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August 9, 2021August 13, 2021 Mouhamad Rachini GK Analysis, Heroes, International Football, Women's football

GK Analysis: How penalty-killer Stephanie Labbé backstopped Canada to victory in Japan.

Oh Canada, you big, golden beauty! For the first time in Canadian soccer history, our women's national team has won Olympic gold. The Canadian women’s soccer team defeated reigning silver medallists Sweden in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic... [READ MORE]

November 3, 2020March 11, 2021 Mouhamad Rachini GK Analysis, Heroes, La Liga

GK Analysis: A goalkeeper breaks down Sergio Ramos’ penalties.

Try as he might, Neto just could not reach Sergio Ramos’ penalty shot. On Saturday, Oct. 24, the FC Barcelona man became the latest in a long list of goalkeepers tasked with trying to save a Ramos penalty attempt... [READ MORE].

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Mouhamad Rachini Articles, The Glove Bag

The Glove Bag: Why Kepa cost so much, Iker’s goodbye & new penalty encroachment rules.

Welcome to this week’s edition of The Glove Bag! This weekly mailbag looks at some intriguing goalkeeper topics from the past week (Monday to Sunday). This edition covers some topics that happened between Monday, August 3 to Sunday, August 9.