Robert Lewandoski received a mention that neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Lionel Messi have

Robert Lewandowski received an honor from the Polish president this Monday, awarding the forward named FIFA Best Male Player of 2020 another accolade for a trophy cabinet that already contains Champions League and Bundesliga champion medals. Lewandowski, who last season won the German league and the cup double plus the Champions League with Bayern Munich, received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Poland Restituta from his country's president, Andrzej Duda.

The honor is conferred on military and civilian personnel for outstanding achievement in their fields. Robert Lewandowski joins Poland's first democratically elected President Lech Walesa and US President Dwight D. Eisenhower as recipient. "No matter how many trophies I've won. Right now, my ambition is high and I don't want to rest on my success," said Lewandowski, after accepting the award.

The 32 years old led Poland to the qualification for the Euro Cup 2020 and was also named 2019-20 UEFA Player of the Year. Last week, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called German Chancellor Angela Merkel to ask that Lewandowski and a Polish teammate be exempted from the quarantine rules when they return to Germany after a qualifying match for the World Cup against England scheduled for March 31 at Wembley Stadium.

Hertha Berlin's Lewandowski and Krzysztof Piatek play for German clubs, who could have prevented them from going to England for the match, as that could have meant they would miss matches with Bundesliga teams when they returned due to quarantine rules. The Polish Football Association later confirmed that both players will be able to go to England.