive campaign in front of Bayern Munich’s goal in the 2019-20 season. He scored 55 goals in 47 games and his team won the Bundesliga, the German Cup and the Champions League.
Many expected the forward to win the award before Barcelona’s Messi and Juventus’ Ronaldo, considered the two best players of their generation.
Messi and Ronaldo have dominated individual awards throughout their careers, but Lewandowski was a top class in 2020.
The Polish international called his victory “incredible” and “incredible”.
He said: “I feel fantastic. I am very proud and happy to be honest, this is a great day for me, and also for my club and teammates.
“This award is also for my teammates, the coach and Bayern Munich in general. It is an incredible feeling, many emotions.
“If you win an award like that and share that title with Messi and Ronaldo, it’s incredible and it means a lot to me.
“A long time ago, I remember yearning for something like this and now I can win such an award. This really means, regardless of where you come from, all that matters is what you put into it.
“For everyone this year was difficult, the highlight was winning the Champions League final, such a special day and night, it was an incredible feeling. That was a great moment.
“Then we won the cup and got all the titles that we could win. We have a great coach, a great team and we all work towards one goal ”.
Liverpool, Man City stars in team of the year
Meanwhile, four Liverpool players were named to the FIFPRO Men’s World XI in recognition of their stellar 2019-20 season.
Goalkeeper Alisson Becker and defenders Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk were selected from the lineup of the best players in the world.
Midfielder Thiago Alcantara, who joined the Reds from Bayern Munich in the summer, was also chosen after winning the Champions League with his former club.
Three of his former Bayern teammates, Alphonso Davies, Joshua Kimmich and Lewandowski, were also in the lineup.
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne also made the cut. The line-up was completed by Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid, as well as Messi and Ronaldo.
FIFPRO world XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Ramos, Davies, Kimmich, De Bruyne, Thiago, Messi, Lewandowski, Ronaldo.
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Meanwhile, Manuel Neuer beat Liverpool’s Alisson in the Best Goalkeeper award. Jan Oblak, from Atlético de Madrid, also missed the award.
Neuer returned to his best level how Bayern Munich won the Champions League in 2020. Despite the fact that Alisson was named to the team of the year instead of him, the German won the individual award for goalkeepers.
Bronze wins female award
On the other hand, the English full back Lucy Bronze won the Best Player award. She is the first English player to do so.
Sarina Wiegman, who will become England’s female coach next year, received the Best Female Trainer award for her work with the Netherlands.
Sarah Bouhaddi from Lyon won the award for best female goalkeeper.
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