The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) made up the symbolic world team of 2021. This was reported on the website of the organization.
The best goalkeeper was named Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG). The four defenders include Alfonso Davis (Bayern), Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Leonardo Bonnucci (Juventus) and Ashraf Hakimi (PSG). The top three were Lionel Messi (PSG), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) and Jorginho (Chelsea). Among the forwards were Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) and Kylian Mbappé (PSG).
On November 29, Messi won the Ballon d'Or seven times. In the fight for the award, the Argentine bypassed Lewandowski, who was recognized as the best striker of the year. In his speech, Messi expressed the opinion that it was Lewandowski who should have received the award in 2020, when the presentation of the award was canceled due to the coronavirus.
