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Champion, DFB-Pokal winner, Champions League winner, top scorer in all three competitions, plus success in the German and European Supercup: Robert Lewandowski, the Polish striker of FC Bayern, was the outstanding player of the season while his competitors were up the biggest individual title in football had a rather mediocre playing time.
Lionel Messi was humiliated in the 2: 8 against Munich and Cristiano Ronaldo was already in the last sixteen of the premier class.
Under normal circumstances, the winner of the FIFA election for world footballer could only be Lewandowski.
And that's how it happened.
The attacker won the race.
As "Bild" reported, FIFA President Gianni Infantino landed in Munich shortly before the award ceremony to personally present him with the trophy.
Due to the corona pandemic, the gala only took place virtually as a video conference this year.
Klopp and Neuer excellent
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Jürgen Klopp repeated his triumph as FIFA World Coach of the Year and surprisingly prevailed in front of Bayern's triple coach Hansi Flick.
The 53-year-old from Liverpool had led the Reds to their first English championship in 30 years last season.
Klopp, Flick and Marcelo Bielsa from Leeds United as the third nominated coach were connected via video.
Lewandowski's team-mate Manuel Neuer was honored as a world goalkeeper.
In the freestyle, the 34-year-old captain of the German record champions prevailed against the Brazilian Alisson Becker from English champion Liverpool FC and the Slovenian Jan Oblak from Atlético Madrid.
Made for the virtual gala: Manuel Neuer was switched on via video
Source: AFP / VALERIANO DI DOMENICO
The 2014 world champion received this individual Fifa trophy for the first time.
It has only been awarded since 2017.
Previously, the world goalkeeper was not officially awarded, but only a keeper was appointed to the team of the year.
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World goalkeeper was the French Sarah Bouhaddi from Olympique Lyon.
The Englishwoman Lucy Bronze has been elected world footballer for the first time.
"He played an outstanding season"
Lewandowski is the first Bundesliga player ever to be honored as a world footballer.
Lothar Matthäus was the only German player to win the title in 1991, when he was under contract with Inter Milan.
In the election, the votes of fans, national coaches, national team captains and journalists will have an equal share in the result.
“You have to say clearly that Robert Lewandowski absolutely deserves this award,” said Bayern's CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge before the “Abendzeitung” award ceremony and added: “He played an outstanding season with many goals and he has his qualities again increased for the benefit of the team. "
World footballer Lewandowski?
Flick: "More than earned"
The Polish attacker Robert Lewandowski is considered the favorite in the 2020 election. His coach Hansi Flick has no doubt about it either.
Source: Stats Perform News