After winning the Golden Glove as the best goalkeeper at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Argentine has won Emiliano Martinez He will now be aiming for a new award at the FIFA The Best Awards gala. The organization highlighted ‘Dibu”s ‘extraordinary performances’ at the World Cup to include him among the seven nominees for Goalkeeper of the Year at a time when he is at the center of controversy for his excessive partying after winning was crowned champion with the Albiceleste.
“Emiliano Martínez’s exceptional performances in Argentina’s triumphant World Cup season saw him earn the coveted Golden Glove and will certainly place him in the context of further recognition at The Best FIFA Football Awards,” said the international governing body soccer
Martínez will play against other goalkeepers who put in a remarkable performance in Qatar such as Moroccan Yassine Bounou (Bono) and Croatian Dominik Livakovic. In addition, Brazilian Alisson, Belgian Thibaut Courtois, Frenchman Mike Maignan and German Manuel Neuer are also contenders for the award for their great seasons at their respective clubs.
The ‘Dibu’ Martínez celebrations have brought him a lot of criticism. Photo: Composite LR/AFP
This is the Argentine’s first time vying for the prestigious award. Voting will take place on the FIFA+ portal from January 12, 2023, while the ceremony will take place on February 27.
Argentine players defend “Dibu”
The avalanche of criticism that the controversial goalkeeper received from various fronts found a response from his teammates Ángel Di María, Leandro Paredes and Germán Pezzella. The players from the staging area defended “Dibu” against the attacks of Frenchman Adil Rami, who described him as “the greatest m*** in the world of football”.
“The ‘Dibu’, the best goalkeeper in the world. To cry somewhere else”, “Now without crying, Rami”, “Ha ha ha ha. Go over there, Rami”, replied the three selected via social networks.