Elected “The Best Fifa Player of the Year” for the second year in a row, Robert Lewandowski can really have it bad for the Ballon d’Or given to Lionel Messi last November.
Robert Lewandowski entered a very closed circle on Monday, being elected The Best Fifa Player of the Year for a second consecutive year, beating Lionel Messi slightly this year, after taking over Cristiano Ronaldo in 2020. He thus succeeds the Brazilians Ronaldo (96 and 97) and Ronaldinho (2004 and 2005) who had done the double, just like “La Pulga” and “CR7” thereafter.
As a reminder, the “Fifa World Player” trophy was launched in 1991 by the international body to reward the best footballer on the planet, before merging with the Ballon d’Or from 2010 to 2015 and then regaining its independence. by renaming himself “The Best Fifa Player of the Year”. It is the same trophy, awarded according to the votes of national captains, coaches and journalists from around the world.
“Lewy” is thus double Fifa player of the year without being Ballon d’Or and this is a rather notable anomaly. All the winners of the Fifa trophy (there are 16 of them) also obtained the precious sesame offered by France Soccer, with the exception of Lewandowski and Romario, crowned in 94 but who was not eligible for the Ballon d’Or (reserved for Europeans until 95).
🚨🏆 #TheBest FIFA Men’s Player Award 2021 goes to #RobertLewandowski!
🌎🇵🇱 Fans, players, coaches and journalists have spoken, naming @lewy_official as #TheBest! pic.twitter.com/21hfIDR3rI
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) January 17, 2022
The disfigured Ballon d’Or
What discredit even more the contested election of Messi on November 29 in Paris. The Argentinian genius, winner of his very first Copa América with the Albiceleste, but losing momentum (especially since his arrival at PSG last summer), was slightly ahead of Lewandowski. Bad publicity for the once-respected individual award. A real media and popular outcry.
To be more precise, France Soccer undoubtedly distorted his prestigious Ballon d’Or in 2007, wishing to reward the best player in the world and no longer the best player playing in Europe. The jury then became international, whereas previously only journalists from UEFA countries were solicited. Messi and Ronaldo have since monopolized the polls. At the expense of some and especially Lewandowski, therefore.
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