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FIFA The Best: Bayern Munich Manuel Neuer named best goalkeeper of the year

Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 8:37 PM by Oluwatomiwa Babalola

- FIFA The Best has been awarded to Bayern Munich star Manuel Neuer

- The 2014 World Cup winner beat Alisson Becker and Jan Oblak to the prestigious prize

- Neuer helped the Bavarians win a treble last season and added the German Super Cup and the UEFA Super Cup to their feathers in 2020

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Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has been crowned FIFA The Best goalkeeper for the outgoing year.

The Germany international beat Liverpool's Alisson Becker and Jan Oblak of Atletico Madrid to the prestigious prize.

Neuer helped the Bavarians win a treble last campaign and also won the UEFA Super Cup and the German Super Cup at the start of the new season.

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FIFA The Best: Bayern Munich Manuel Neuer named best goalkeeper of the year — FIFA The Best: Manuel Neuer after being announced as the winner of the goalkeeper's award. Photo by Valeriano Di Domenico/FIFA
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He was also instrumental to the Reds winning the Champions League glory in the 2018-19 campaign after beating Tottenham in the final.

Jan Oblak didn't lift any trophy in the year under review, he however featured in all 38 league games for Atletico Madrid.

Diego Simeone's men finished third on the log but the highlight of his season was the fact that he became the fastest goalkeeper to reach 100 clean sheets in the Spanish top flight.

The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper:

Alisson Becker (Brazil / Liverpool FC)
Manuel Neuer (Germany / FC Bayern München)
Jan Oblak (Slovenia / Atlético de Madrid)

Others are Thibaut Courtois, Keylor Navas and Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.

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