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Louie Chandler

The 23 players and coaches who named Chelsea's N'Golo Kante or Jorginho world's best footballer

Robert Lewandowski was all smiles on Monday night as he was named the 2021 FIFA Best Men's Player, beating the likes of Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah to the top prize.

Many felt the Polish goal machine should have taken home the Ballon d'Or over Messi, so a smidgen of justice has now at least been served with this outcome.

Chelsea duo N'Golo Kante and Jorginho had been in the running for both awards but ultimately left empty-handed. In this instance, both finished outside the top three, with Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo both above the duo.

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