Picking up the trophy, the Frenchman said: “This is a big pleasure to be here in Dubai. This is an honour to see such big names here. This is a great achievement for me. I want to thank my club PSG who have always been there for me and to my national team. I want to rewrite history of football and to do that you have to be hungry every day. Now I am one of the best I need to keep aiming higher every day and every year.”Poland superstar Lewandowski was delighted to claim the Fans’ Player of the Year Award. “I want to thank everyone who voted for me and those that support me every week,” he said. “We missed all the fans in the stadiums last year and that is why we work so hard now to say thank you to you all.”
Other winners on the night included Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas for Best Female Player, Italy boss Roberto Mancini, who won Coach of the Year, helping the Azzurri win the Euro 2020 title in England. Italy also won National Team of the yea
Juventus’ veteran Italian stopper Leonardo Bonucci claimed Defender of the Year, while Cristiano Ronaldo was lauded with a special Top Goal Scorer of All Time Awar
The Career Award was presented to Brazil, AC Milan and Barcelona star Ronaldinho. “Thank you so much for this award and happy new year to everyone,” the ever-smiling Samba star said in Duba
Lewandowski inevitably picked up the inaugural Diego Maradona Goalscorer of the Year Award after breaking Gerd Muller’s long-standing record goals in a Bundesliga season marFrance star Mbappe is still only 23 years old and yet has four Ligue 1 titles in France — one with Monaco and three with PSG — and also won the 2018 World Cup with France in Russia.
“I just want to win and win again,” he explained. “If you sleep someone will take your place and so I just want to always give everything to stay at the top.”
Mbappe now plays alongside all-time great Messi at PSG, and the youngster admits he is still learning from the master. “He is amazing,” Mbappe said. “To work alongside him is just brilliant. I have grown up watching him, but even now, he surprises you on the training field with a little move. The skill and talent is always there to see. It is an honour.”k.i.d.r.
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