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incetheWorldSoccerawardsfirstbegan
in 19 82,onlyMichelPlatini,Ronaldo,
Ronaldinho,Lionel MessiandCristiano
RonaldohaveeverbeennamedWorld
Player of theYearinback-to-backyears.
Now,Robert Lewandowski’s namecan
beaddedtothatillustriouslist.
Continuingwherehe left offin 20 20,
theBayern MunichandPolandstriker
wasin scintillatinggoalscoringformonce
againashesurpassedthe seemingly
unbreakableBundesligarecordof the
late,greatGerdMuller. With 4 1 league
goals,heovertookthe Bayernlegend’s
tally from the 197 1- 72 campaign, thereby
securinghisfirst-everEuropeanGolden
Shoe.Formostof ourpanel, that was
enoughtowintheirvote.
Still,missingouton theChampions
League,orinternationalglorywith
Poland,meantthatLewandowski’s
competitionforthisyear’saward
wasmuchstiffer thanlastyear.
Winningthe Copa Americawith
ArgentinaputLionelMessirightbackin
contentionafter finishinga distantthird
in 20 20;JorginhobecomingaEuropean
championfor both clubandcountry
madethe Italianmidfieldera popular
choice,whileMohamedSalah’s
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