Rob Parker | February 17, 2010
Don’t try this at home, kids
This is the result of years and years of top-level football training and being born with the capability to do this sort of thing. A fluke? Of course not. Paul Scholes clearly scuffs the ball up with his right foot to buy himself the yard of space he needs to [...]
Rob Parker | December 4, 2009
Just like that nasty bowling alley mishap
Goalkeeping glove manufacturers are also boasting about the latest technology they have developed to ensure the ball grips to your hands. There is another side to this though, as Farsley Celtic keeper Gary Sprake knows only too well.
When it came to parting with his beloved ball, he couldn’t quite [...]
Rob Parker | August 10, 2009
Giving a new meaning to the phrase no pain, no gain
Odd Grenland booked their place in the semi-finals of the Norwegian Cup after beating SK Brann 5-1 at home over the weekend, but it was their second goal which has got their opponents hot under the collar.
Hungarian striker Peter Kovacs grabbed the goal in controversial [...]
Rob Parker | July 14, 2009
Think this one has to go down as a goalkeeping error
Sometimes goals are scored from 40 yards and the keeper can do absolutely nothing about them. This is not one of those instances. The Odd Grenland keeper isn’t victim to a top corner thunderbolt, nor an awkward bounce. He simply stands rooted to the spot [...]
Rob Parker | June 9, 2009
UAE keeper gets his priorities muddled
Most keepers would rather avoid conceding a corner if at all possible, but when it is a straight choice between conceding a corner or conceding a goal common sense dictates that the corner would be preferable. But common sense is apparently something United Arab Emirates goalie Majed Naser is lacking.
He [...]
Rob Parker | June 3, 2009
Play to the whistle, son
This bizarre action comes from a Norwegian second division match between Skeid Oslo and LovHam. Skeid keeper Beau Molenaar will forever curse the advantage rule after this incident. A LovHam attack breaks down after the ball is played through to their striker in an offside position, and the ball travels through [...]
Rob Parker | April 27, 2009
The benefits of putting your foot in
Bundesliga table-proppers Karlsruher can no longer moan that they have no luck this season. That is after Sebastian Langkamp’s bizarre winning goal against Bayer Leverkusen at the weekend.
Langkamp slid into a challenge in midfield and made decent contact with the ball. So good in fact that it flew 40 [...]
