- https://sputnikglobe.com/20141022/Lev-Yashin-Past-Victories-Mean-Nothing-for-the-Future-194410306.html.
- In a group stage match against the eventual Cup winners Brazil, which the Soviet team lost 2–0, Yashin’s performance prevented the score from becoming a route.
- Today marks the 30th anniversary of Lev Yashin’s passing
- He is widely regarded as the greatest goalkeeper ever
- Who is Lev Yashin? Born in Moscow in 1929, Yashin worked in a military factory at 18 and while playing for the football team he was scouted by Dynamo Moscow.
- More from the sun. ... WHEN the poster for the 2018 World Cup was revealed it showed an image of one of Russia’s greatest ever players, Lev Yashin.
- Lev Ivanovich Yashin was a Russian football (soccer) player considered by many to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the game.
- Yashin made sure he looked the part. Always dressed in a dark uniform from head to toe, he was nicknamed “Black Spider” for his flexibility and acrobatic skills.
- For the 2018 issue of the Official Poster, the renowned Russian artist Igor Gurovich chose legendary Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin as a central figure of his work.
- On the other end of the pitch, Yashin's teammates scored two goals, leading the Soviet Union to a 2-1 victory in extra time and becoming champions.