It seems that the organizers of the Golden Ball award did not bear the pressure of the fans, players and analysts, most of whom confirmed the right of the Polish Robert Lewandowski to win the prestigious award, so they invented a consolation prize for him.
The award for the best striker in the world that was won by "Liva" did not exist before and was not included mainly in the "agenda" of the ceremony, but the award of the Golden Ball to Argentine Lionel Messi prompted "France Football" magazine to include a new award in its ceremony.
And the victory of the captain of the Polish national team decided that Messi won the Golden Ball even before it was officially announced, because no two players had previously won two awards in one copy.
And it was clear through the body language of the Paris Saint-Germain star that he was reassuring in his name and his movements were comfortable and sure that he was the winner - as many leaks talked about - and he did not wait - like the fans - until the last minute to find out the result.
Looking back 3 years ago, specifically in 2018, a similar thing happened, but with the Egyptian Mohamed Salah and in the "best" award presented by the International Football Association (FIFA).
If Mohamed Salah was awarded the Puskas Award for the best goal of the year, and it was considered a satisfaction for the performance he performed in the same year, because he was not in the top twenty list.
The award was won at the time by Croatian Luka Modric, Real Madrid player.
On revit cette soirée du #BallonDor avec nos Parisiens au Théâtre du Châtelet 👀 pic.twitter.com/QEHBeBYScT
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Messi x Lewandowski 😍 #ballondor pic.twitter.com/g0sQIR4FY0
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