Goalkeeping Museum

Watch this great save from Nelson Dida at point blank range for Milan in their Champion’s League match versus Ajax.

Technically, it would appear as though Dida has taken the logical assumption that this is where the shot was likely – rather than being a purely ‘reaction’ save – [...]

The second choice goalkeeper for Bahrain Under 23s in their match against Qatar (which they lost 0-4) showed just what you have to do to recover from an error. After a horrible clearance went straight to the opposition center forward, leaving him effectively stranded, he sprinted back to produce a last ditch save of the [...]

Peter Schemichel, having enjoyed a long period with Man Utd, moved to their arch rivals, Manchester City to see out his career (having spent a year at Sporting Lisbon, and a brief spell at Aston Villa). Despite his age, in this game against Liverpool, Schmeichel shows us the reflexes that made him one of the [...]

As we were researching a profile of Peter Schmeichel (as we believe he is one of the greatest keepers of all time), we discovered this nice compilation of great saves made by the big Dane. Schmeichel enjoyed tremendous success with Manchester United, and Man Utd enjoyed great success with Schmeichel – he was a linchpin [...]

Watch the great Gianluigi Buffon’s incredible reflexes as he makes a near impossible save against Cagliari for his beloved Juventus. This is one great save from a goalkeeping great who is still going strong. Expect more from “Gigi”.

Penalty shootouts provide goalkeepers with their opportunity to make a direct influence on a match – or tournament – it is the keepers moment to shine. Oliver Kahn and Santiago Canizares shared the limelight in the world’s biggest stage in the 2001 Champions League Final, as the match between Kahn’s FC Bayern Munich and Canizares’ [...]

The Spaniard, Santiago Canizares has enjoyed a long and successful goalkeeping career. We discovered this amateur footage of a save from a Ronaldinho free-kick which he made at the age of 36. This save demonstrates Canizares’ great agility, and he dives high to his left to turn away a free-kick from arguably the best outfield [...]

On the 19 May, 1973, the old enemies, England and Scotland met at Wembley in the (now no more) Home International Championship. The England goalkeeper, one Peter Leslie Shilton, made this phenomenal save, which will live on long in the memory of all England fans who were there at the time. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/xP2vJ8EHLFA" width="425" height="350" [...]

This save is widely recognised as one of the best ever made. There are several reasons for this, not least because: it was in a World Cup; a header by arguably the best centre-forward of the era; and Banks managed to put the ball out of play. Gordon Banks was a fine goalkeeper for England, [...]

England fans won’t remember Radoslaw Majdan with any fondness after the display he made for his native Poland. One centre half in particular will have been very disappointed that the long haired Pole was on such top form: