Manuel Neuer wins Golden Glove award as best goalkeeper of the World Cup

Manuel Neuer is the best goalkeeper of the 2014 World Cup.

That's not opinion. That's fact.

The gigantic German was bestowed with the Golden Glove award following his team's 1-0 victory over Argentina in the World Cup final on Sunday evening at the Estadio do Maracana.

[Courtesy: Reuters]

Neuer, 28, was ever-present between the sticks for manager Joachim Low, conceding just 4 goals in seven matches, making a number of wonderful saves along the way and also proving to be the team's best defender at points.

The honor, renamed from the Yashin Award in 2010, has been won by the likes of Iker Casillas (2010), Gianluigi Buffon (2006) and Oliver Kahn (2002) at past tournaments.