Candidates who aspire to the Golden Ball of goalkeepers

This season, France Football will deliver for the first time in his history a Balloon of Gold devoted only to the goalkeepers. The prestigious magazine has decided to create this award thinking in the guardametas because along the history have not had hardly visibility in what to prizes refers .

Only Lev Yashin has attained to win the Balloon of Gold being guardameta in the 1963. Along the history, in addition to the Russian, only five archers achieved to be at least finalists. It treats of Dino Zoff, Ivo Viktor, Oliver Kahn by twice, Gianluigi Buffon and Manuel Neuer. Any of them could heave with the award and is therefore by what has created this prize.

The ten candidates to win it will know on 21 October, that is when France Football will give his names. There are several goalkeepers that will be with almost total security between the ten finalists by his performances and his fame. It treats , as no, of Jan Oblak, Marc-André ter Stegen​, Alisson Becker, Ederson Moraes or Lloris.

From among all the possible candidates, stands out especially Alisson, since it was decisive so that the Liverpool won the Champions League. The Brazilian did some impressive semifinals in front of the FC Barcelona and a big final in front of the Tottenham. It saved to his team in several occasions and already has won the prize to better goalkeeper of the campaign in Champions. It is the favourite for the The Best and also for this new Balloon of Gold. Besides, it is necessary to remember that it won the Glass America with Brazil being important.

But the ex of the Rome is not the only big put that it has done a good year. Ter Stegen Has been decisive in the Barça champion of League and has made a glorious course. The Barcelona group, besides, arrived to the 'semis' of Champions and to the final of Glass. Important part of all this was the germano, that has turned into the angel of the policeman of his mates these last years.

Other candidates to win the Balloon of Gold

Oblak, in spite of not winning at all, also did an incredible season and considers him one of the best of the world. Ederson, by his side, did a good year in the Manchester City champion of everything in England and also would have to be between the candidates. Another of which probably will be was Manuel Neuer for having capitaneado to the Bayern in another Bundesliga more. The German, nevertheless, does time that is not between the best of the world. On the other hand, Lloris, although like Oblak, did not win at all, was key so that the Tottenham litigated by the Champions with the Liverpool and would have to be in the list.

Other guardametas that could complete the list are Courtois, Handanovic or Szczęsny. The madridista did not do good season and was one of the a lot of signalled in the Real Madrid, but has prestige and did a big World-wide the past summer. This inertia could plant him between the ten finalists. The esloveno, on the other hand, was important in an Inter that classified for the Champions. Finally, the Pole won the Series To and was well in Champions, with what also could be between the elected. The prize will deliver on 2 December of this same year.