Last updated on January 31st, 2022 at 10:19 am
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Fifa Best Awards for Men and Women
Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich’s and Polish striker won the FIFA Best Male Player award for 2021. In the women section, the Barcelona’s midfielder Alexia Putellas won the FIFA Best Female Player award. The “FIFA Special The Best Award’ was given to Cristiano Ronaldo.
It was Manchester United striker who was recognised as the top male scorer in the history of international football. “I find it much more difficult to score goals on an international level these days,” said Ronaldo in 1997. “You aren’t going goals with Saudi Arabia or Australia or any other team of the national in the present day. That record isn’t something I consider.”
These were the words of Ronaldo during 1997. “O Fenomeno” was just 21 and a prolific striker with 20 goals and 30 caps and was determined to put an end to speculation about whether he’d surpass Pele’s 77-goal Brazil record.
When the world was speculating about the possibility that Ronaldo would become the top scoring male in the history of international football at the time, nobody thought exactly the same as Ronaldo who was just 21. The former scored 12 goals in just 40 games with Portugal and was a Winger.
Cristiano Ronaldo was but a freak of nature. Indeed, the fact that he scored 49 goals in his last 47 international games pushed Cristiano over Ali Daei, on to 110 overall, making him the top male scorer ever.
The prolific Lewandowski received the award for the second time in a row after a year that saw him beat Gerd Mueller’s record of 49 years with 40 points in one Bundesliga campaign. “Robert is an individual. He is the best footballer ever to grace our nation. The greatest Polish ambassador, and a role model for children and not just those who play football.” stated Polish Premier Mateusz Morawiecki on Facebook.
A 27-year-old Putellas was the core of the Barcelona women’s team that was crowned the Spanish league as well as it also won the UEFA Champions League. Chelsea was awarded both awards for the best coach as well as best player, and best coach, Thomas Tuchel winning the men’s award as well as Emma Hayes named the best women’s coach.
Tuchel was instrumental in guiding Chelsea into winning their first Champions League title after taking the club’s reins in January. Hayes was the winner of the Women’s Super League, FA Cup and League Cup treble in England. Chelsea’s West London club enjoyed further recognition after the Senegal national Edouard Mendy winning the Best Men’s Goalkeeper Award.
Chile And Olympique Lyonnais’ Christiane Endler was named the Best Women’s Goalkeeper. It was the Puskas Award for best goal of the year was awarded by Argentine Erik Lamela, now playing for Spanish club Sevilla in his first goal with Tottenham Hotspur against Arsenal.
The Denmark national team as well as their medical personnel won their Fair Play award for their rapid response to Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field during the Euro 2020 game with Finland.
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