Robert Lewandowski's missed Ballon d'Or: Lewy probably knew about it long ago

Robert Lewandowski from FC Bayern Munich apparently knew early on about his placement in the Ballon d’Or award. His advisor Pini Zahavi, unlike his team mate Thomas Müller, was surprised by the result. New developments and reactions on the topic.

According to image Lewandowski was already three days before the France Football The Ballon-d’Or-Gala organized on Monday was informed of the election results. The 33-year-old striker from Poland only finished second behind Lionel Messi from Paris Saint-Germain.

Lewandowski’s advisor wonders about the Ballon d’Or award

The result caused astonishment at Lewandowski’s adviser Zahavi. “Big congratulations to Messi: a formidable player and an eternal legend of football,” he said tz. “But the Ballon d’Or 2021 does not belong to him. Not this time. The Golden Ball belongs to Robert Lewandowski. Robert was not robbed, but he is the man who deserves it.”

Zahavi could understand the worldwide outrage over the result: “No wonder that many hundreds of millions of fans find it difficult to believe the end result of this prestigious football event.”

Ballon d’Or 2021: This is how the 30 nominees performed

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On Monday evening, November 29th, the French trade magazine France Football awarded the Ballon d’Or to the best footballer of the calendar year 2021. SPOX gives an overview of the 30 placements.

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As a reminder: in 2020 the Ballon d’Or was not awarded due to the corona pandemic. Robert Lewandowski would have had the best chances at that time. But he was able to console himself with the election to World Footballer of the Year 2020.

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29TH PLACE: CESAR AZPILICUETA | Chelsea FC | Defense | zero points

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29TH PLACE: LUKA MODRIC | Real Madrid | Midfield | zero points | Azpilicueta and Modric share 29th place. The 2018 Ballon d’Or winner is a bit away from first place, but at least Modric was still in the top 30 at the age of 36.

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26TH PLACE: NICOLO BARELLA | Inter Milan | Midfield | one point

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26TH PLACE: RUBEN DIAS | Manchester City | Defense | one point

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26TH PLACE: GERARD MORENO | Villarreal CF | Attack | one point

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25TH PLACE: PHIL FODEN | Manchester City | Attack | 2 points | All alone, Pep Guardiola’s favorite Phil Foden secured 25th place.

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PLACE 24: PEDRI | FC Barcelona | Midfield | 3 points | At just 19, Barca jewel Pedri is the youngest of the 30 nominees. The Spaniard lands on a strong 24th place and also won the Kopa Trophy.

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PLACE 23: HARRY KANE | Tottenham Hotspur | Attack | 4 points | The Englishman is anything but an outstanding season, but in 2020/21 it looked very different – 23rd place.

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PLACE 21: LAUTARO MARTINEZ | Inter Milan | Attack | 6 points

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PLACE 21: BRUNO FERNANDES | Manchester United | Midfield | 6 points | Lautaro Martinez and Bruno Fernandes could barely crack the top 20. The two share place 21.

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20TH PLACE: RIYAD MAHREZ | Manchester City | Attack | 7 points | The Algerian is already the third player from Manchester City. Two city stars will follow.

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19th place: MASON MOUNT | Chelsea FC | Midfield | 7 points | Mount has had a strong 2020/21 season and successfully played football both in the club and in the national team.

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18TH PLACE: SIMON KJAER | AC Milan | Defense | 8 points | In his first season at AC Milan, the 32-year-old was a regular player from the start and accordingly helped to achieve a sensational second place in Serie A.

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17TH PLACE: LUIS SUAREZ | Atletico Madrid | Attack | 8 points | Kjaer is followed by the next player to convince in his first season at the new club. After moving from Barcelona to Atletico Madrid, Suarez immediately won the league title.

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16TH PLACE: NEYMAR | Paris Saint-Germain | Attack | 9 points | The Brazilian has been a permanent guest at the Ballon d’Or event for years. This year it is “only” enough for 16th place.

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15TH PLACE: RAHEEM STERLING | Manchester City | Attack | 10 points | The first half is dominated by the Citizens. City player number four Raheem Sterling makes it to 15th place.

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14TH PLACE: LEONARDO BONUCCI | Juventus Turin | Defense | 18 points | The season with Juventus ended rather disappointingly. But the European Championship title made everything up for Italy.

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13TH PLACE: GIORGIO CHIELLINI | Juventus Turin | Defense | 26 points | Bonucci’s partner in central defense – both at Juve and in the Italian national team – Chiellini follows immediately.

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PLACE 12: ROMELU LUKAKU | Chelsea FC | Attack | 26 points | The Belgian was still chasing goals for Inter Milan last season. His 24 league goals helped the Milanese win their first championship title in ten years.

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11TH PLACE: ERLING HAALAND | Borussia Dortmund | Attack | 33 points | As in this season, the Norwegian superstar was Dortmund’s life insurance company last season.

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10TH PLACE: GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA | Paris Saint-Germain | Gate | 36 points | He secured Italy the European Championship and was also absolutely convincing at Milan. He also won the Yachin Trophy.

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9TH PLACE: KYLIAN MBAPPE | Paris Saint-Germain | Attack | 58 points | Strong year for PSG in Ligue 1, at the European Championship France ended early. We should always see him in the top 10 in the coming years.

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8TH PLACE: KEVIN DE BRUYNE | Manchester City | Midfield | 73 points | Absolute leader at ManCity and Champions League finalist.

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7TH PLACE: MOHAMED SALAH | FC LIVERPOOL | Attack | 121 points | He has been among the best in the world for years and proved that with a strong season for Liverpool.

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6TH PLACE: CRISTIANO RONALDO | Manchester United | Attack | 178 points | The five-time world footballer “only” in sixth place this year.

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5TH PLACE: N’GOLO EDGE | Chelsea FC | Midfield | 186 points | The “vacuum cleaner” in front of the Chelsea defense played a major role in the Champions League triumph.

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PLACE 4: KARIM BENZEMA | Real Madrid | Attack | 239 points | Was considered a winner for a long time, but then it wasn’t quite enough.

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PLACE 3: JORGINHO | Chelsea FC | Midfield | 460 points | European champion, Champions League winner and absolute leader. Took the club of the year title with Azpilicueta. Strong year of Jorginho!

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PLACE 2: ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI | FC Bayern Munich | Attack | 580 points | Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough for the Ballon d’Or, but it was a strong year!

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PLACE 1: LIONEL MESSI | Paris Saint-Germain | Attack | 613 points | The Argentine did it for the seventh time. Congratulations!

Thomas Müller recalls 2013 and Franck Ribery

For Müller, the award was “a disappointment from a Bavarian, Polish and also from a German point of view,” as he said LinkedIn wrote. “For some even a little more. Although I’ve been in the business for a little longer and was therefore not really surprised at the outcome (it was similar with Franck Ribery in 2013), the whole thing formed or reinforced a thought in me: We have great players in the Bundesliga and don’t have to hide. For global recognition, however, further international successes are necessary. “

Franck Ribery only finished third behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo despite FC Bayern’s triple win in 2013. In FC Bayern’s triple year 2020, the Ballon d’Or was not awarded, which, according to France Football boss Pascal Ferre, could change later. Lewandowski would be a big favorite for the award.