According to the Associated Press website reported on January 17, FIFA announced the results of the selection on the 17th, and Lewandowski pushed Messi to win the male football player of the year (Footballer of the Year). The Bundesliga Bayern Munich striker lost to Messi, who led Argentina to the Copa America for the first time in 2021, in last month's Ballon d'Or award.
Speaking on video in Munich, Lewandowski said: "It is a great honour to receive this trophy. FIFA held a network award ceremony at its headquarters in Zurich on the same day. National team captains, head coaches and media representatives from more than 200 countries voted for Lewandowski in the majority. But in the fan vote, Messi came out on top, more than twice as many votes as the Polish star.
Lewandowski broke two Bundesliga records in 2021, breaking the Bundesliga single-season scoring record with 41 goals and breaking the Bundesliga annual goal record with 43 goals. Both records, previously held by Bayern legend Gad Müller, have not been broken since 1972.
On the women's side, Spain women's footballer Alexia Puterias was awarded FIFA Miss World Football of the Year following the Annual Ballon d'Or. Putrias led Barca women's football team to the first women's Champions League title, and her teammate Jennifer Hermoso was third in the FIFA vote. In second place is Champions League runners-up Chelsea FC Sam Cole.
The Men's and Women's Coach of the Year both went to Chelsea, with Thomas Tuchel and Emma Hayes leading the Chelsea men's and women's teams to the Champions League finals respectively. Goalkeeper of the Year will be Chelsea's Eduard Mendy and Chilean goalkeeper Cristiana Enderer, who moved to Lyon from Paris Saint-Germain.
At the end of the awards ceremony, Ronaldo appeared at FIFA headquarters to receive the Men's Footballer Special Award, which was awarded to him for breaking the national team's all-time goal record.
Source: Reference News Network
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