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Lev Ivanovich Yashin was a Soviet professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time and the best goalkeeper in the history of the sport
Yashin in 1965
Yashin's Dynamo Moscow jersey (middle), next to that of Michel Platini (left) and Oliver Kahn (right) in the San Siro museum
Yashin in 1960
Yashin on a 2016 Russian stamp from the series "Football Legends"
The Soviet Union national football team was the national football team representing the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1991.
Lev Yashin
…football championship five times and the Soviet Cup three times. Yashin's club teammate, rival and mentor was Alexei "Tiger" Khomich, the keeper of the Soviet national team, who had become famous for his role in Dynamo Moscow’s British tour. He also internally rivalled goalkeeper Valter Sanaya, who left the club in 1953…
Soviet Union team of 1927
Lev Yashin trying to stop the shot by Argentine striker José Sanfilippo, during the match played at Buenos Aires in 1961. The Soviet Union won 2–1
The Soviet Union playing Argentina at El Monumental, Buenos Aires, November 1976
Soviet Union v Belgium at the 1986 World Cup