An ordinary working class boy, like all his peers, he played football day and night and dreamed of being a striker. But no matter which team he played for - in the yard, at the factory, or in the ...
The greatest goalkeeper of them all, Lev Yashin revolutionised his position and became a hero of the Soviet Union. BBC Sport tells the remarkable story of a man who went from making bullets in a ...
Lev Yashin has something no other goalkeeper has—a Ballon d'Or. The goalkeeper took home soccer's most prestigious award in 1963 and no other player at his position has since matched the feat.
Aston Villa’s Argentine goalkeeper, Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez, clinched the 2024 The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award, prompting the ...
The only goalkeeper in the history of the game to have won the Ballon d'Or, Lev Yashin was easily the best goalkeeper the game has ever seen. The Black Spider earned 74 caps for the Soviet Union ...
In its 67-year history, only one goalkeeper, Lev Yashin, has won it. Since 2019, they have had their own award — France Football established the Yashin Trophy for the best-performing goalkeeper ...
Emiliano 'Dibu' Martínez has claimed the Yashin Trophy for the second year in a row, awarded to the best goalkeeper of the year during the Ballon d'Or ceremony, after leading Argentina to Copa ...
Fifa's Technical Study Group voted for the award, which is named in honour of the former Soviet Union custodian Lev Yashin, who was the greatest goalkeeper of his generation. Yashin made 13 ...
According to FIFA, Yashin is the only goalkeeper ever to have won the Ballon d’Or and, in the poster, “he is dressed in his traditional outfit of black shirt and shorts, knee brace and his famous cap” ...
Aston Villa star Emi Martinez has won the Lev Yashin award! Martinez is the best goalkeeper of the year and will be accepting the award from his Argentina team-mate Lautaro Martinez. Dibu wins his ...