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Lewandowski, Messi, Salah short-listed for FIFA Best Men's Player award

Lewandowski battles Messi and Salah for FIFA Best award as Bayern Munich striker seeks to defend his crown [photo courtesy]

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah have been short-listed for The Best FIFA Men's Player award, soccer's world governing body said on Friday.

Lewandowski, who won the award in 2020, scored a Bundesliga record 41 goals in the 2020-21 season to eclipse the previous best set by Gerd Muller in the 1971-72 campaign.

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