Lionel Messi had to be content with a runners-up spot in the 2021 FIFA Best Men's Player awards on Monday night as Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski scooped top prize.
Two months earlier, the Argentine pipped the Pole to land his record-breaking seventh Ballon d'Or title as he landed the 2021 accolade.
The Ballon d’Or voting prompted criticism from multiple football legends who believed that Lewandowski should not have been overlooked.