Goalkeepers

Thibaut Courtois Smokes Ronaldo To Start Move That Leads To Opener Against Portugal

There were two shots on goal in the first half of the much-anticipated Belgium-Portugal Round of 16 Euro 2020 match on Sunday. The first was a scorching free kick from Cristiano Ronaldo parried wide by Thibaut Courtois; the second the Thorgan Hazard goal vs Portugal, which started when Courtois dribbled by Ronaldo. 

With two heavyweights meeting early in the knockout stages, the teams spent most of the first half feeling each other out. There were few real chances on goal, but Ronaldo did trouble Courtois with this free kick that he actually hit on target. 

Como Un Glitch En El FIFA: El Horrendo Autogol De Martin Dubravka

Hay días en que uno puede ser héroe. Hay otros en que uno puede ser villano. Y también hay días en que uno puede tener un poco de héroe y un poco de villano. 

El arquero de Eslovaquia, Martin Dubravka, vivió algo de lo último en el duelo ante España, en el cierre del Grupo F de la Euro 2020. 

El lado héroe vino temprano, en el minuto 11, cuando el golero del Newcastle extendió el período de miserias de Álvaro Morata, tapándole un penal.

Slovakia’s Martin Dúbravka Dunks On His Own Net For Legendary Own Goal

As a Newcastle United supporter, I’ve spent a large portion of my life telling anyone and everyone how Martin Dúbravka is the most underrated goalkeeper in the Premier League. The 32-year-old Slovak is a world-class shot stopper, but most of those keepers come with the caveat of “prone to the odd howler.”

Not Dúbravka. 

At least not until Wednesday when Slovakia met Spain in its Euro 2020 Group E finale.

Keeper Scores Incredible Last-Second Equalizer In National League Promotion Final

Torquay United goalkeeper Lucas Covolan scored a late equalizer to keep them in the National League playoff final on Sunday but his efforts proved fruitless as Hartlepool United won a penalty shootout to secure a return to the English Football League.

Midfielder Matt Buse missed the decisive kick for Torquay as Hartlepool edged the shootout 5-4 to return to League Two after a four-year absence. 

20 Years After His Record-Setting Departure, Gigi Buffon Is Back At Boyhood Club

On July 3, 2001, Gianluigi Buffon became the most expensive goalkeeper in football, moving from Parma to Juventus for a fee of around $58 million. Now, two decades and 489 Serie A appearances later, Buffon is back at the club where it all started.

Gigi Buffon officially became a Parma player again on Thursday, signing with the Serie B side on a two-year deal. "Superman" had returned.

El Momento "¡Trágame, Tierra!" Del Arquero De Haití, Josué Duverger

No fue una buena noche la de ayer para Josué Duverger, arquero de Haití. Su selección perdió 3-0 ante Canadá, en un duelo que definía un cupo para el octagonal final de la Concacaf rumbo a Catar 2022, y una parte importante de la derrota recayó en sus hombros. O más bien, en sus confundidos pies.

Duverger fue fundamental para mantener su arco cerrado en el primer tiempo.

Sin embargo, apenas se reinició el complemento, el golero se vio envuelto en un blooper que hoy se repite en pantallas de todo el mundo.

Safe Hands: Ranking All 24 Starting Goalkeepers At Euro 2020

The build-up to every major international tournament is the same: who has the best striker? Or, this is why x midfielder is going to dominate or why this winger is the key to this country getting out of its group. 

But no one ever talks about the goalkeepers. In such a short tournament, where three matches decide a team's fate, the importance of the goalkeeper becomes magnified. 

So let's give the goalkeepers the spotlight for a little bit, because often they're the ones that end up deciding the tournament.

Costa Rica Casi Hunde A México, Pero En Los Penales Memo Ochoa Salvó El Bote

México estuvo a punto de hundirse en las semifinales de las Nations League de la Concacaf ante Costa Rica. Sin embargo, en los penales, Memo Ochoa brilló para llevar al Tri a la final del torneo, donde lo espera no otro que el USMNT.

Tal como uno podría haber imaginado, México se hizo rápidamente dueño del partido ante los ticos, con Héctor Herrera de titiritero e Hirving Lozano tratando de encender los fuegos artificiales en el ataque.

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