Robert Lewandowski, Lucy Bronze bag top honours in FIFA's 'The Best' awards
FirstpostIt is the first occassion for both Lewandowski and Bronze to win the award, with the Pole only the second player after Luka Modric in 2018 to break a 13-year Messi-Ronaldo hegemony. Paris: Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski was named men’s player of the year on Thursday at FIFA’s ‘The Best’ awards ceremony in Zurich. Winning an award ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo means a lot to me.” Lewandowski’s stellar season for all-conquering Bayern has already been recognised by UEFA who awarded the Polish striker European player of the year in October. “The highlight was the victory in the Champions League final against PSG, it was a special day.” His Bayern teammate Manuel Neuer was chosen as ‘The Best’ FIFA men’s goalkeeper. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was named men’s coach of the year while current Dutch women’s national team boss Sarina Wiegman took the women’s award for the second time in her career following her 2017 success.