Robert Lewandowski was named as The Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year for the second year in a row on Monday night, finishing ahead of Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah in the voting.
The Poland international has been rewarded for a stunning 2021 which saw him break Gerd Muller's long-standing records for most goals in a Bundesliga season and most Bundesliga goals in a calendar year.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up some of the more notable voting patterns from international team captains and coaches for the award.
Lionel Messi
1. Neymar
2. Kylian Mbappe
3. Karim Benzema
David Alaba
1. Robert Lewandowski
2. Karim Benzema
3. Jorginho
Eden Hazard
1. Karim Benzema
2. Kevin De Bruyne
3. Jorginho
Thiago Silva
1. Neymar
2. Robert Lewandowski
3. Jorginho
Luka Modric
1. Karim Benzema
2. Jorginho
3. Robert Lewandowski
Mohamed Salah
1. Jorginho
2. Lionel Messi
3. Robert Lewandowski
Harry Kane
1. Robert Lewandowski
2. Lionel Messi
3. N'Golo Kante
Hugo Lloris
1. Karim Benzema
2. Kylian Mbappe
3. N'Golo Kante
Manuel Neuer
1. Robert Lewandowski
2. Mohamed Salah
3. N'Golo Kante
Giorgio Chiellini
1. Jorginho
2. Robert Lewandowski
3. N'Golo Kante
Son Heung-min
1. Robert Lewandowski
2. Lionel Messi
3. N'Golo Kante
Virgil van Dijk
1. Mohamed Salah
2. Robert Lewandowski
3. N'Golo Kante
Robert Lewandowski
1. Jorginho
2. Lionel Messi
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo
1. Robert Lewandowski
2. N'Golo Kante
3. Jorginho
Andrew Robertson
1. Mohamed Salah
2. Robert Lewandowski
3. Lionel Messi
Sergio Busquets
1. Lionel Messi
2. Robert Lewandowski
3. Erling Braut Haaland
Victor Lindelof
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Robert Lewandowski
3. Karim Benzema
Granit Xhaka
1. Mohamed Salah
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Karim Benzema
Gareth Bale
1. Robert Lewandowski
2. Karim Benzema
3. Mohamed Salah
Gareth Southgate
1. Jorginho
2. Kevin De Bruyne
3. Lionel Messi
Fernando Santos
1. N'Golo Kante
2. Jorginho
3. Robert Lewandowski