{"id":295628,"date":"2023-10-31T14:25:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T14:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=295628"},"modified":"2023-10-31T14:25:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T14:25:27","slug":"emi-martinez-wins-yashin-award-but-ranks-below-bounou-in-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/emi-martinez-wins-yashin-award-but-ranks-below-bounou-in-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Emi Martinez wins Yashin award but ranks below Bounou in rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Football fans can&#8217;t get their heads around why Emiliano Martinez took home the Lev Yashin award at Ballon d&#8217;Or ceremony&#8230; despite Morocco shot-stopper Yassine Bounou finishing ABOVE him in the overall rankings<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Villa keeper was central in leading Argentina to World Cup glory last year<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Lionel Messi wins Ballon d&#8217;Or 2023 award beating Haaland to the coveted prize<\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Football fans have been left baffled by\u00a0Emiliano Martinez&#8217;s ranking in the latest annual Ballon d&#8217;Or football awards.<\/p>\n<p>Last night in Paris the Aston Villa keeper won the highly coveted Lev Yashin award, which recognises the best performing keeper in the world.<\/p>\n<p>He also was ranked 15th in the Ballon d&#8217;or rankings, beating players such as Bayern Munich&#8217;s Harry Kane.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, also beating him in the overall rankings was\u00a0Moroccan shot-stopper Yassine Bounou who finished 13th.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Confused fans took to social media to question how Martinez won the best keeper award but was ranked lower than Bounou.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/11\/77216507-12692661-image-a-16_1698753013272.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was central to Argentina&#8217;s World Cup winning side<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/11\/77216513-12692661-image-a-15_1698753008586.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Yassine Bounou of Morroco and now Al-Hilal was ranked as the 13th best footballer in the world<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>One person said: &#8216;How can Martinez win the award for best GK but finish below Bonou in overall voting&#8230;&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another wrote: &#8216;There&#8217;s also no way Martinez over Bonou can be justified. Bonou had a fantastic world cup. In fact his achievement could be regarded as being greater than that of Argentina. Plus, his achievement at club level.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A third also questioned: &#8216;How is it possible for a player in 15th place to win and not in 13th place?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Bounou enjoyed a fantastic World Cup campaign that saw his side become the first African nation to reach the semi-finals after they defeated Portugal 1-0.<\/p>\n<p>The former Sevilla goalkeeper was also central to both of their UEFA Europa League trophies.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, he\u00a0joined Riyadh-based side Al-Hilal on a three-year contract in the Saudi Pro League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/11\/77216543-12692661-image-a-17_1698753017683.jpg\" height=\"160\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/11\/77216535-12692661-image-a-18_1698753020236.jpg\" height=\"139\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/11\/77216531-12692661-image-a-19_1698753022589.jpg\" height=\"159\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/11\/77216533-12692661-image-a-20_1698753024110.jpg\" height=\"572\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Football fans took to social media to share their confusion over both of the keeper&#8217;s rankings<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12692661\/Fans-baffled-Emiliano-Martinez-wins-Yashin-award-finishes-Morrocos-Bounou-Ballon-dOr-rankings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Football fans can&#8217;t get their heads around why Emiliano Martinez took home the Lev Yashin award at Ballon d&#8217;Or ceremony&#8230; 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