25 June 2017
A Flemish-themed update of sorts with Belgium's Michel Preud'homme joining the list of goalkeeping greats plus a list of every Belgian goalkeeper to have been crowned Player of the Year. There's also a couple of goalkeepers who found themselves on the wrong side of the law and the embarrassment suffered by Bohemians when their opponents discovered that one of their crossbars was an inch lower than it should have been, not to mention two high profile referees who failed to notice that the ball had hit the back of the net.

Goalkeeping Greats, Quirky Facts, In The Net, I Fought the Law

29 May 2017
A Bank Holiday update with something of a Germanic feel to it, featuring a comprehensive list of award winners from both West and East Germany and the Berliner who was arrested for the murder of his wife. There's also the tale of the Colombian goalkeeper who suffered the ignomy of being bitten on the backside by a police dog during a game, the basketball game that saw a Premier League sidelined, some quirky middle names and the Bandy silver medalist from Norway.

Quirky Facts, Quirky Injuries, Getting Personal, I Fought the Law

23 April 2017
An overdue update that is sadly lacking in England goalkeepers on St. George's Day but does have a dragon of sorts in the form of Wales' first international goalkeeper, one of a batch of keepers to suffer an off day on their first appearance. There's also a collection of goalscoring goalkeepers plus Lev Yashin the musical, the Gibraltarian keeper that ended up on the cover of a pop single and a collection of tales involving goalies and their gloves.

Quirky Facts, Hands In Gloves, Goalkeeping Debuts, Goalscoring Goalkeepers

27 March 2017
A mixed bag in the second update of the month, featuring a handful of goalkeepers who have scored a goal during their careers, a couple of keepers who went on to uphold the law in various guises after hanging up their gloves and the Irish goalkeeper who gave up a promising career to play Gaelic football only to see the error of his ways and return later on. There's also some cracking quotes from some famous names.

Quirky Facts, Goalscoring Goalkeepers, I Fought the Law, Words of Wisdom

12 March 2017
Archie Strimel's international career was short and not particularly sweet but he retired as an Olympian if nothing else. Learn more about his disasterous debut together with a collection of other goalkeeper initiations - good, bad and quirky, some sporting masters, the Indie guitar hero, the injury that lead to a transfer, the goalkeeper felled by a cricket ball and a collection of personal titbits.

Quirky Facts, Goalkeeping Debuts, Quirky Injuries, Getting Personal

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