Unai Simón, favourite for the Yashin Trophy tonight in London

Unai Simón is the favourite to take home the Yashin Trophy for the world's best goalkeeper at tonight's Ballon d'Or gala in London, according to Mundo Deportivo. The Athletic Club keeper was runner-up in 2024, behind Emiliano Martínez, and his main argument is the World Cup title he won with Spain in the United States, Mexico and Canada. During the tournament he also collected the Golden Glove and kept a clean sheet run of 650 minutes, a World Cup shutout record that clearly beats the 517 minutes Walter Zenga managed at Italia 90. He will face nine other nominees, including Courtois, Joan García, Kobel and Martínez again. Simón has also reached 69 caps for Spain, and only Casillas and Zubizarreta stand ahead of him in the all-time list. He travels to London with his family and a club delegation led by president Jon Uriarte and sporting director Mikel González.