Igor Akinfeev hailed his entry into the World’s 50 Best Goalkeepers list with the words ‘I don’t care’
CSKA Goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev appreciated the inclusion of his name in the list of the 50 best goalkeepers in the world. His words are quoted by the official website Moscow Army.
“Overall, I don’t care, but on the other hand, it’s nice. And I have no other emotions. I wouldn’t be in that ranking – well, okay,” the athlete commented on the situation.
March 10 International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) published among the 50 best goalkeepers in the world since 1987. Akinfeev took 47th place there. The list also includes a Soviet goalkeeper Rinat Dasaev (37th rank). The leader of the classification was the Italian Gianluigi Buffon.
Akinfeev – 2008 European Championship bronze medalist in the Russian team. At club level, the footballer plays for CSKA, with whom he won the championship and the country’s Cup six times, and the Super Cup seven times. Russia. In addition, as part of the army team, Akinfeev won the Cup UEFA.