Robert Lewandowski was named Fifa's best male footballer on Thursday on the strength of his 55-goal haul to help Bayern Munich win the treble last season. The Poland striker, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are shortlisted in the men's category for Fifa's 'The Best' awards. He defeated Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the title. Here is a rundown of the nominees...
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Robert Lewandowski: Sensational season from the Pole as he claimed the quintuple with Bayern and became the second player ever to win a treble including the Uefa Champions League while top-scoring in Bundesliga, Champions League and German Cup..
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Cristiano Ronaldo: The Portuguese superstar helped Juventus tomthe Serie A title in Itlay, scoring 31 goals to become the the first player to net 50 goals in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A in the process.
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Lionel Messi: Top scorer in La Liga in Spain with 25 and also made the most assists (21).
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Thiago Alcantara: Midfield engineer of Bayern Munich’s treble-winning 2019/20 season (Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup) before moving to Liverpool.
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Kevin De Bruyne: The best midfielder in the wrld right now, the Belgian was named English Premier League Player of the Season with Manchester City, with 13 goals and 20 assists.
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Sadio Mane: Helped Liverpool to their first Premier League title, contributing 18 goals and seven assists. Was also key in claiming the Club World Cup for the Reds.
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Kylian Mbappe: Became the youngest player to score 15 goals in the Champions League and finished the curtailed 2019/20 Ligue 1 season as joint-top scorer, with 18 goals for champions Paris St-Germain.
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Neymar: Won the domestic quadruple with PSG and led the club to the Champions League final for the first time.
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Sergio Ramos: Helped Real Madrid regain La Liga title and became the league’s all-time top-scoring defender.
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Mohamed Salah: Ended the 2019/20 title-winning season for Liverpool with 19 goals.
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Virgil Van Dijk: Mr Dependable at the back was instrumental in helping Liverpool to their historic Premier League title with consistently outstanding defensive displays. (Source: Fifa)
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