For just about the last 30 years, English goalkeepers have slipped down the rankings of the world's best despite the legacy that they bring with them from days gone by. There was a time when it didn't matter who played in nets for the national team (as long as it wasn't Peter Bonetti!

For just about the last 30 years, English goalkeepers have slipped down the rankings of the world's best despite the legacy that they bring with them from days gone by. There was a time when it didn't matter who played in nets for the national team (as long as it wasn't Peter Bonetti!

szólj hozzá: Howard amazing goal

Bolton's Bogdan could do little but look stunned after Tim Howard booted the ball upfield and it took a bounce that evaded him altogether. The wind carried it a good 20 yards further. Howard refused to celebrate mindful of goalkeeper union rules. The stunning goal hogged the headlines obscuring the equally stunning comeback by Bolton for an exceedingly rare win.

Forest's European Cup-winner and arguably the greatest ever England goalkeeper will be popping along to Nottingham's Approach bar next Tuesday to tell tales of his younger days (no, not those tales!) [...]

05.11.2011 - El mito del jugador no deja libre a un Maradona que pelea por recibirse de entrenador. Esta semana, en la previa de la 6º jornada de la Liga (Emiratos Arabes), recibió la visita de Peter Reid, uno de los tantos ingleses que apiló en 1986 antes de batir a Peter Shilton.
El ex volante inglés, entrenador del Plymouth Argyle (3º de Inglaterra), viajó hasta Dubai para sacarse el gusto de charlar con Maradona, de quién "sólo le conocía la espalda", bromeó y compartió uno de los entrenamientos de Al Wasl.

Priority for Lionel is his family and his club, Home UnitedWhile many consider retiring from international football at the age of 29 is too young, especially for the case of goalkeeper.
After all, great custodians like Dino Zoff and Peter Shilton did maintain their presence between the posts for their countries past their forties.

Some big stars keep playing till their impact on the game fades away slowly overtime. Maradona, Romario, Bebeto, Peter Shilton are some examples. I remember Lothar Matthaus in an interview stating that one of the mistakes he did in his career was to play too late for the national side, especially the Euro 2000 when Germany had paled appearance and linked to his name.

Ducky's Note: Readers, please re-welcome Kiran Vr, a United fan who takes his football very seriously. He's the editor-in-chief of Red Army India, a blog for all things United and more. After a wonderfully insightful first post for BFZ, Kiran is back with a wonderfully insightful, well, second post.

From Leighton James to Mark Hughes: Five Wales wins over England

Fabio Capello's England will be highly fancied to see off Wales at Wembley on Tuesday night, but they don't have a perfect record against the Dragons. Here are five time the Welsh have got the better of the Three Lions.

As he walks out to his familiar spot at left-back inside the Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia, tonight, Ashley Cole will earn his 90th international cap.

He joins a very select group, with only legends Peter Shilton (125), David Beckham (119), Bobbys Moore (108) and Charlton (106) and Billy Wright (105) have more.

Victor Decolongon/Getty Images(Bleacher Report) England is the birthplace of the world's greatest game. Not only does it have the title of home of the beautiful game, but it is also home to many legendary players in the sport.
Men like Peter Shilton, who holds the record for the most caps in the English National Team at 125, and Manchester United immortal, Sir Bobby Charlton.

By Chris Wright

25 years on from Diego Maradona's flashing scintilla of divine intervention against England at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, we've trawled through the archives and fished out some brilliant photos of the young(ish) 'Barrilete Cosmico' in his pomp...

Thanks once again to the good folks at SoccerPro.com, my admittedly-minimal wardrobe has expanded by a couple of items just in time for summer.

I've got a handful of soccer shirts in high rotation, particularly in the summer, and the latest horse in my stable is the Puma Foundation Graphic Line Up Tee, featuring world stars of the game in all their 8-bit goodness1.

By Chris Wright

Because everything looks better in black and white...

A young Martin O'Neil sits at the back of the bus as Nottingham Forest parade the European Cup trophy along the Trent Embankment after beating Malmo in the 1979 final

Peter Shilton, Trevor Francis, Larry Lloyd, Ian Bowyer et al celebrate Nottingham Forest's 1979 European Cup win a feat they also repeated the following year

King Kenny wakes up with the European Cup in his bed after scoring the winning goal against Club Brugge in the previous night's final, 1978

Bayern Munich's Georg Schwarzenbeck tackles St Etienne's Herve Revelli (r) from behind as Munich goalkeeper Sepp Maier looks on, 1976

St Etienne's Gerard Janvion (r) blocks a shot from Bayern Munich's Uli Hoeness, 1976

St Etienne goalkeeper Ivan Curkovic saves at the feet of Bayern Munich's Gerd Muller, 1976

Leeds scrappers Joe Jordan and Billy Bremner pick a fight with Bayern Munich's Gerd Muller, 1975

Gerd Muller celebrates Bayern Munich's 2-0 victory over Leeds United in the 1975 final

After thrashing Atletico Madrid 4-0 in the 1974 final replay, Bayern Munich pair Johnny Hansen and Gerd Muller watch the reaction of the fans as Der Kaiser lifts the trophy

Bayern Munich's Paul Breitner is foiled by Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Reina, 1974

Ajax (Johan Cruyff first row, second from right) line up prior to the 1971 European Cup Final against Panathinaikos at Wembley

Liz Samain, grandmother of Chelsea legend Ron 'Chopper' Harris, stands proudly with the European Cup.

By Chris Wright

Man City legend Neil Young, seen here rounding a young Peter Shilton

When the Manchester City fans donned black and red shirts and all turned their backs on the action for the 24th minute of the recent FA Cup tie with Leicester, it was all in memory of Neil Young's FA Cup-winning strike in 1969 against the same club.