For the often ignored goalkeepers, the Yashin Trophy - named after Lev Yashin, the only Ballon d'Or -winning stopper - is handed out to the best in the business, with Emiliano Martinez seeking a ...

Emiliano 'Dibu' Martínez has claimed the Yashin Trophy for the second year in a row, awarded to the best goalkeeper of the year during the Ballon d'Or ceremony, after leading Argentina to Copa ...

Kylian Mbappe has broken his silence over the decision to award Rodri the Ballon d'Or over Vinicius Jr ... A goalkeeper has not won the award since Lev Yashin back in 1963, and it has been ...

Alisson is the first winner of the new Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper, named after former USSR icon Lev Yashin ... voting for the overall men's Ballon d'Or prize.

No goalkeeper has won the Ballon d’Or since 1963, when Lev Yashin, the Soviet Union international who remains a gold standard for goalkeepers, claimed the prize. Advertisement Mamardashvili ...

E. Martinez Argentina Aston Villa Ballon d'Or Premier League Aston Villa and Argentina star Emiliano Martinez has retained the Yashin Trophy at the Ballon d'Or awards.

According to FIFA, Yashin is the only goalkeeper ever to have won the Ballon d’Or and, in the poster, “he is dressed in his traditional outfit of black shirt and shorts, knee brace and his famous cap” ...