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Football: Poland’s Lewandowski scoops two global awards in Dubai

28.12.2021 08:30
Polish striker Robert Lewandowski has won two Globe Soccer Awards in the United Arab Emirates for his goal scoring feats this year. 
Polish striker Robert Lewandowski (L) receives the Globe Soccer Award for goal of the year at a ceremony in Dubai on Monday.
Polish striker Robert Lewandowski (L) receives the Globe Soccer Award for goal of the year at a ceremony in Dubai on Monday.PAP/EPA/Ali Haider

The Globe Soccer Awards are granted to the world’s best male and female players as well as best clubs, Poland's PAP news agency reported.

At the awards gala in Dubai on Monday, France’s forward Kylian Mbappe was named male footballer of the year.

Meanwhile, Lewandowski was voted player of the year by users of the TikTok video-sharing, social-networking application, garnering 24 percent of the vote.

The 33-year-old Polish marksman also received the new Maradona Award for best goal scorer. He was rewarded for a bicycle kick in a Champions League match between his Bayern Munich club and Dynamo Kyiv.

Introduced in 2010, the Globe Soccer Awards are granted by the Globe Soccer organisation in cooperation with the European Club Association (ECA) and the European Football Agents Association (EFAA). 

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo won the main award on six occasions, with Lewandowski triumphing last year.

(pm/gs)

Source: PAP