Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)commemorated legendary Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin.
"On this day in 1990, Lev Yashin, regarded by many as the greatest #goalkeeper in football history, died aged 60. Yashin participated in four FIFA WorldCup tournaments during his 15 years of international competition for the Soviet Union," FIFA said in a statement.
With club side Dynamo Moscow, Yashin won five Russian leagues and three Russian cups and remains the only goalkeeper in history to be honored with the coveted Ballon d’Or in 1963, awarded annually to the best player overall in Europe.
FIFA commemorated his outstanding career by introducing the Lev Yashin Award – also known as the Golden Glove – in 1994, which goes to the best goalkeeper at the tournament. It was rather fitting, given Yashin’s record of keeping 270 clean sheets and saving over 150 penalties in his career, RT recalls.
