Birnwand broke the Saudi octopus record.
The Al-Kur website announced today (Sunday) that Alireza Biranwand, the goalkeeper of the Iranian national team, broke the record of Mohammad Daiya, the legendary goalkeeper of Saudi Arabia, and was chosen for the second time to win the best player of the year award in Asia.
Daya was the only goalkeeper in the history of Asian football to be selected among the 3 finalists for the Asian Man of the Year award.