Was Bruce Grobbelaar the original sweeper keeper?

Bruce Grobbelaar – The original sweeper keeper Manuel Neuer has been credited with re-defining the role of a goalkeeper in the modern game.  Neuer has been described as a “sweeper-keeper” because of his unique playing style. However this style of goalkeeping has been seen before, many years ago in England. Bruce Grobbelaar was signed on loan by Crewe Alexandra in…

Butch Roberts

El Clasico – The biggest football game on the planet

As far as sporting rivalries go, it doesn’t get much bigger than the rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Two of the best football teams on the planet (and they have been for ages), every single time these two teams square off against one another it’s fireworks.  Millions of people all over the world set their schedules around these games…

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Which three clubs are leading the race for Toby Alderweireld?

Not many football fans had heard of Toby Alderweireld before this season. The defender plied his trade for Ajax before joining Atletico Madrid. It was at Atleti that Alderweireld was a forgotten man. He made only 10 appearances in the Spanish Primera Division, amounting to a meager total of 906 minutes. The Belgian was left on the bench for the…

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