Not everyone will agree, but personally I consider the goalkeeper to be the number one most important position on the football field. Outfield players can spend 90 minutes grafting in search of goals and denying the opposition scoring opportunities but, in an instant, a goalkeeper can undo all that hard work and send morale spiralling [.
At last! A definitive picture of Newcastle United's new home kit on display at the friendly against
German lower league side, Chemnitzer, earlier today. The Magpies lost 1-0 incidentally with a
Sameobi goal disallowed for a foul on a Chemnitzer defender. As you can see, both the outfield
players' shirts and the goalkeeper's shirt are [.
Wojciech Szczesny has set out his stall to be handed a place in the starting line-up for Euro 2012
as an outfield player. Unaware he was being filmed, the Arsenal goalkeeper showed off his skills on
the training pitch. After a ball juggling routine, Szczesny curled the ball into the top corner.
Worth a [.
In Argentino B, the fourth tier of Argentinean football, teams are required to field ten
outfield players and a goalkeeper. Much like teams in the rest of the world. Huracan Las Heras,
however, temporarily flouted this convention during their visit to rivals Club Atletico Union over
the weekend.
What is being called the England Umbro 2012/13 home goalkeeper change kit has been released to
accompany the Three Lions latest home goalie shirt and outfield player uniform. Available at...
Brendan Rodgers does not want his Liverpool team to rely on goals from their strikers this
season.
The Reds manager says there is a need for all his outfield players to contribute, and he is keen
for there to be less emphasis on the number of goals from his forwards.
Liverpool drew a blank in their defeat to West Brom on the opening day of the Premier League
season, and Rodgers says they cannot simply look to their strikeforce to open their account.
There were complains about Euro 2012's Group A. Not only that the "Group of Life" would allow
two of the tournament's lesser teams to advance to the knockout stages while more revered nations
battle through matches you might not expect to see until the semifinals in other groups. But that
being Group "A" meant that after months of build-up, the third biggest sporting event in the
world's excitement-fulfilling opening matchday would be comprised of Poland v Greece and Russia v
Czech Republic.
Liverpool may pay the price for a dreadful season in the Premier League after it was revealed that
defender Martin Skrtel is ready to ask for a transfer at the end of the season.
Goal.com has reported that Skrtel is ready to ask the club to allow him to leave in order to find
Champions League football, despite the fact that he still has two years remaining on his contract.
Along with its highly-anticipated  outfield player home uniform for next season, Manchester United
launched its Nike 2012/13 home goalkeeper kit on Friday. The green strip will be worn by
United's...
Well, I promised to do these comprehensive infographics for all the "big" matches. I guess I can't
stop after one because the second big match went so comprehensively awful. And no, I still haven't
come up with a better title for the series.
After all the twist and turn, the deal that has been on the table for some weeks is finally
sealed. Emmanuel Adebayor will be back in North London again.
Once there were questions about his passion in football. Whatever portion Manchester City is now
contributing towards his salary, the deal is indeed a win-win-win one.
After all the twist and turn, the deal that has been on the table for some weeks is
finally sealed. Emmanuel Adebayor will be back in North London again.
Once there were questions about his passion in football. Whatever portion Manchester City is now
contributing towards his salary, the deal is indeed a win-win-win one.
Nobody turns failure into fuel like Sir Alex Ferguson. His response to a trophyless season is
usually pretty uncomplicated: he just goes round collecting trophies like a giddy old broad in a
supermarket sweep. Since his breakthrough in 1990, Ferguson has only failed to win something in
five out of 22 seasons.
A very good Friday to you and I hope to find you well. Pre season means that the matches could
fall on any day and that's exactly what happens today. Arsenal takes on reigning Premier League
champions, Manchester City at the Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing later today.
So pre-season began in earnest yesterday with a 2-1 over a Malaysia XI, although it took a
couple of late goals to do it.
Having gone ahead in first half injury time with a belter of a goal, the Malaysian side looked
fit and determined to cause a 'shock'. We looked very much like a team which was playing its first
real game and although we never really clicked we missed a number of very presentable chances.
Manchester City and England number one goalkeeper Joe Hart, once of Shrewsbury Town, shows off
his outfield skills with spectacular, acrobatic goal-scoring overhead kick at Man City's Carrington
training ground scoring past Faroe Islands international goalkeeper Gunnar Nielsen watched by
Italian coach Massimo Battara.
In a move that would have rather irked the likes of Fernandos Llorente and Torres, Spain boss
Vicente Del Bosque decided to eschew a natural centre-forward in his line-up against Italy, instead
opting to allow attacking midfielders Cesc Fabregas and David Silva to float between attack and
midfield.
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On This Day (June 8) 1909 - The Football League rules that goalkeepers shall wear
distinctive colours; scarlet, red, yellow or blue.
This article titled "Euro 2012: Roy Hodgson admits Joe Hart is vital to England's chances" was
written by Louise Taylor, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 6th June 2012 09.55 UTC
Roy Hodgson has not only acknowledged that Joe Hart will need to shoulder considerable
responsibility during Euro 2012 but deemed the Manchester City goalkeeper vital to his England
side's hopes of success in Poland and Ukraine.
Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart has emphasized the importance of composure and humility
during the most successful period of his career, both with the team and individually.
Hart won his second consecutive Barclays Golden Glove award en route to City's thrilling title
win earlier this month and the young stopper continues to hear praises after linking up with his
international teammates during England's Euro 2012 training camp.
The script, it would turn out, as many of the best, recent television series have done, the
creation of men with nothing but a cynical outlook of the world, would have an anticlimactic ending
as its sole purpose was not necessarily to entertain and satisfy us, rather give us a dose of
realism.
As modeled by Chopper, Gibsy, Tim-Tim and Heitingles, Â here's the brand new Nike kits that
Everton will be playing in at Goodison next season, the outfield number being a lovely blue effort
with enough cuff to feed a small army (click for full-sized images).
With a break in action for the Sounders (they had a real weekend off, well most of them) and
recent updates to www.SoundersFC.com and their stats pages here's an update on the Points Per 90
(or Offensive Productivity) for the team in 2012. At Sounder at Heart we include the knockout
stages of the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions league in this year rather than last as the Sounders
do.
Who knows if we'll ever see a fully fit Seattle Sounders team, but Saturday's match against Real
Salt Lake will be the closest they've been since the season opener. Of the outfield players not on
the disabled list, only Patrick Ianni is still dealing with significant health issues. His back
apparently acted up on the flight to Dallas and he's now undergoing an MRI to determine the
injury's seriousness.
After a 1-0 loss to the least inspiring team in MLS, it certainly isn't easy to single out any
one player for their contributions. The defense gave up numerous soft chances, the attack never got
going, and the midfield was culpable all around. Still, the Stumptown Footy editors put our heads
together to pluck our picks for Man of the Match out of the morass of the Timbers' performance.
In the 16th minute of the Portland Timbers' match against the Houston Dynamo, Rodney Wallace cut
the ball inward from the left flank, creating space in front of himself for a right-footed cross
into the box. Kris Boyd saw Wallace free himself in space but didn't appear to expect a cross -- at
least, not one from Wallace's right foot.
Counter-attacking football beats possession football, despite the latter coming from the "better"
side. And not for the first time. Russia, despite their mostly overwhelming superiority, did
similar yesterday.
This being a Liverpool blog, I'd be tempted to make a tenuous analogy regardless of circumstances,
but Liverpool fans have definitely seen this before.
With just 14 days one English fortnight left until the whole shebang gets underway out in Poland
and Ukraine, here's your handy, cut-out-and-keep guide to all the 32 outfield strips to be worn at
Euro 2012 starting at the top of Group A with the Czech Republic.
Clint Dempsey is set to make his debut with new club Tottenham Hotspur once the international break
concludes. Dempsey will become the third high-profile American addition to Spurs in recent years,
and the first outfield player. Why Are We Here? After one of the best displays by any American
player who took his game to Europe, Clint Dempsey completed a move from southwest London to north
London.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has defended keeper Pepe Reina after the Spaniard's blunder in
the Reds' Europa League tie against Hearts.
With five minutes of normal time remaining, the Spain international managed to let a David
Templeton shot squirm though his grasp and over the line before Luis Suarez saved his blushes
scoring the winner three minutes later.
After suggesting that Stewart Downing may need to convert to a left back to salvage his
Liverpool career, new manager Brendan Rodgers has changed his mind and decided that the winger's
future can only be in the club's accounting department.
"He's good with numbers," Rodgers said of Downing.
Since storming onto the soccer scene last year, Storelli Sports has become known for its line of
protective gear for both outfield players and goalkeepers. The latest innovative product from...
Steve Ralston holds the record for most minutes played by an outfield player with over 33,000.
At 25, Eddie Gaven has just under 20,000 is primed to take over.
This article titled "Euro 2012: Why England squad need insect spray as well as shin pads" was
written by Marcus Christenson, for The Guardian on Monday 11th June 2012 19.43 UTC
All 16 teams at Euro 2012 have now played their first matches. Some of the football has
been superb (Russia's performance against the Czechs stands out at the moment) and we have not had
a goalless game yet but that is not to say that the players have had it easy.
Along with its highly-anticipated outfield player home uniform for next season, FC Barcelona
launched its Nike 2012/13 home goalkeeper kit earlier this week. The blue strip will be worn by...
Well it's that time of the year again, with NUFC Direct announcing the latest change kits for next
season. Above is the shirt for the outfield players, with the goalie's shirt below. This is the
story we posted about what the new shirts might look like back in January. The change shirt and the
goalie's [.
This weekend the Whitecaps play the Earthquakes for the second time this season, the first of
many second chances built into this unbalanced MLS schedule. San Jose won the first meeting, a 3-1
romp in front of their home crowd. This time the first place Quakes will have to try it in Canada
after having played two games in the previous eight days.
