Lewandowski helped Bayern Munich to their sixth UEFA Champions League title, finishing as the competition’s top goalscorer with 15 goals.
Browsing: Manuel Neuer
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, regular faces for the award, were not on the final shortlist
Neuer played a major role in the UCL triumph with a clean sheet in six of the 11 games and strong saves in the semi-final and final.
Bayern, European champions on five occasions, will be hunting their third trophy of the season after claiming the Bundesliga crown and the German Cup
The confrontation will be played out in Friday’s Champions League quarter-final.
The club website announced the legendary goalkeeper’s contract extension on Wednesday, with CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge hailing Neuer as the best goalkeeper in the world.
Bayern Munich’s Sporting Director, Hasan Salihamidzic, said he expects to renew goalkeeper Manuel Neuer’s contract and also hopes for star international players to transfer over, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday.
The Bundesliga Champions announced on Saturday they had agreed to sign Nubel on a free transfer from Schalke and that he will join the club officially on July 1.
Bayern Munich’s Neuer, who has 90 caps, has been the undisputed number one since 2010, but Ter Stegen’s form with Barcelona in recent seasons has made him a strong challenger ahead of Euro 2020.
Bayern Munich are expected to be without Manuel Neuer and possibly David Alaba as well in Wednesday’s German Cup quarter-final against second division Heidenheim, coach Niko Kovac said on Monday.
Sunday’s 1-0 loss to Mexico has left Germany with little margin for error against Sweden in Sochi on Saturday and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer admitted the Mexican debacle was a “wake up call” that sparked a frank internal inquiry, with head coach Joachim Low faces growing calls to drop Mesut Ozil.
Soccer fans in Mexico, as well as those in some other Latin American countries, have a so-called “tradition” of yelling the Spanish word “puto” while an opposing goalkeeper takes a goal kick.
Neuer made the squad despite playing in just one official game, a friendly against Austria on Friday, since breaking a bone in his foot in September but talented 22-year-old Sane was the biggest name to miss out.
Neuer, who had not played a single official game since breaking a bone in his foot back in September, was handed the captaincy
The former Germany striker said this even against the background of the fact that the 2014 World Cup winner has not played a competitive game since September.
Neuer has not played a single official game since breaking a bone in his foot back in September but Koepke said he was fully on track for the tournament in Russia.
Now, it has been confirmed that the Bundesliga giants will be without their first-choice stopper until 2018 after he underwent surgery.
The happy couple tied the knot in the picturesque Adriatic town of Monopoli – which is in the province of Bari, Italy
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the 31-year-old Neuer sustained the injury during Cristiano Ronaldo’s third goal in extra time
The English side reached half time on level terms, but they were blown away during the second half in Germany