I should’ve been Ballon d’Or winner, I won everything this year: Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski had a perfect season to win the treble with Bayern Munich. The 32-year-old became the top scorer of the Bundesliga and Champions League.
Robert Lewandowski had a perfect season to win the treble with Bayern Munich. The 32-year-old became the top scorer of the Bundesliga and Champions League.
“For the first time in its history, which began in 1956, the Ballon d'Or will not be awarded in 2020."
The 35-year-old tapped in six minutes before the break on Saturday to equal the mark held by Gabriel Batistuta and Fabio Quagliarella.
Ronaldo did not win the Ballon d'Or this year, finishing behind Lionel Messi who bagged it for the record sixth time and Liverpool's Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk.
The 21-year-old also explained the trajectory of his football career which has seen him become one of the top players in the world.
Ronaldo, meanwhile, finished third in 2019 Ballon d'Or Rankings, behind Virgil van Dijk and sixth-time winner Lionel Messi.
Had Van Dijk clinched the 2019 Ballon d'Or, he would have become the first defender to achieve the feat since Fabio Cannavaro in 2006.
Meanwhile, Lionel Messi bagged his sixth Ballon d’Or award, becoming the most successful player since the inception of the award.
To put things into perspective, two more votes in favour of Virgil van Dijk would have made him the winner of the coveted award.
It is after four years that Messi won the Ballon d'Or. During this span, Ronaldo won the award in 2016 and 2017 taking his total tally to five.