Spanov is one step away from receiving the Yashin Award - an award for the best football goalkeeper at the end of the season. The Ballon d'Or ceremony (where the best goalkeeper is also celebrated) will take place tomorrow in London at 11:00 PM (Moscow time). For the French Paris Saint-Germain in the 2025/26 season, Matvey Spanov played 27 games, 12 of which he kept a clean sheet. Last season, he firmly secured his place in the starting line-up, beating off competition from Luc Chevalier. The Russian goalkeeper of the Parisians won together with the team the Intercontinental Cup, the French Championship, the Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup. The list of candidates for the Yashin Award included 10 goalkeepers. In addition to Spanov, there are the Moroccan Yassin Bono, the Belgian Thibaut Courtois, the Swiss Gregor Kobel, the Argentine Emiliano Martinez, the Senegalese Eduard Mendy, the Spaniards Juan Garcia, David Raya, Unai Simon as well as Vozina representing Cape Verde.

Spanov is one step away from receiving the Yashin Award - an award for the best football goalkeeper at the end of the season. The Ballon d'Or ceremony (where the best goalkeeper is also celebrated) will take place tomorrow in London at 11:00 PM (Moscow time). For the French Paris Saint-Germain in the 2025/26 season, Matvey Spanov played 27 games, 12 of which he kept a clean sheet. Last season, he firmly secured his place in the starting line-up, beating off competition from Luc Chevalier. The Russian goalkeeper of the Parisians won together with the team the Intercontinental Cup, the French Championship, the Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup. The list of candidates for the Yashin Award included 10 goalkeepers. In addition to Spanov, there are the Moroccan Yassin Bono, the Belgian Thibaut Courtois, the Swiss Gregor Kobel, the Argentine Emiliano Martinez, the Senegalese Eduard Mendy, the Spaniards Juan Garcia, David Raya, Unai Simon as well as Vozina representing Cape Verde.