The position of goalkeeper at Liverpool has been one that has certainly been marred with controversy in the last few years. Since Loris Karius essentially gifted Karim Benzema a Champions League title the team has been looking for a consistent answer in goal. With the arrival of Alisson Becker it seemed that Liverpool’s goalkeeper problems […]

How do goalkeepers kick so far? This is one of the questions that people have about goalkeeping. I find it really interesting that a lot of times when you see a defender kicking a goal kick more often than not you don’t see them put as much power into the shot. At the same time,

One of the things that in my eyes confuses a lot of people is that a player must be good because he is on a good team. There are circumstances that can come into play that will ultimately make middle of the pack players starters on very good teams. In many of these cases what

Continuing the journey through some of the more interesting goalkeeper situations in some of the top teams in Europe we’ve come to one of the most unique situations anywhere in the world. Goalkeeper for Juventus has always been a coveted position, and for years on end, the post was held down by some of the

In this set of articles we are going to go over who is guarding the goal for some of the top squads in the world. I wanted to start out with a squad like Chelsea because there is a bit of turmoil in the goalkeeping position at the London club. While it seems that for

Do goalkeepers wear padding? Well, most of the goalkeeper gear that you are going to find in stores or online including but not limited to jerseys, shorts/pants, and even undergarments can come with padding. On the site, there are other articles about knee pads, helmets, and other protective gear. This article though is going to

When talking about the best goalkeepers in the world it’s hard to really carve out a list of the top goal stoppers because at least in my eyes there are different styles of goalkeeping. As I’ve heard one of my coaches say I’ve seen multiple styles work in the pro game. Therefore you really can’t

Recently I’ve seen that a lot of people want to know a little more about what it’s like to play in goal. So, I felt it was a good idea to talk about some of the rules that you may not know about, and some of the unwritten rules of the game as well. There

With the concern of injury, particularly head injuries growing amongst parents this is a topic that in my view has gained quite a bit of traction over the past few years. That’s why I want to cover it here on the blog. I’m not going to be creating an article that tries to sugarcoat and