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Subscribe to this RSS feedThe Real Show Stoppers
When it comes to football, the strikers take all the accolades. But the real show-stoppers are the men who guard the posts. Generally unheralded but the real heroes. A look at some of the best the European championship has seen over the years.
Will the matadors strike again?
The Spanish football team can rightfully claim to be one of the major powers in world football today. But, for their fans it was a 44 year long wait. The Spaniards invariably choked on the big stage and with world class players never performed to their potential till 2008.
Crown of Europe
Like the Champions League, there have been instances in European football championship as well where goal keepers like Lev Yashin, in 1960 and Antonios Nikopolidis have won it for their teams.
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