Cristiano Ronaldo’s reaction to Lewandowski winning FIFA award leaves fans in splits

It is a well-known fact that Cristiano Ronaldo is not a fan of finishing second and his face told the story after Robert Lewandowski was crowned FIFA's Best Men's Player award on Thursday. The Pole beat Lionel Messi and Ronaldo to the award following a sensational campaign with Bayern Munich. Lewandowski was announced as the winner at the ceremony in Zurich and though it was a virtual event, FIFA president Gianni Infantino was at hand to present the honour to the Bayern Munich forward in person after travelling to Munich.

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Interestingly, all the three nominees were live on a big screen and fans were quick to spot Ronaldo sulking with earphones on and his arms folded as Lewandowski collected his trophy. The 35-year-old Juventus attacker's facial reaction quickly went viral across social media as he seemed to be less than pleased with the decision.

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Cristiano Ronaldo reaction to Lewandowski winning FIFA award

The video call with Ronaldo appeared to show the Portuguese star looking far from engaged, either bordering on an eye roll at one point or looking at a monitor high above him. While Messi still looked relatively happy despite losing, Ronaldo's reaction said it all and was the latest instance of him fuming over not winning a top individual prize.

On Twitter, one wrote, "LOL. Ronaldo is such a sore loser. At least Messi was smiling in defeat" while another added, "Look at that reaction from Ronaldo, clearly unhappy at not winning. It's annoying but also describes his personality."

Ronaldo seemed visibly perplexed over Lewandowski winning the Best Men's Player award but some believed that the Juventus star's connection on the live stream may have frozen, "Did Ronaldo's connection freeze at the time Lewandowksi won the award? I mean he barely moved after that". Another tweeted, "Maybe Ronaldo's just gutted and sad that he didn't win. His connection was fine after Lewandowski won the award. 

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Robert Lewandowski wins Best FIFA Player award after a sensational season with Bayern

Lewandowski had a remarkable season with Bayern Munich in which he scored 55 times in 47 games. His goals helped Bayern Munich to the treble, winning the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal Cup and the Champions League. Lewandowski was the top scorer in each competition. 

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Lewandowski, Messi and Ronaldo were all included in the FIFPro World XI as well. 

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