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One of his best performances was the 1963 FA Centenary match, when he appeared in the ‘ Rest of the World XI ’ against England at Wembley Stadium and made a number of breathtaking and almost unbelievable saves.

He was known all over the world as the " Black Spider " because he wore a distinctive all-black outfit and because it seemed as though he had eight arms to save almost everything.

But to his fans, he was always the fearless " Black Panther ".

He often played wearing a cloth cap of burnt-brick color.

In 1971, in Moscow, he played his last match for Dynamo Moscow.

Lev Yashin ’ s FIFA testimonial match was held at the Lenin Stadium in Moscow with 100, 000 fans attending and a host of football stars, including Pelé, Eusébio and Franz Beckenbauer.