GENEVA: Robert Lewandowski won the biggest individual prize of his career on Thursday, showing that a forward not named Messi or Ronaldo can be voted the world’s best soccer player. The Poland captain was named the FIFA Best Men’s Player for 2020 after his 55-goal season lifted Bayern Munich to a sweep of international and domestic trophies. Lewandowski is also the first men’s winner from a club outside Spain since Ronaldo won the 2008 award as a Manchester United player. A Bayern player had not won since FIFA created a world player award in 1991. Son Heung-min’s end-to-end dribble to score for Tottenham against Burnley won the Puskas Award for best goal.

Source: Manila Times December 17, 2020 20:48 UTC