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Ballon d'Or not important to Lewandowski

Despite finishing fourth in the running for the 2015 Ballon d'Or, Robert Lewandowski does not take the award particularly seriously.

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski says he is "not passionate" about the Ballon d'Or but acknowledged his pride at being in the running with the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar.

The Poland international finished fourth in the award for last year, behind winner Messi, runner-up Ronaldo and Neymar after an impressive 2015 for club and country.

Lewandowski helped Poland to Euro 2016 with a second-place finish in Group D while winning the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal with Bayern.