Lionel Messi desires a Ballon d’Or for Robert Lewandowski

Argentina’s Lionel Messi on Tuesday gained the Ballon d’Or award for the most efficient participant on the earth, beating Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho to raise soccer’s maximum prestigious trophy over again. However the record-stretching 7th time winner felt that Lewandowski was once disadvantaged of the award in 2020.

Messi added to his 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019 trophies after profitable the Copa The us for the primary time together with his nation remaining July. Messi, who joined Paris St Germain on a loose switch from Barcelona all over the shut season after completing as L. a. Liga’s most sensible scorer with the Spanish membership, accumulated 613 issues, with Bayern Munich’s Lewandowski, named easiest striker, getting 580.

Congratulations Leo Messi and @alexiaputellas winners of the #BallonDor2021, congratulations additionally to all nominated gamers!? I gained Striker of the 12 months Award and no Participant can win a person award with out most powerful group and dependable enthusiasts in the back of him. Thanks in your improve?? pic.twitter.com/I6j4BtluYS

— Robert Lewandowski (@lewy_official) November 29, 2021

Whilst giving an acceptance speech after amassing the trophy in Paris, the Argentine made particular point out of Lewandowski and stated, “I want to point out Robert Lewandowski, it’s been an actual honour to compete with you. We all know and we agree that you just had been the winner remaining 12 months. I believe France Soccer will have to award you your 2020 Ballon d’Or – you deserve it and you will have it at house.”

“I believe Robert Lewandowski had a really perfect 12 months. 12 months after 12 months, he improves and presentations the very good striker he’s, in addition to his skill to attain objectives. This 12 months he was once awarded as the highest scorer. In fact he can indisputably aspire to that stage subsequent 12 months, because of his manner of being at the pitch. And as well as, he performs for a large membership.”

Whilst Messi admitted that the Copa The us name with Argentina was once particular, it got here in a troublesome 12 months for the 34-year previous. “It’s unbelievable to be right here once more. Two years in the past I believed it was once the remaining time. Profitable the Copa The us was once key,” Messi stated at Paris’s Theatre du Chatelet.”This is a particular 12 months for me with this Copa The us name. It supposed so much to win on the Maracana stadium and I used to be so glad to have a good time with the folk from Argentina.

“I don’t know if it’s the most efficient 12 months of my existence, I’ve had an extended profession, nevertheless it was once a distinct one with the name with Argentina after the cruel occasions and the grievance.”

Jorginho, who gained the Champions League with Chelsea and the Ecu championship with Italy, ended up 3rd on 460, forward of France’s Karim Benzema and Ngolo Kante in fourth and 5th puts respectively.

Chelsea, named membership of the 12 months, additionally had keeper Edouard Mendy completing 2d within the Yashin trophy in the back of Italy’s Gianluigi Donnarumma.

The ladies’s Ballon d’Or went to Alexia Putellas after the Spain midfielder guided Barcelona to Champions League glory.