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Lionel Messi has been praised by fans for his 'wholesome' and 'humble' reaction to Robert Lewandowski being named as 'The Best' Men's Player of the Year by FIFA for a second year in a row.
The Bayern Munich star retained the award he picked up last year following a prolific 2021 in attack for the Bundesliga giants, with Messi grinning from ear-to-ear as the decision was read out by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
With the event being mostly virtual, Messi's reaction was filmed on a live feed from his hotel in Paris and the Argentine couldn't help but smile as the Polish star was awarded the prize.
Lionel Messi smiles as Robert Lewandowski was named as 'The Best' by FIFA on Monday
The Bayern Munich star was named as The Best Men's Player for a second year in a row
The two revealed they had huge amounts of respect for one another, with Messi insisting that Lewandowski deserved to win the 2020 Ballon d'Or during his acceptance speech last month, where he scooped his seventh Golden Ball.
While initial reports claimed a rift between the two,
