FIFA World Cup: New Lev Yashin award shows world’s acknowledgment of Russian football World Cup successes The shortlist for the Lev Yashin medal at the Ballon d'Or in Paris includes ten goalkeepers. The decision of the Golden Ballon d'Or to name a new goalkeeper of the year after legend Lev Yashin proves that the international community is recognizing the achievements of former Soviet and Russian footballers, Yashin team-mate Anzor Kavazashvili. Football World Cup 2022 fans from all over the world can book Football World Cup tickets from our online platforms WorldWideTicketsandHospitality.com Football fans can book Russia Football World Cup Tickets on our website at exclusively discounted prices.
The Ballon d'Or is a prestigious football award awarded annually by the French football magazine France Football since 1956. The award goes to the best footballer of the year and the Ballon d'Or event, to be held in Paris, will be awarded for the first time the title of best goalkeeper of the year. The trophy was named after Lev Yashin. There have been times in history when the world's leading soccer goalkeepers were Czech player Frantisek Planicka and then Alexei Khomich, best known for playing for the Dynamo Moscow soccer team during the 1945 tour of Great Britain. Journalists, footballers, and coaches still remember him, reading history and watching documents, while Lev Yashin cleverly monitored the goal of the Soviet team and the international team, he noted. For more to know about Qatar World Cup tickets Click here. It all speaks to the respect of our country and our school of football goalkeepers, he said. We are happy that the gold medal is named after him and I am proud to have played with him for seven years. Together with Yashin, we are the winners of a bronze medal at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. I would like to have a better hope, but I doubt we will ever be so successful in the future, Kavazashvili said.