• The Fédération Internationale de Football Association awards the best goalkeeper Lev Yashin Award at the final stage of the FIFA World Cup.
  • Yashin's widow Valentina at the premiere of Svetlana Kharchevina's movie "Lev Yashin No 1," a documentary about the legendary Soviet football goalkeeper.
  • He also won the Balon d’Or – an honour given to Europe’s best football player. A statue of Yashin can be found in Moscow square, it was made in 1997 in his honour.
  • Russia Beyond looks back at one of the world’s finest keepers Lev Yashin (1929 – 1990). 1. The most celebrated goalkeeper in footballing history.
  • Lev Yashin died in 1990 of complications caused by an earlier amputation of one of his legs following a knee injury. ... European Footballer of the Year 1963.
  • If we can judge a footballer by his lasting cultural legacy, few can match Lev Yashin. Yashin is widely regarded as the greatest goalkeeper in the game’s...
  • Start of the Career of the Lev Yashin. ... This is just a small part of what this member of the Russia football team was able to achieve during his football career.
  • This article aims to explore various facets of Lev Yashin and shed light on its importance and implications in different areas. ... Soviet footballer (1929–1990).
  • However, he is far from the greatest вратарь (goalkeeper) in football history. That honour goes to Lev Yashin, the Black Spider.
  • Lev Yashin, nicknamed "the Black Spider," revolutionized football with his unorthodox yet highly effective goalkeeping skills.