Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez named best goalkeeper of the year
The goalkeeper of the Argentina national team Emiliano Martinez and the English Aston Villa was named the best goalkeeper of the year according to France Football magazine. This was reported by a Lenta.ru correspondent.
The award ceremony took place on Monday, October 30, at the Chatelet musical theater in Paris. In the list of candidates, he beat out Yassin Bouna from the Moroccan national team, Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Ederson (Manchester City), Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (Barcelona).
Last year, Martinez became the world champion as part of the Argentina national team. In the decisive match of the tournament in Qatar, the team defeated France. Regular time ended with the score 2:2. In extra time, the teams scored one more goal. Argentina turned out to be stronger in the penalty shootout – 4:2.
France Football established the award for the best goalkeeper in September 2019. The prize was named after Lev Yashin, who remains the only goalkeeper in history to win the Golden Ball.
Source: Lenta
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