An impromptu picture on the steps of the Soviet Union’s team hotel before their semi-final against Czechoslovakia in Marseille – the first game of the inaugural UEFA European Championship. The Soviets would return to their base victorious, though those celebrations paled into insignificance compared with what followed their final triumph against Yugoslavia four days later.
1 Lev Yashin
The only goalkeeper ever to win the Ballon d’Or. Yashin claimed it in 1963 after landing a sixth Soviet First League title with his one and only club, Dinamo Moskva. Always dressed in black, he was agile and imposing. The 1960 EURO contributed considerably to his legend and he w…