Lewandowski bites at France Football for cancelled Ballon d’Or, backs Benzema to win it

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski was one of the unluckiest men in football in 2020, after the Ballon d’Or ceremony was cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Polish international had registered a staggering 58 goals and 10 assists in all competitions during that season, and was the shoe-in to be crowned as the best player in the world.

However, it had been decided that the award would not be handed due to the pandemic, which led to several fans and pundits in opposition of the fact that the former Bayern Munich talisman deserved to take home the accolade, regardless of the lack of a ceremony.

As Real Madrid captain Karim Benzema looks set to win the 2022 Ballon d’Or, a smirking Robert Lewandowski made a harmless joke in response.

“Benzema is probably one of the favourites to win the Ballon d’Or, if they don’t cancel it, then probably, he will win it, yes”, he said, as per Movistar’s official Tik Tok account, relayed by journalist Samuel Marsden.

In the 2021 edition of the Ballon d’Or ceremony, Lionel Messi, who was recognised as the best player in the world during his final season at Barcelona went as far as to admit that the ex-Borussia Dortmund frontman deserved to win the award.

“Robert, you deserve your Ballon d’Or. Last year, everyone was in agreement to say that you were the big winner of this award. Hopefully France Football will give you the 2020 Ballon d’Or. We all believe you deserved it and I hope you can have it at home.”

While Karim Benzema certainly merits winning the prestigious accolade, there is no reason why Robert Lewandowski cannot become a Ballon d’Or winner at the Spotify Camp Nou one day.