• Lev Yashin Early Life. He was born in Bogorodskoye in the east of Moscow, into a family of industrial workers. It was almost impossible for him to play football.
  • The Fédération Internationale de Football Association awards the best goalkeeper Lev Yashin Award at the final stage of the FIFA World Cup.
  • Football Makes History gathers life stories of unique individuals that help us connect the history of football to diversity and inclusion. The story of Lev Yashin is...
  • Lev Yashin, 22 Ekim 1929'da Moskova'da, Bogorodskoye bölgesinde doğdu. Çok mütevazı bir gelire sahip sıradan bir işçi sınıfı ailesinde büyüdü.
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  • Russia Beyond looks back at one of the world’s finest keepers Lev Yashin (1929 – 1990). 1. The most celebrated goalkeeper in footballing history.
  • Known as the “Black Spider” or simply “The Man in Black”, Lev Yashin has a good claim to be considered the greatest goalkeeper the world has ever seen.
  • 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.
  • He was a brilliant goalkeeper. Yashin was awarded his country's highest honor, the Order of Lenin, in 1968. Lev Yashin died in 1990.
  • Lev Yashin. Though the game of football has seen many great goalkeepers over the last century, one name still stands head and shoulders above everyone else.