Zurich: The winner of last year’s FIFA Ballon d’Or was announced today. The event will be held at FIFA headquarters from 1 am Indian time on Star Sports Select 1, HD. It can be seen live on channels, on the Disney-Hotstar and on the official Twitter handle.
Striker Robert Lewandowski of Poland, German football club Bayern Munich and superstar Lionel Messi of Argentine and French club Paris Saint-Germain have been vocal about the award. Lewandowski scored 41 goals in 29 games last season. For the Polish star to surpass the record of Gerd Mുള്ളller. Lewandowski has scored 25 goals in 20 games this season.
Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann and teammate Thomas Mller have agreed that Lewandowski will overtake superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Ballon d’Or.
Lionel Messi scored 30 goals for Barcelona last season. Messi joins French club PSG in the new season. Messi arrived in Paris after winning the Copa del Rey for Barcelona.
Messi and Cristiano have won 11 of the last 12 Ballon d’Or awards. Luka Modric, who led Real Madrid to a Champions League victory in 2018 and led Croatia to the World Cup final, is the other player to receive the award. Cristiano Ronaldo has no significant achievements this time around.
Argentina’s Copa Amrica victory is Messi’s greatest achievement. This time the fight is between Messi and Lewandowski.
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