On December 17, 2020, the best football player in the world according to FIFA became known. The awards ceremony was held online due to the coronavirus pandemic. Three players competed for the award: Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The main contenders
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have repeatedly won The Best FIFA Football Awards. Since 2008, the award went to one or the other. Only in 2018, it was awarded to the Croat Luka Modric, who showed himself excellently during the World Cup held in Russia. Pole Robert Lewandowski had never even been nominated before.
It is noteworthy that all three nominees are already over 30. By football standards, this is already old age. However, age has not yet become a serious obstacle for any of them. All three storm the gates of their opponents with enviable success. The youngest of them is Robert Lewandowski. He is now at the peak of his football career.
Footballer of the Year
Robert Lewandowski was named the best. The choice of FIFA was, in principle, predictable. In 2020, the Pole really showed himself on the football field and fully deserved the prestigious award. The game of Ronaldo and Messi was much more modest. As a result, the Brazilian took second place, and the Argentine was content with the third.
FIFA also named the best goalkeeper of 2020. It was Manuel Neuer, Lewandowski's team-mate and goalkeeper of the German national team. The best coach was Jurgen Klopp, who has been heading the English Liverpool since 2015.
Quick reference
Robert Lewandowski was born on August 21, 1988 in Warsaw. On the field he plays the role of a striker. He began his professional career at the Polish club "Delta". At various times he was a player of the Znich and Lech teams. In 2010, Robert moved to neighboring Germany, where he began playing for Borussia Dortmund. Having become the main scorer of the Black-and-Yellows in a short time, Lewandowski took the German Cup, reached the Champions League final and won the Bundesliga twice.
In 2014, Robert joined Bayern Munich, where he still plays. In 2020, with this club, he won as many as five trophies, winning the Bundesliga, the German Cup and Super Cup, the Champions League, and the UEFA Super Cup. In three tournaments, Lewandowski was recognized as the best striker. He has scored over 200 goals for Bayern Munich.
Polish striker Bayern Munich Lewandowski won five trophies with the club in 2020: victory in the German Bundesliga, the German Cup, the Champions League, as well as the German Super Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. In the first three listed tournaments, the footballer became the top scorer. In addition, in the 2019/2020 season, he was recognized as the best player in Europe.
Lewandowski also plays for the Polish national team. In it, he is not only a key player, but also a captain.
