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Lev Yashin won the 1963 Ballon d'Or. What made his win unique among all Ballon d'Or winners?
CORRECT ANSWER
He is the only goalkeeper ever to win the award
Lev Yashin, the Soviet Dynamo Moscow goalkeeper nicknamed the 'Black Spider', remains the only goalkeeper to have won the Ballon d'Or, taking the award in 1963.
ALL OPTIONS
✓He is the only goalkeeper ever to win the award
BHe is the only player to win it while injured
CHe was the youngest ever winner
DHe was the only winner from a non-European club
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