Football
Candidates for the Lev Yashin Prize Announced
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The names of the nominees for the best goalkeeper of the season named after Lev Yashin, established by France Football magazine, have become known, the press service of the award reports.
The list includes ten people, including Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, who received the prize at the end of 2019.
The full list is as follows: Yassin Bounou (Morocco, Sevilla), Alisson (Brazil, Liverpool), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Real Madrid), Ederson (Brazil, Manchester City), Mike Meignan (France, Milan), Edouard Mendy (Senegal, Chelsea), Manuel Neuer (Germany, Bayern Munich), Jan Oblak (Slovenia, Atlético Madrid), Kevin Trapp (Germany, Eintracht Frankfurt), Yugo Lloris (France, Tottenham).
The former goalkeeper of Dynamo Moscow and the USSR national team, Yashin, is the only goalkeeper to win the Ballon d’Or.
Source: Sportbox
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