Athletic Bilbao's goalkeeper Unai Simon expresses pride at Yashin Award nomination

MADRID, Sept 5 (Xinhua) -- Athletic Bilbao's Spain international goalkeeper Unai Simon says he is proud to have been nominated as the best goalkeeper in the world without playing for a club such as Real Madrid or Barcelona.

Simon is one of the candidates for the Yashin Award, alongside other goalkeepers such as Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid), Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Yann Som