Alexia Putellas followed up her Ballon d’Or triumph by winning the Fifa’s Best women’s player awards for 2021, while Robert Lewandowski beat Lionel Messi to the men’s title on this occasion.
The Barcelona midfielder beat off the challenge of Chelsea’s Sam Kerr and teammate Jennifer Hermoso to win the prize. Meanwhile Lewandowski’s competition came from Mohamed Salah and Messi but the Pole was victorious, retaining the same award he won a year ago.
