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Lewandowski, Putellas win FIFA awards

Updated on: 19 January,2022 07:44 AM IST  |  Paris
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Lewandowski, 33, set a Bundesliga goal record last season, and edged Argentine Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain and Egyptian Mohamed Salah of Liverpool for the award. “I’m happy and honoured to win this award, and I feel very proud,” said Lewandowski who scored a total of 48 goals for club and country in 2020-2021

Lewandowski, Putellas win FIFA awards

Robert Lewandowski and Alexia Putellas with their respective trophies

Bayern Munich’s record-setting striker Robert Lewandowski retained FIFA’s top men’s player title on Monday at The Best of 2021 ceremony as Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas collected the award for best women’s player. 


Lewandowski, 33, set a Bundesliga goal record last season, and edged Argentine Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain and Egyptian Mohamed Salah of Liverpool for the award. “I’m happy and honoured to win this award, and I feel very proud,” said Lewandowski who scored a total of 48 goals for club and country in 2020-2021. 


Lewandowski scored three times for Bayern at the weekend taking his 2021-2022 season tally to 39 goals in 33 matches. The trophy was some consolation for the Polish striker who lost out to Messi for the older and rival award the Ballon d’Or in November. 


For Putellas, it marked an awards double as the Spaniard triumphed over Barcelona teammate Jennifer Hermoso and Chelsea’s Australian striker Sam Kerr, just as she did for the Ballon d’Or. 

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