Lewandoski named best footballer, Mo Salah second, Messi third
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is the best football player and Liverpool’s Juergen Klopp, the best coach, according to a survey among German Bundesliga players conducted by Kicker sports magazine.
Kicker said in its latest edition on Monday that Lewandowski garnered 43.2 per cent of the vote from 234 players polled.
Liverpool’s Mo Salah was a distant second with 20.5 per cent, and Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) third.
Klopp was first on the coaching list with 34.6 per cent.
He emerged winner ahead of fellow German Thomas Tuchel from 2020/2021 UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea (24.8) and Spain’s Pep Guardiola from 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL) champions Manchester City.
Bundesliga players also rated the English top-flight the best league with a big majority of 67.9 per cent.
Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich meanwhile earned the dubious honour of being voted disappointment of the current season.
That result likely has to do with his coronavirus stance rather than his skills on the pitch.
Kimmich first voiced doubts about vaccination and has been sidelined since early November owing to two quarantine periods, a coronavirus infection and related lung problems.
(dpa/NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
States
Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future
The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
NationWide
High interest rates, funding gaps stifling housing sector: REDAN
Mr Adeoye said access to mortgage finance remained difficult in Nigeria due to high interest rates.
NationWide
SON uploads list of certified products to website to help consumers identify quality goods
Mr Okeke urged members of the public to visit the SON website to verify certified products.
World
Former Prince Andrew pocketed rent from royal cottages for 20 years: Report
Mr Mountbatten-Windsor left the royal residence after he was linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but he denied any wrongdoing.
Heading 2
Five Mexicans, 11 Nigerians arraigned over methamphetamine laboratories in Oyo, Ogun
Justice Nkeonye Evelyn Maha subsequently ordered that the suspects be remanded at the correctional centre, Ibadan.
Anti-Corruption
Former national assembly member, other Ecuadorian politicians, executives, narcotraffickers arrested in U.S. cocaine case
The defendants include a former Ecuadorian mayor and current mayoral candidate, the son of the former president of Ecuador, and other powerful narcotraffickers.
Politics
Over 70,000 people to welcome Tinubu in Rivers State, Wike says
Mr Wike assured residents that security and logistical arrangements are in place to ensure a smooth event.
