If the Ballon d’Or 2020 had been awarded, there would probably have been no way around Robert Lewandowski. Organiser “France Football” is now considering following Lionel Messi’s suggestion of a subsequent award.
Many had also seen Lewandowski in the lead in 2021, but in the end it was Messi by a narrow margin. Toni Kroos and Jürgen Klopp also did not like the result of the vote.
Will Lewandowski still be able to enjoy a Golden Ball? “France Football” has not ruled out a retrospective award for 2020, as suggested by Messi, at which time the ball had not been awarded because of the pandemic. “What Messi said was nice and smart. I think we don’t have to make the decisions very quickly. We can think about it and at the same time we should respect the history of the Ballon d’Or, which is based on elections,” news portal “watson.de” quoted Pascal Ferré, editor-in-chief of “France Football”, as saying on Wednesday.
Messi, still on stage after his tribute, had said to Lewandowski: “Everyone knows you were the winner last year. I think France Football should still give you the award for 2020. You deserve it and you should have it at home.” Lewandowski had led Bayern to the treble in 2020 with his goals.
