Former Dynamo Kyiv forward Ihor Belanov commented on his and Oleg Blokhin's inclusion in the FourFourTwo ranking of the world's best footballers of the 1980s.
"Congratulations, friends! Once again, the old guard reminds us of ourselves! To be remembered. Blokhin and Belanov are in the TOP 20 players of the 80s according to FourFourTwo
I am sincerely glad that those who wrote football history are not forgotten in Europe. They do remember. I am glad to be on the list next to a legendary figure, the best footballer of the twentieth century - Oleg Blokhin. A legend. An idol. I wish him health, long life and to be an idol and role model for today's youth," Belanov wrote on Facebook.