Goalkeepers

Watch: Fans throwing snowballs at opposing goalkeeper temporarily stops Conference League game

Fans of Scottish club Aberdeen landed themselves in trouble Thursday night after they kept throwing snowballs at HJK’s goalkeeper during a Europa Conference League game.

The game was played in Helsinki, Finland, and it was a brutally cold contest with the snow coming down and temperatures in the low 20s.

Aberdeen fans weren’t on their best behavior and with their team trailing 2-1 in the second half, they decided to entertain themselves with some target practice.

Unreal Andre Onana errors may have doomed Man United’s Champions League hopes

ISTANBUL — Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana made two bad errors as hosts Galatasaray fought back from two goals down to earn a thrilling 3-3 draw on Wednesday and leave the English side's hopes of reaching the Champions League last 16 in serious doubt.

Onana fails vs Galatasaray

Emi Martinez tries to jump into stands to stop police officer from hitting fans during violent clashes

RIO DE JANEIRO — Argentina captain Lionel Messi accused the Brazilian police of brutality as the start of their World Cup qualifier against Brazil was delayed by half an hour after clashes between police and visiting fans at Maracanã Stadium on Tuesday.

Brazilian and Argentine fans started fighting behind one of the goals during the national anthems, prompting police to charge at the travelling contingent with night sticks drawn.

Legendary Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech signs with new team… a new ice hockey team

Former Premier League soccer goalkeeper Petr Cech has joined ice hockey champions Belfast Giants on loan from Oxford City Stars as temporary emergency cover, the top-tier side said on Wednesday.

Cold-blooded — SC Braga goalkeeper nutmegs opponent while being up one goal in the 90th minute

Goalkeepers of the game are often understood as the less technical and skillful players on the field, as their main duty is to use their hands to stop the opposing team from putting the ball in the back of their net. 

However, a goalkeeper in Portugal threw the stereotypical script out the window and pulled off one of the most disrespectful nutmegs we’ve ever seen.

Watch: U-21 SC Braga goalkeeper nutmegs opponent inside the box

He might be him.

Awesome scenes as Toulouse’s 18-year-old keeper jumps in stands to lead chant after Liverpool upset

Ligue 1 side Toulouse pulled off a major upset in the Europa League on Thursday defeating English giants Liverpool 3-2. Watch as the 18-year-old Toulouse goalkeeper leads chants with the ultras after the game.

Toulouse goalkeeper leads chants

Watch: Dibu Martínez embarrassing fail against Nottingham Forest

Emiliano “Dibu” Martinez didn’t have the best debut as France Football and Le-Equipe’s world’s best goalkeeper and his mistake against Nottingham Forest this Sunday didn't exactly show his world-class skills.

Aston Villa visited City Ground this Sunday looking to to climb up to third place in the Premier League with a win against relegation-fighting Nottingham Forest. 

Watch: Harry Kane scores from his own half with incredible long-range strike

Harry Kane scored one of the best goals in his career during Bayern Munich’s 8-0 destruction of Darmstadt on Saturday. The English striker netted a hat trick but will remember his second goal the most as it came from inside his own half.

With Bayern leading 4-0, Kane spotted the Darmstadt goalkeeper off his line. Despite being over 60 yards out from goal, Kane pulled the trigger.

Harry Kane goal from midfield

Man United’s unlikeliest heroes, Maguire and Onana, secure big 1-0 Champions League win

MANCHESTER — Harry Maguire headed a second-half goal and goalkeeper Andre Onana saved a penalty deep in stoppage time to power Manchester United to a 1-0 victory over FC Copenhagen on Tuesday for their first victory in the Champions League this season.

Back in the competition after a one-year absence, Erik ten Hag's side moved into third place in Group A after collecting a precious three points after three games. Bayern Munich top the group with nine points after beating Galatasary 3-1 earlier.

Ukraine score goal from 35+ yards after North Macedonia’s keeper goes on vacation

A long-distance Ukraine goal vs North Macedonia helped secure an important 2-0 victory on Saturday and moved the team one step closer to Euro 2024 qualification.

The second goal for Ukraine came in the 95th minute when Oleksandr Karavayev caught North Macedonia’s goalkeeper WAY out of position.

After replacing Chelsea’s Mykhailo Mudryk in the 88th minute, Karavayev scored a goal from over 35 yards out. While the goalkeeper definitely failed here, you have to give some credit for the strike.

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