Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski is the 2020 Best FIFA Men’s Player, beating last year’s winner Lionel Messi and Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.

Meanwhile, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp was named Best Mena’s Coach for the second successive year.

Lewandowski, who won the German league and cup double as well as the Champions League with Bayern, finished as top scorer in all three competitions.

This is the first time he has won the award.

The 32-year-old also led Poland to Euro 2020 qualification and was named the 2019-20 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year in October.

Liverpool’s Juergen Klopp was named Best Mena’s Coach for the second successive year after guiding Liverpool to a first Premier League title in 30 years.

Klopp guided Liverpool to the Champions League title when he won the award in 2019.

Jurgen Klopp has been named the best men’s coach in world football for the second consecutive year.(AP/Pool: Phil Noble)

The manager looked visibly shocked when he was announced as the winner.

“I’m not [the best] but I won the award — that is good enough,” he said during the ceremony.

Manchester City fullback Lucy Bronze won the women’s best player award, becoming the first English player to take the prize.

“I don’t have the words right now to explain how I’m feeling,” Bronze said.

“If there’s anything, 2020 has taught us to appreciate every moment you’ve got, not look too far ahead and live in the here and now.

Elsewhere in the men’s categories, Lewandowski’s Bayern teammate Manuel Neuer was named the Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper.

Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min won the Puskas Award for goal of the year for his individual strike in a Premier League game against Burnley last December.

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Sarina Wiegman from The Netherlands was named Best Women’s Coach and Sarah Bouhaddi was awarded Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper.

The awards are voted on by selected members of the media, national team captains and coaches as well as fans.

Reuters



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