Robert Lewandowski awarded as best footballer in world this year
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As predicted, Robert Lewandowski became the best footballer in the world this year. In the final three of the FIFA The Best plebiscite, apart from him, there were also Argentine Leo Messi and Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, whom the Pole was far ahead of. Thus, the captain of the Polish team also became the most successful Polish footballer in history.
The team captains, selectors, journalists, and fans registered on the FIFA website decide about winning the FIFA The Best poll. In the period in which FIFA counts statistics for the award, i.e. from July 20 to October 7, the captain of the Polish national team scored 64 goals and noted 15 assists.
"I am proud of it. It's a great day for me,” Lewandowski said after the results of the plebiscite were announced.
During the online ceremony, he also thanked his staff and teammates. "I have to say 'thank you' to them because this award also belongs to them: coaches, Bayern coaching staff, and national team," admitted Lewandowski. "Without them, these successes would not be possible," he added at the conference after the ceremony.
On the occasion of winning the prestigious title of the best footballer of the year, sports journalists recalled the sports path of Robert Lewandowski, who was not perceived as a promising footballer for a long time. The biggest crisis was reportedly going through just over 14 years ago when it turned out that he would not even play in the Legia reserve. The pupil of Varsovia decided to play first in the team of Pruszków near Warsaw, then he was transferred to Poznań, from where he went to Dortmund, and finally to Munich.
