12-12-2020, 10:06 AM
Ronaldo, Lewandowski and Messi named finalists for The Best FIFA Men's Player 2020
World football governing body, FIFA, has announced that Juventus/Portugal attacker, Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona/Argentina forward Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich/Poland striker Robert Lewandowski are the three finalists for The Best FIFA Men's Player award.
On November 25, a shortlist of 11 players including Kevin De Bruyne, Sadio Mane, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Sergio Ramos, Mohamed Salah, Thiago Alcantara and Virgil van Dijk was unveiled for the prize.
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Lewandowski is considered the favorite for this year's award after helping his club win the treble while breaking goal scoring records.
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Ronaldo claimed the prize in both 2016 and 2017, when he dominated the voting after leading Real Madrid to successive Champions League trophies.
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Messi, meanwhile, is the reigning holder of the prize but is widely regarded to have had a disappointing year where his club went trophyless
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Lewandowski is now in the final three against Messi and Ronaldo and the winner will be announced on December 17.
Lewandowski speaking to OLEÂ admits the competition is fierce.
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"If you scored a lot of goals and won everything and were at the top, I don't think there's anyone I can compare myself to," the Pole said.
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"I just focus and think about the next challenge, and so on. If I win the award, of course I will be happy because I know everything I did, that it was for the team, and I know that it will be a decision of the fans and the journalists who vote.
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"It would be a unique feeling. If I won The Best it would be something spectacular for me and an award for the whole team, because I know how well we played.
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"What we did last season, for me, was incredible and I think we were the best. We are the best, there is no doubt. And we want to stay in that place
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"It's always special to win a FIFA award, a dream. Personally, I know how hard I worked and pushed myself to have the year I had. If you love what you do, it is possible to get the prize.
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"But I insist, winning it would be a prize for the whole team. Bayern had an unbeatable year."
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World football governing body, FIFA, has announced that Juventus/Portugal attacker, Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona/Argentina forward Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich/Poland striker Robert Lewandowski are the three finalists for The Best FIFA Men's Player award.
On November 25, a shortlist of 11 players including Kevin De Bruyne, Sadio Mane, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Sergio Ramos, Mohamed Salah, Thiago Alcantara and Virgil van Dijk was unveiled for the prize.
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Lewandowski is considered the favorite for this year's award after helping his club win the treble while breaking goal scoring records.
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Ronaldo claimed the prize in both 2016 and 2017, when he dominated the voting after leading Real Madrid to successive Champions League trophies.
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Messi, meanwhile, is the reigning holder of the prize but is widely regarded to have had a disappointing year where his club went trophyless
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Lewandowski is now in the final three against Messi and Ronaldo and the winner will be announced on December 17.
Lewandowski speaking to OLEÂ admits the competition is fierce.
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"If you scored a lot of goals and won everything and were at the top, I don't think there's anyone I can compare myself to," the Pole said.
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"I just focus and think about the next challenge, and so on. If I win the award, of course I will be happy because I know everything I did, that it was for the team, and I know that it will be a decision of the fans and the journalists who vote.
Â
"It would be a unique feeling. If I won The Best it would be something spectacular for me and an award for the whole team, because I know how well we played.
Â
"What we did last season, for me, was incredible and I think we were the best. We are the best, there is no doubt. And we want to stay in that place
Â
"It's always special to win a FIFA award, a dream. Personally, I know how hard I worked and pushed myself to have the year I had. If you love what you do, it is possible to get the prize.
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"But I insist, winning it would be a prize for the whole team. Bayern had an unbeatable year."
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