British edition FourFourTwo He recognized Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin as the best goalkeeper in the history of football.
The websites presented a ranking of 32 goalkeepers. In addition to Yashin, the top five were Manuel Neuer (Germany), Gordon Banks (England), Iker Casillas and Ricardo Zamora (both Spain). In this ranking, former Italian national team goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon came in seventh and former Spartak Moscow goalkeeper Rinat Dasaev came in 14th.
“Black Spider”, as Yashin was called, became the first goalkeeper to receive the Golden Ball in 1963. He competed in the World Championships in 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1970. In 1956, as a member of the USSR national team, he became the Olympic champion of the Games in Melbourne. In 1960, the national team, together with Yashin, became European champions, defeating the Yugoslav team in the final, and four years later received a silver medal.
Lev Yashin spent his entire career in Moscow Dynamo (from 1950 to 1970). In 2018, Russia issued a commemorative 100-ruble banknote with his image, dedicated to the FIFA World Cup.
Previously Yasin He became one of the most influential football players peace for all time.