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The Best FIFA Football Awards FULL nominee list revealed

By Reuters | Nov. 25, 2020

**Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring a goal [REUTERS/Christof Stache]**

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski and coach Hans-Dieter Flick have been named on the shortlist for ‘The Best FIFA Football Awards’ after their treble-winning campaign last season, world soccer’s governing body announced on Wednesday.

Lewandowski, top scorer for Bayern in the Champions League (15 goals) and Bundesliga (34), was a firm favourite for the Ballon d’Or award before it was scrapped this year for the first time in its 64-year history because of the novel coronavirus.

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