Robert Lewandowski came out with the spiked caps against Leo Messi. The Pole celebrated winning The Best award given to him by FIFA and revived the controversy over the Argentine’s Ballon d’Or.
Read more: “You would have to ask Messi why he didn’t vote for me,” Lewandowski said.
For the Pole, the most important thing is the opinion of the footballers and coaches who vote to choose the best in the world in The Best. “On the other hand, in the Ballon d’Or, journalists think”He said.
“The prize awarded by FIFA is much more important“, He said.
He added: “Perhaps in the prestigious ranking, the Ballon d’Or is better positioned, but the recognition I received by winning The Best makes me proud because I know how hard I worked.”
A dart of Lewandowski for Messi
When the Argentine 10 won the Ballon d’Or in December, he dedicated it to Lewandowski and said that this award should go to him.
Now the Pole is upset that Messi did not vote him for The Best.
Lewandowski won “The Best” award for the second year in a row. (AFP)
“I did vote for him because I appreciate what he did this year and before. Messi said that he would vote for me for the Ballon d’Or. Did your point of view of him change later? I do not know. I have no complaints, he made the decision for him and he is done. Anyway, I won the prize, so it was easier for me to accept it“, He said.
Messi chose Neymar, Kylian Mbappé and Karim Benzema from the list.
The Best Award: how the best player of the year is chosen
To define the best player of the year, FIFA turns to the votes of the coaches of all the men’s national teams (one per team), the current captains of all the men’s national teams (one per team), a specialized journalist from each country and the fans who completed their registration on the FIFA page.
Each captain and each coach votes for three players and is awarded five points to the first classified, three to the second and one to the third.
Lewandowski took first place with 48 pointsfour above Messi (44) and nine of the Egyptian Salah (39).