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17 June 2025
June's update is the usual smorgasbord of quirky facts, sporting honours and bits of trivia that you probably can't live without! Alongside the keepers that won their respective Player of the Year titles their the French goalie that began life as a jockey, Arbroath's sole Scottish international and the Argentine goalkeeper who was banned by his association for wearing a headband. There's also some more debuts - good,bad and quirky, the Croatian keeper that wore a t-shirt with the Virgin Mary on it for good luck, the Baptist minister who preached while keeping goal in Miami and the Nutter who played for who played for Nelson. There's also some more nicknames and a host of goalkeepers with sporting relatives.

Quirky Facts, Goalkeeping Debuts, Getting Personal, Keepers of the Faith

18 May 2025
If you are hungry for more random goalkeeper trivia you'll be delighted to know that there's a cheeky, almost mid-May bonus update to the website, featuring the Bundesliga keeper felled by a cigarette lighter and the PSG goalie put out of action while playing a game of Scrabble. There's also the Brentford goalkeepers who appeared in a film alongside Diana Dors, the day Lazio had a goal ruled out because there was a hole in the back of the net, the keeper who performed on stage with Robbie Williams and a couple more debuts - both good and bad.

Goalkeeping Debuts, Quirky Injuries, In the Net, Cultural Pursuits

1 May 2025
With the regular Football League season in England about to come to an end, it's time for a May Day update that features all the goalkeeper oddities you've come to expect, from the goalie who was forced to get another shirt after ripping his own in frutstration to the England international who found himself in trouble with the law no less than four times. There's also the keeper with the surname Bond who was asked to wear the 007 shirt for publicity reasons, Peter Shilton's uncle and some more outfield players who had to don the goalkeeper gloves due to their keepers being otherwise indisposed.

Getting Shirty, Getting Personal, I Fought the Law, Emergency Measures

7 April 2025
Having avoided for the best part of 25-years, this month's update sees an attempt to track the progression of the British transfer record for a goalkeeper. There's bound to be a mistake somewhere so welcome feedback in case someone has been overlooked. In addition to that, there are some more Sporting Masters, a couple of goalkeeper glove anecdotes, some more debuts - good, bad and quirky - plus a few loose lips and outrageous statements. There's also the tale of how Nigel Martyn was discovered by a tea lady on holiday in Cornwall.

Quirky Facts, Hands in Gloves, Goalkeeping Debuts, Words of Wisdom

21 March 2025
A few weeks ago the question was asked on Social Media as to who people think was missing from the Goalkeeping Greats section. Naturally, this sparked a lot of suggestions and discussion. Not every nominee could be included but following this ad hoc poll three new names have been added to the pantheon of greats. Two were nominated, one was already in mind. They may be contentious inclusions, but hopefully the arguments for why thy have been added will soothe the anger felt by some!

Goalkeeping Greats

Goalkeepersaredifferent.com came to life in the summer of 1999. A treasure trove of goalkeeper facts, trivia and a whole lot more, it has kept football fans and goalkeepers alike amused and entertained with its collection of goalie titbits ever since. But don't just take our word for it...

"Educational and charming" - Oliver Kahn

"Excellent and well-written" - When Saturday Comes

"Excellent" - Guardian Unlimited

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