Gary Lineker shared Lionel Messi's belief that Robert Lewandowski should have been awarded the Ballon d'Or last year.
The Argentine won the accolade for a record seventh time at a ceremony in Paris on Monday night, finishing ahead of the Bayern Munich striker and Chelsea midfielder Jorginho.
Messi, however, graciously admitted last year's award should have gone to Lewandowski, who missed out in controversial circumstances.
Gary Lineker has echoed Lionel Messi's call for Robert Lewandowski to win 2020 Ballon d'Or
The Bayern star was the overwhelming favourite to win the Ballon d'Or 12 months ago, only for the organisers to scrap the award because of the coronavirus pandemic.