- INFO: Lev Yashin was born in Moscow on October 22nd 1929 when Stalin ruled the roost and the country was experiencing unparalleled economic upheavals...Bulunamadı: left
- During this time of absence from the Dynamo squad, Yashin would take up bandy, an 11-a-side version of Ice Hockey played with a Ball.
- “I was in disbelief that I’d scored past the great Lev Yashin,” he recalled years later. “I still am. I was overcome with excitement that all I wanted to do was hug him.Bulunamadı: left
- Lev Ivanovich Yashin was a Russian football (soccer) player considered by many to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the game.Bulunamadı: never
- In an attempt to deal with his mental health issues, Yashin joined the military. However, football, and not the service, would be his “salvation”.Bulunamadı: never
- Yashin's contemporary Vsevolod Bobrov is generally considered as one of the best Soviet/Russian players ever both in hockey and in football, as well as bandy.