Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has been crowned the winner of the Golden Foot award.
The Polish striker was in terrific touch for Bayern Munich last season, registering a staggering 50 goals and 7 assists in all competitions.
Even this campaign, the veteran has scored a ridiculous 18 goals for Barcelona across all competitions, which is why he is classed as one of the best No.9’s in the world.
What is the Golden Foot?
The Golden Foot is an award handed out to footballers for their achievements, both individually and collectively, which has been in place since 2003.
Additionally, a candidate’s personality is also taken into account when deciding if he is a worthy winner.
Players aged 28 or above are eligible to win the award, and can only be won once.
Furthermore, only 10 nominees are selected, as a panel of international journalists decide the winner.
An online poll is also conducted to decide the potential winner of the award, where even fans can vote.
A charity also takes place accompanied by the Golden Foot award.
The Hotel de Paris Monte-Carlo is where an auction is organised, where funds are raised for fighting against AIDS.
The winner of the Golden Foot, which is Robert Lewandowski in this case also has to plant their footsteps onto “The Champions of Promenade”, which is in Monaco, France.
While what is the Golden Foot has been a topic of conversation online, the answer is as simple as that.
Full list of winners
2003: Roberto Baggio
2004: Pavel Nedved
2005: Andriy Shevcehnko
2006: Ronaldo
2007: Alessandro Del Piero
2008: Roberto Carlos
2009: Ronaldinho
2010: Francesco Totti
2011: Ryan Giggs
2012: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
2013: Didier Drogba
2014: Andres Iniesta
2015: Samuel Eto’o
2016: Gianluigi Buffon
2017: Iker Casillas
2018: Edinson Cavani
2019: Luka Modric
2020: Cristiano Ronaldo
2021: Mohamed Salah
2022: Robert Lewandowski
What is the Golden Foot? In short, just an award won by some of the very best footballers in history.
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