<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify">Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski regrets his decision of voting for Real Madrid and Portugal attacker Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of club teammate Manuel Neuer, in the Fifa Ballon d'Or vote.</h3> <p style="text-align: justify">The Poland skipper's first choice was Ronaldo, followed by Bayern team-mates Manuel Neuer and Bastian Schweinsteiger in the second and third places, but he now feels the Germany shot-stopped would have been a better choice and the one he should have gone with.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"Voting for Ronaldo instead of Neuer was a mistake," <a href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/1785/fifa-ballon-dor/2015/01/13/7930162/lewandowski-i-was-wrong-to-vote-for-ronaldo?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter">Lewandowski was quoted as saying by Welt. </a></p> <p style="text-align: justify">"I would clearly vote for Neuer now if I had the chance. But I already cast my vote back in August or something. I would vote different now.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"I am sorry for Manu. I am really surprised that he did not even come in second and the big gap to Ronaldo also baffles me. Manuel is an amazing goalkeeper and person."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Neuer ended in the third place and received 15.72% of the votes. He was only 0.04% behind Lionel Messi. Ronaldo won convincingly with 37.66& votes.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Neuer was outstanding at last yeara s World Cup in Brazil, as he helped his country grab their fourth World Cup and also won the Golden Glove on the way. He also assisted Bayern clinch a domestic double and has let in just four goals in 17 league games so far this season.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Former World Cup-winning captain and coach Franz Beckenbauer also sympathised with the German goalkeeper. He<a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/germans-disappointed-after-manuel-neuer-misses-out-on-ballon-dor/"> said</a>, "I think this is unfair. It seems that in this vote success does not count as much as appearances. Keepers are in a difficult spot. People want to see goals, not the people stopping the goals.a </p> <p style="text-align: justify">Neuer was polite and showed immense sportsmanship at the end of the ceremony as<a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/germans-disappointed-after-manuel-neuer-misses-out-on-ballon-dor/"> he said that the evening was a success even without the trophy:</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify">a I am leaving this building with a big smile on my face. It was a winning day for me and it was a success just being in the top three. 2014 was a year with a lot of success and it will forever stay in my memory.a </p> <p style="text-align: justify"><em>Top Image Courtesy trivela.uol.com.br</em></p> <!--Article End-->