Much has passed since the 2018 World Cup. Russia organized that tournament in which the host selection came to dream of the title but finally fell in the quarterfinals by penalties against Croatia, in the run-signed last after losing the decisive match against France (4-2).
Five years later the Russian goalkeeper Igor akinféev, One of the heroes of that Russian selection directed on the bench by former goalkeeper Stanislav Cherchesov, has registered the brand 'The foot of God' Following the penalty that stopped the Spanish Iago Aspas in the round of 16 of the 2018 World Cup.
Akinfeev and the 'foot of God'
As reported on Monday, the Ria Nóvosti agency, the goalkeeper of the CSKA Moscow submitted the corresponding application on April 29 against Rappa.
This agency of patents and intellectual rights still has to give its approval so that 'the foot of God' is considered a registered trademark.
Akinféev, Now with 39 yearswas the hero of the match against Spain, after the 1-1 with which the 90 minutes ended and the extension at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, stopping two penalties in the batch: the third, launched by Koke Resurrectionand the fifth and last to Aspas.
The Celtic striker shot at the center to deceive the Russian goalkeeper, but he was right to clear the ball with his left foot.
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Now Akinféev wants to register that paradon as 'The foot of God' In a wink to the famous 'Hand of God', As the goal was announced, which helped with the hand, he achieved Diego Armando Maradona before England in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup at the Azteca Stadium of Mexico (2-1).
Akinféev, Undiscutable head of the Russian team for more than a decade (2004-2018) and considered the best goalkeeper in Russia's history since 1991, it became a national hero, since he classified his team for the quarterfinals before falling in front of Croatia. At 39, he is still active at CSKA Moscow.
