page_title: Lev Yashin
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Lev Yashin / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Открытие Русского Дома в РиоEnglish: Opening the Russia House in RioPortuguês: Abertura da Casa da Rússia, no Rio
context_page_description: Lev Ivanovich Yashin, nicknamed the "Black Spider" or the "Black Panther", was a Soviet professional footballer, considered by many as the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the sport. He was known for his athleticism, positioning, stature, bravery, imposing presence in goal, and acrobatic reflex saves.
  He was also deputy chairman of the Football Federation of the Soviet Union.
  Yashin earned status for revolutionising the goalkeeping position by imposing his authority on the entire defence. A vocal presence in goal, he shouted orders at his defenders, came off his line to intercept crosses and also ran out to meet onrushing attackers, done at a time when goalkeepers spent the 90 minutes standing in the goal waiting to be called into action. His performances made an indelible impression on a global audience at the 1958 World Cup, the first to be broadcast internationally. He dressed head to toe in apparent black, thus earning his nickname the 'Black Spider', which enhanced his popularity.
  Yashin appeared in four World Cups from 1958 to 1970, and in 2002 was chosen on the FIFA Dream Team of the history of World Cups.
context_section_description: The following works are devoted to Yashin:
  Song "Вратарь" ("Goalkeeper", 1971) by Vladimir Vysotsky.
  Poem "Года летят" ("Years go by") by Robert Rozhdestvensky.
  Poem "Вратарь выходит из ворот" ("Goalkeeper is coming out of the goal", 1974) by Yevgeny Yevtushenko.
  A Russian-language biopic about his life, entitled Lev Yashin: Goalie of My Dreams, was released on 22 October 2017. Its director Oleg Kapanets previously produced Gagarin: First in Space.
  The new billion-dollar Dynamo Moscow stadium, VTB Arena, is officially called Lev Yashin Stadium.
  Several streets are named after Yashin in Russian cities, and there are multiple monuments of Yashin, both in Russia and abroad.
  Yashin features in EA Sports' FIFA football video game series: he was added as an Ultimate Team Icon in FIFA 18, joining Brazilian forwards Pelé and Ronaldo, as well as Argentine playmaker Diego Maradona, and French striker Thierry Henry.
  In 2018 Yashin appeared on a new 100-ruble commemorative banknote from the Central Bank of Russia celebrating the 2018 FIFA World Cup; Yashin also appeared on the official World Cup poster released in November 2017.
caption: Bronze statue of Yashin in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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