Messi picked up his seventh Ballon d’Or two years ago and insisted in his speech that Lewandowski – then at Bayern Munich – should have been handed the cancelled award in 2020. The Poland striker would later win Best FIFA men’s player for 2021, though did not receive a vote from Messi. At the time, Lewandowski admitted this snub was ‘difficult to relate …

Poland captain Robert Lewandowski refused to confirm if he had played his last ever game at the World Cup after his side were knocked out of the tournament in Qatar in a 3-1 last-16 defeat by France on Sunday. Barcelona striker Lewandowski scored a late consolation from the penalty spot for a Poland side who were outclassed by the fearsome …