- 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.
- Yashin would always organise the defensive game of his team, often so fiercely that even his wife accused him of yelling too much on the pitch.
- Yashin started off from humble beginnings. Both of his parents worked in factories in Moscow when he was growing up.
- the blue and white soccer uniforms are numbered in order to be worn by each team. Футбол. ... Lev Yashin [Russia]. Mark Hoagh.
- Lev Yashin. Though the game of football has seen many great goalkeepers over the years, but one name still stands head and shoulders above everyone else.
- Another of his innovations was playing not only with his hands but with his feet too! ... In contrast to his playing, Yashin was very conservative with his clothes.
- 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.
- Lev Ivanovich Yashin was born in 1929 and due to his height was called ‘Eiffel Tower’ by classmates when he first went to school, aged seven.
- Lev Ivanovich Yashin was a Russian football (soccer) player considered by many to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the game.