{"id":12347,"date":"2022-01-19T16:14:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T16:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/?p=12347"},"modified":"2022-01-19T15:17:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T15:17:58","slug":"lewandowski-and-putellas-win-fifa-best-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/lewandowski-and-putellas-win-fifa-best-awards","title":{"rendered":"Lewandowski and Putellas win Fifa Best awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Bayern Munich\u2019s Polish striker Robert Lewandowski won the Fifa Best Men\u2019s Player award for 2021 with Barcelona\u2019s Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas winning the Fifa Best Women\u2019s Player prize at Monday\u2019s ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The prolific Lewandowski won the award for the second straight year after a season in which he beat Gerd Mueller\u2019s 49-year old record of 40 goals in a single Bundesliga campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRobert is someone special. He is the greatest footballer in the history of our country. The best Polish ambassador and a role model for young people, not only those playing football,\u201d said Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Putellas was at the heart of the Barcelona women\u2019s team which won the Spanish league and the Uefa Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea won both the awards for best coach, with Thomas Tuchel winning the men\u2019s award and Emma Hayes named the best women\u2019s coach.<\/p>\n<p>Tuchel had guided Chelsea to the Champions League title after taking over the club in January while Hayes won the Women\u2019s Super League, FA Cup and League Cup treble in England.<\/p>\n<p>The West London club enjoyed further recognition with their Senegal international Edouard Mendy winning the Best Men\u2019s Goalkeeper award.<\/p>\n<p>Chile and Olympique Lyonnais\u2019 Christiane Endler was named The Best Women\u2019s Goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>The Puskas Award for best goal of the year was won by Argentine Erik Lamela, now with Spanish club Sevilla, for his goal for Tottenham Hotspur against Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>The Denmark national team and their medical staff won the Fair Play award for their swift response after Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field during the Euro 2020 game with Finland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. Bayern Munich\u2019s Polish striker Robert Lewandowski won the Fifa Best Men\u2019s Player award for 2021 with Barcelona\u2019s Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas winning the Fifa Best Women\u2019s Player prize at Monday\u2019s ceremony. 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