Defeating Messi, Polish star Lewandowski was named World Footballer of the Year

Polish star Lewandowski won the title of "World Footballer of the Year" for the second consecutive year.

In the early morning of January 18, Beijing time, the FIFA 2021 annual awards ceremony was held online. At the most heavyweight 2021 Male Footballer of the Year award (World Footballer of the Year), Polish striker Lewandowski, who plays for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, beat Argentine star Lionel Messi for the second consecutive year.

In the 2020-2021 season, Lewandowski was in hot form, playing 40 games for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, scoring 48 goals and 9 assists, including 41 league goals in a single season in the Bundesliga, breaking the goal record of legendary striker Gad müller for nearly 50 years, becoming the first person in Bundesliga history. This season, Levan has made 27 appearances for Bayern, scoring 34 goals and contributing three assists.

It is worth mentioning that at the end of 2021, Messi beat Levan in the "Ballon d'Or" selection, but this time, the Polish star who is about to celebrate his 34th birthday in August this year did not let the trophy fall. According to the voting results released by FIFA, Levan scored a total of 48 points, four points ahead of Lionel Messi, and Egyptian star Salah ranked third with 39 points. After FIFA's official announcement of the results, Levan excitedly posted the World Footballer of the Year trophy on social media, writing: "It's bedtime! ”

In terms of other awards, Spanish star Putyas was elected Miss World Football, German coach Tuchel, who led Chelsea to win last season's Champions League title, was elected best men's football coach, and Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo won the athlete's special award.