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Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski (AP Picture)
Robert Lewandowski was the frontrunner to win the distinguished particular person prize for the world’s greatest participant in 2020 however the ceremony was cancelled
Robert Lewandowski hasn’t forgotten the 2020 Ballon d’Or ceremony that wasn’t, joking that Actual Madrid striker Karim Benzema will win this yr’s award until it’s cancelled once more.
The Poland ahead was the frontrunner to win the distinguished particular person prize for the world’s greatest participant in 2020 however the ceremony was cancelled for the primary time since its inception in 1956 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Lewandowski was as an alternative given a “Striker of the 12 months” award on the 2021 ceremony, the place Paris Saint-Germain ahead Lionel Messi gained his seventh Ballon d’Or.
“(Benzema) might be one of many favourites to win the Ballon d’Or,” Lewandowski informed Movistar on Thursday.
“In the event that they don’t cancel it then he’s in all probability going to win this Ballon d’Or.”
Benzema is anticipated to win the prize, given out by France Soccer journal, on the ceremony on Monday in Paris, after serving to his workforce win the Champions League and La Liga final season.
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Bayern Munich gained the Bundesliga and Champions League double within the 2019-20 season, with Lewandowski netting 15 objectives in Europe on the best way to victory over PSG within the last.
“I needed to say to Robert that it was an honour to go up towards him,” mentioned Messi on the 2021 ceremony.
“He deserved to win it final yr.”
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