#goalkeeping

#goalkeeping

Joe Hart admitted he felt 'unwelcome' as part of the national squad during Fabio Capello's time in charge, despite being grateful for his first World Cup experience. He described feeling like he was almost fourth or fifth choice, only coming into the squad when others were unavailable.

Risk is part of the sport. But depending on the score, the stage of the game, or the situation, you take more or less of it. And even when you make a mistake, the game isn't always over. I try to put it out of my mind as quickly as possible. It's not easy, but it's essential to keep going.

FC Barcelona are set to enter into 2026 with the league position that Hansi Flick would have hoped for at the beginning of the season. Top of La Liga, 46 points from 18 games and a four-point cushion over Real Madrid make for good reading. The numbers are loud: 51 goals scored already, but the feeling is even louder. This is a team that plays with incisive attacking power, sometimes, even at the cost of defensive solidity.

The best goalkeepers in the world used to be easy to sort but the position has evolved so much in the last decade or so. Once the madmen and mavericks of your club, the position has become sanitised in the modern game: goalkeepers are no longer quite so different to outfielders, since they have to build from the back and rush out to help a high line like a traditional sweeper used to decades ago. It makes lists like these difficult