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Robert Lewandowski Wins FIFA's The Best over Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah

Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski has been named The Best FIFA Men's Player for 2021:

Paris Saint-Germain's Lionel Messi and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah were also finalists for the award.

It's the second straight FIFA player of the year honor for Lewandowski, who has been shut out for the Ballon d'Or Trophy, another award given to the best in world football. Messi was named the 2021 Ballon d'Or winner as Lewandowski finished second, while the award was canceled in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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