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Issue 4

THE MAGAZINE FOR THE GOALKEEPING PROFESSION
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SPRING 2015
Manuel
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Kid Gloves
The stars of the future
On the Move
Summary of the latest GK transfers
Equipment
All the latest goalkeeping products
Business Pages
Key developments affecting the professional keeper
Also featuring:
Gordon Banks OBE
Gary Bailey
How to Save a Penalty
Robert Green
The Polish GK Factory
John Ruddy – Norwich City FC & England
Welcome to
The magazine exclusively for the professional goalkeeping community.
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countries’ up and coming starlets; ‘Outside
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Coaching Corner4
Featuring:
Art or science?
an indispensible guide to saving
a spot kick
Kid Gloves8
The stars of the future
Polished in Poland
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The rising stars of Polish goalkeeping
The Business Pages
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Featuring:
Premier League TV rights deal
Essential Equipment
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The latest goalkeeping products
On the move
All the latest transfer news
How did he do that?
The greatest saves of all time
Exclusive Interview:
Safe as the Banks of England
Gordon Banks OBE
News in brief
Outside the box
Ex-England stopper Gary Bailey
Meet the team
World in Motion personnel
Health and fitness
Pilates with Robert Green
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Saving
Penalties
Art or
Science?
Some say it’s an art, others insist it’s a precise discipline.
Either way, this month, GK1 looks at the evidence to see if
there really is an indispensible guide to saving a spot kick.
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he casino barons of Las Vegas
wearing red and then had the same ‘keeper
couldn’t get away with loading
change his shirt to a coloured one. After
the dice against you as much
all the penalties had been taken he saw
as this! For heaven’s sake,
that only 54% of penalties were scored
he’s only 12 yards away! No defenders
against the keeper in red as opposed to
to worry about, time on his side and
69%, 72% and 75% against ‘keepers wearing
just you, with a hope and the occasional
yellow, blue and green shirts respectively.
prayer to stop what four times out of five,
Considering only 20% of all penalties are
is the inevitable...a goal.
saved in professional football this increase in
The boffins working on behalf of the
save percentage by wearing red is certainly
penalty takers reckon they’ve devised the
not to be sniffed at. But, red is not a colour
perfect penalty: one which no keeper,
commonly worn by goalkeepers in England.
however agile, however focused, however
In the 2010/11 Premier League season no
lucky, has the proverbial ‘cat in hell’s chance’
goalkeeper wore red.
of saving!
Sadly, having worn red winning the
All it takes is a run up of 5 or 6 paces,
World Cup back in 1966, it’s likely to be a
approaching the ball at an angle of 20 to 30
degrees, kicking it at 65 mph, crossing the
line 50 cms below crossbar and inside the
post, unstoppable!
Well, with all due respect, GK1 scoffs at
the theory of a perfect penalty! Our research
long time before England’s GK1 wears red!
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In theory it makes no sense...
but every keeper’s tried a
version of this at one time
or another. Researchers in
has gathered together the thoughts of some
of the finest scientific, psychological and
Hong Kong learnt that if a ‘keeper stands a
good old fashioned footballing brains to
small distance closer to one post than the
give you the optimum chance to become
other it may not be obvious to the kicker
this weekend’s penalty hero!
but subconsciously the penalty taker knows
which side has a larger target area and will
Seeing Red
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tend to shoot that way. Armed with this
Since the late 1890’s, when
information the ‘keeper is in a stronger
keepers first wore a different
position to dive to the larger area and can
coloured-jersey, green has
increase his chance of saving the kick.
been the predominant colour
Researchers found that by moving just
of choice. But latest research from the
10cm towards one side of the goal and
University of Chichester confirms green
making one side of the goal 3% bigger,
is the least successful colour to wear and
the goalkeeper can increase his chance of
actually red should be the ‘must have’ colour
saving the penalty by as much as 15% even
in every goalkeepers’ wardrobe this Spring.
before the kicker begins his run up.
Award-winning psychologist, Dr Iain
What to Watch For
Greenlees found that ‘keepers in green
saved one in four spot kicks compared to
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the ones in red who saved almost half!
His studies noted that red is seen as
Away from Far Eastern
philosophies into the footballmad city of Liverpool - and no
surprise their boffins have had
a signal of danger in the natural world
and therefore penalty takers notice the
little better to do than spend valuable hours
goalkeeper more easily. It encourages a
researching football! But Mark Williams, from
natural fear of failure and makes the ‘keeper
the John Moores University, believes he’s
look bigger in the goal than he would
stumbled upon a treasure trove for keepers in
wearing a different colour.
need of all the help they can get.
He reckons in the time between
He used 40 football players and asked
them to take 10 penalties against a ‘keeper
the award of the penalty to the spot
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kick taking place, there’s a gold mine of
“We do many things on two levels, such
information to be gleaned to help predict
as thinking where to put the ball (or where
where a penalty taker will shoot.
to fake it), but not thinking about what the
He saw how more experienced
feet, legs and body will do to achieve it.”
goalkeepers considered such elements as
So, the more the pressure, the more
his standing leg, kicking leg and hips for the
likely they are to disguise where they’re
opponent.
planning to aim?
He believes by looking at the ‘shape’ a
“The more we practise, the more our
player adopts before taking the penalty the
actions become automatic skills,” explains
‘keeper can stop penalty saving from being
Peter.
a lottery.
“They become unconscious memories
“From the point of view of the player
of how to react. These memories take over
taking the penalty the optimal position for
when thinking fails, such as in front of
the standing foot is facing directly down the
80,000 fans.”
middle of the goal,” said Professor Williams.
“When the goalkeeper saw the penalty
taker’s foot face towards the left or right
hand side of the goal it allowed the ‘keeper
the necessary information to predict where
the penalty would be taken. Standing
Ashley Barnes - Photo by Paul Hazlewood
Increase their Anxiety
Levels
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foot points left, penalty going to the left;
“In a penalty kicking competition the
only thing that threatens success is the
goalkeeper, so we monitor his movements.”
No one’s expecting you to save
The research proved that if a kicker’s
the penalty, so why worry? The
eyes are drawn to the goalkeeper, he tends
stress and the strain are all on
to shoot in that direction and overcoming
the shoulders of the taker. For
this tendency was significantly harder when
standing foot points right, penalty goes to
decades now, keepers have employed less
penalty takers were under pressure, or in a
the right hand side of the goal.”
than gentlemanly time-wasting techniques.
“threat condition”.
The research was backed up with the
help of the nation’s most successful penalty
taker, Matt Le Tissier, who converted a
staggering 49 of the 50 penalties he took.
“My approach to penalties was always
Few have done so more successfully than ol’
spaghetti legs himself, Bruce Grobelaar.
Researchers at Exeter University believe
And as Grobbelaar appeared to know
instinctively, goalkeepers can make
themselves more likely to attract the
his crazy antics in Liverpool’s 1984 European
kicker’s gaze by appearing larger than life or
Cup final victory against AS Roma are the
clowning around.
the same. Pick my favourite spot and focus
perfect example of how to become ‘a threat’
on the strike of the ball. I never thought I
to someone with plenty on their plate
by a later Liverpool goalkeeper, Jerzy Dudek
was giving away any clues to the ‘keeper but
already. Frankly, the last thing they need, is
who copied Grobbelaar’s spaghetti legs
it looks like I was wrong!’
you showing off!
routine and saved two penalties in the 2005
Psychologist Peter Naish agrees that the
signs are there if you look closely enough.
“Penalty takers mention not thinking too
“The research shows that we focus on
things in the environment that we find
threatening,” said psychologist Greg Wood,
The same tactic was used to good effect
Champions League final against AC Milan to
win the match.
“During a highly stressful situation, we
deeply, yet trying to fool the goalkeeper,” he
who led the study at the University’s School
are more likely to be distracted by any
said.
of Sport and Health Sciences.
threatening stimuli and focus on them
rather than the task in hand,” said Greg.
“So, when a penalty taker is about to
start his run up naturally he will focus on the
goalkeeper rather than spaces all around
him. This disrupts the aiming of the shot
and increases the likelihood of subsequently
hitting the shot towards the goalkeeper,
making it easier to save.’
This school of thought is echoed by
football watchers and supporters. They
all say ‘pick a spot, stick to it and ignore
the ‘keeper.’ So there is another piece of
information a ‘keeper might be able to pick
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up on, the attacker’s eyes, is he looking
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one way? Can you distract him? If you can
get him to focus on you and not his spot
then there is a greater chance he will take a
Colour of Goalkeeper’s Top
Goals Conceded
penalty which can be saved.
great deal from the advice given to penalty
takers by sports psychologists.
“I would tell penalty takers to pretend
you are in a practice match, look at where
you are going to hit the ball and aim it
69%
can try and add to that pressure by delaying
the penalty as long as possible. I’m not sure
how well it works because you do still need
72%
More interestingly, keepers can learn a
is on the penalty taker, rather than you. You
to have a bit of luck.
There’s only one safe bet!
75%
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The best news of all is that,
thankfully, your opponent
rarely produces the perfect
there. Totally ignore the goalkeeper. Even if
penalty. And armed with GK1’s
he knows where the ball is going he is not
research, we hope you’ll be
going to get to it if it is well placed.” Sound
footer. If I get the instinct to go the other
saving even more penalties this season!
advice - but perhaps the key indicator
way, however, then I’ll go with it.
The academics certainly think so. Surely, if a
to keepers that distraction, showing off,
‘keeper wears red, stands to one side, waves
“I know it sounds obvious, but always
waving your arms, knees, legs, frankly
make sure you dive. In the past I’ve been
his arms, watches your eyes and notices
anything you can get your hands on, will
tempted to stand up straight and hope
your standing foot pointing in one direction
increase your chances of success.
it gets blasted down the middle. I tried it
then it must be impossible to score a
once when Leicester City’s Matt Elliott was
penalty isn’t it?
Forget the rest...and ask
the best.
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We’d all love to be able to guarantee
going through a phase of just smashing
them. When he placed it past me, I wished
success. There are “lies, damned lies and
All fine in practice, you may
I’d at least dived. That way, even if it does go
statistics”, but as we all know, there’s only
say. But these academics
down the middle, it could still hit your legs.
one safe bet when it comes down to
would have you believe
“You have to face the fact that some
penalties and that’s when the Germans are
players are virtually impossible to save, so
playing: they’re 100 per cent likely to win.
that penalty saving is not a
complex art, merely a simple science?
it’s just trusting to luck. Eric Cantona was like
that. He used to wait for you to dive before
One or two penalties worth another look:
what it’s like for keepers at the highest level
he took it. I’ve been told he used to practise
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waiting for the ref’s whistle to blow.
it in training. He would wait until the last
But a PhD can’t give you any idea of
One man who would, however, is the
second before he struck it and was so good
Premier League’s most successful penalty
that he could change his mind at the last
saver, Mark Crossley. Having faced 14
minute if he needed to.
penalties, he saved 8; a save percentage
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“You have to remember that the pressure
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of 57%. The average in the
Premier League is 28%.
“I like to know who my
opponents’ penalty taker is
before a match. I always look
at which side he put his last
one and whether he favours
that side or likes to vary it,
in which case it becomes a
guessing game,” reveals Mark.
“I don’t think there’s a
system of ‘reading the eyes’ so
always just concentrate on the
ball on the run-up.
“Always trust your instincts.
If I’m facing a right-footed
player I usually go to my left
and the opposite if it’s a left-
Tom Heaton
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takes a look at the stars of the future
MARCIN BRZOZOWSKI
on your career and why?
spare time?
MB: My brother has. He was the person
MB: I most often go out with friends, watch
GK1: Why/how did you become a
I was constantly playing football with as
movies, listen to music, play football and
goalkeeper?
I grew up. My parents also, who gave up
play computer games.
MB: When I was a child I was always playing
their time to take me to and from training
football with my older brother. As I was
and fixtures and supported me even when
the youngest I would be chosen to be the
things were tough.
goalkeeper.
GK1: Favourite band/artist?
MB: Eminem
goalkeeper?
I
MARCIN BRZOZOWSK
CHARLIE GRAINGER
GK1: Footballing
Queens Park Rangers FC
idol?
MB: Peter
Schmeichel/ Manuel
AGE: 16
HEIGHT: 191cm
GLOVES: Reusch
BOOTS: Warrior
: Schmeichel/
INSPIRATIONAL PLAYER
Neuer
isza Bydgoszcz
CLUB SUPPORTED: Zaw brother
My
:
CE
EN
LU
INF
ST
BIGGE
T: Eminem
FAVOURITE BAND/ARTIS
CG: I became a
CHARLIE GRAINGER
Leyton Orient FC
goalkeeper because
I was the only one in
my team that enjoyed
Neuer
diving around and
GK1: Biggest
getting muddy. Also,
moment in football
I sort of got forced to
to date?
play in goal no one
There have been
else wanted to do it.
quite a few moments.
GK1: What gloves do
However one which
you wear?
sticks out for me the
most is becoming
the best goalkeeper
of the tournament in
Romania 2014.
GK1: GKs you would
AGE: 18
HEIGHT: 187cm
GLOVES: 1GK
a
BOOTS: Adidas, Nike, Pum Iker Casillas
:
INSPIRATIONAL PLAYER
rs
CLUB SUPPORTED: Spu dad
My
:
CE
EN
LU
INF
ST
BIGGE
T: MK
FAVOURITE BAND/ARTIS
CG: 1GK
GK1: What boots do
you wear?
CG: A few I like to
change, Adidas, Nike
and Puma
GK1: What gloves do you wear?
most like to emulate?
MB: Reusch
MB: Manuel Neuer –I
you support?
GK1: What boots do you wear?
like how effective he is in the game. Being a
CG: Spurs
MB: Warrior/Adidas
sweeper keeper, he gives his defenders an
GK1: Who has been the biggest influence
GK1: What club do you support?
extra line of support and his distribution is
Zawisza Bydgoszcz (Poland)
excellent.
CG: My Dad, he was a professional footballer
GK1: What do you most like to do in your
himself playing in the Premier League for
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GK1: What club do
Birmingham City, I wanted to do the same.
to make. From day one of putting on a pro
He has guided and helped me throughout
jersey they have supported me as I tried
BH: Currently I wear Puma Evo Power boots.
my career.
to overcome the obstacles I faced, both
mentally and physically. With my mother it
BH: To be completely honest, I have never
CG: MK
has mostly been mental because she still
supported a club through and through.
GK1: Footballing idol?
lives in Bermuda.
CG: Iker Casillas
GK1: Biggest moment in football to date?
DE: My favourite artist is David “Mavado”
BH: Definitely my father. He was a
CG: Making my debut for England vs Croatia
Constantine Brooks - a famous Caribbean
goalkeeper himself and has passed his
GK1: GK’s you would most like to
singer.
knowledge on to me. He also gave up his
emulate?
time to take me to the park regularly to
CG: Iker Casillas, Manuel Neuer
DE: My footballing idol is Oliver Kahn.
practise and he taught me the basics of
goalkeeping.
spare time?
My biggest moment in football to date
CG: Play golf
is my international debut. In doing this, I
became Stoke City and Bermuda’s youngest
DALE EVE
international player.
emulate?
DE: The goalkeeper’s
DE: When I was
I’d most like to emulate
DALE EVE
Stoke City FC
younger, the
are Gianluigi Buffon, Iker
goalkeeper we had
Casillas, Peter Cech and
was arrogant. This
Thibaut Courtois. The
being the case, I
first three because of
wanted to show
their long and successful
people I could be
career’s to date and
just as good or
Courtois because of
even better than
how good he is at such a
he became
the outfield
player and I the
goalkeeper.
GK1: What
Arsenal FC
GK1: GK’s you would most like to
goalkeeper?
him. Eventually
BRAD HOUSE
AGE: 20
HEIGHT: 193cm
GLOVES: MD Pro
BOOTS: Adidas Nitroc
har
INSPIRATIONAL PLAY ge
ER
CLUB SUPPORTED: Ch : Oliver Kahn
elsea
BIGGEST INFLUENCE
: My mum and
sister
FAVOURITE BAND/AR
TIST: Mavado
young age and how good
AGE: 16
HEIGHT: 185cm
GLOVES: Precision
BOOTS: Puma Eve Power
INSPIRATIONAL PLAYER: Brad Friedel
CLUB SUPPORTED: None
BIGGEST INFLUENCE: My dad
FAVOURITE BAND/ARTIST: Drake
he continues to be
GK1: What do you most
like to do in your spare
time?
BH: It has to be Drake. I listen to his music
DE: In my spare time I
before every game.
mostly just rest and watch
wear?
films. If I am with friends I’d
BH: Some may say this is an odd one, but
DE: I wear MD Pro Gloves
probably play PlayStation
Brad Friedel. This isn’t just because we share
gloves do you
but I don’t own any games consoles. I
the same name but because I think he is the
DE: I wear Adidas Nitrocharge boots.
mostly just like to put on music and relax.
perfect goalkeeping role model.
BRAD HOUSE
BH: As it stands – playing at the Emirates
GK1: Why/how did you become a keeper?
played Everton and won the game 2-1.
DE: My mother and sister have been the
BH: When I played U10s football on a
GK1: GK’s you would most like to emulate?
biggest influences on my career because
Sunday, the goalkeeper we had left the club
BH: The one goalkeeper I would like to
without them I wouldn’t even be in the
and as no one else but I volunteered to fill
emulate is Peter Schmeichel.
country. They took me away from bad
the void, I became our goalkeeper.
influences in Bermuda. My sister has lived
GK1: What gloves do you wear?
spare time?
with me, taken care of me and been with
BH: At the moment I wear Precision gloves
BH: In my spare time I like to relax. I also
me through all of the movements I’ve had
but will soon be moving onto Sells gloves.
play on my games console.
DE: I support Chelsea Football Club.
Stadium in the final game of our season. We
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Polished in
Poland
The Polish Goalkeeper Factory
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football, Poland is
The Rising Stars of Polish
Goalkeeping
a country known
Bartlomiej Dragowski (Jagiellonia Bialystok
Some of the most notable examples are
for producing top
& Poland U20) – 1.88m / 19.08.1997
below:
ithin the world of
goalkeeping talent. Historically, the
boasts a number of excellent young
goalkeeprs, both within Poland, and abroad.
Polish goal has been defended by the
In Poland
likes of Jan Tomaszewski (who thwarted
Jakub Wrabel (Slask Wroclaw & Poland U18)
Clough’s England in qualifying, and saved
– 1.94m / 08.06.1996 –
two penalties during the 1974 World
Jakub Wrabel , a friend of GK1, has been
Cup en route to Poland earning a bronze
identified as one of the brightest young
medal) and Jerzey Dudek (who famously
goalkeepers in Polish football. He has made
danced to deny Andriy Shevchenko and
his debut in goal for Slask Wroclaw in the
AC Milan to lift the Champions League
Polish Ekstraklasa (the top level of Polish
Trophy with Liverpool in 2005, before
continuing his career with Real Madrid).
football) against Cracovia in February 2015,
Bartloniej Dragowski
receiving the man of the match award
following a phenomenal display.
A more summative list of some of
Poland’s top current goalkeepers is below:
The most significant story in the world
Wrabel was very impressive in a friendly
1. Wojciech Szczesny (Arsenal)
of Polish goalkeeping this season has been
game played between Slask Wroclaw and
2. Artur Boruc (Bournemouth – previously
the rise to stardom of Bartlomiej Dragowski
Borussia Dortmund at the start of the
of Jagiellonia Bialystok. Dragowski made his
2014/15 season, and received an excellent
debut in the Polish Ekstraklasa at the age
opinion from Jurgen Klopp following the
of just 16 at the end of the 2013/14 season,
game.
Celtic, Fiorentina, Southampton)
3. Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea – previously
Arsenal)
4. Tomasz Kuszczak (Wolves – previously
Manchester United, WBA, Brighton)
5. Lukasz Skorupski (AS Roma)
and has proceeded to win the fight for the
GK1 spot at Jagiellonia Bialystok this season.
Bartek started every Ekstraklasa game for
The PZPN (The Polish FA) also have very
high opinions of Wrabel. Following Wrabel’s
debut game against Cracovia, Andrzej
6. Radoslaw Cierzniak (Dundee United)
Jagiellonia since November 2015 until the
Dawidziuk, Director of Goalkeeping for
7. Bartosz Bialkowski (Ipswich)
winter break, keeping 8 clean sheets out of
the PZPN is quoted as saying, ‘Kuba played
8. Przemyslaw Tyton (Elche – on loan from
16. Bartek was also voted best Ekstraklasa
extremely well – we already knew of his
goalkeeper for the period until the winter
excellent physical conditions, and have
break and been called up to Poland U19
been following Kuba for a while. During this
& U20 squads. He has naturally attracted
match, he shocked us with his calmness,
interest from a number of top Premier
good reading of the game, and general
League and Champions League level clubs.
dynamism. He is clearly a very talented
PSV Eindhoven)
9. Pawel Kieszek (Estoril Praia – previously
Porto, Roda JC)
10. Filip Kurto (FC Dordrecht – previously
Roda JC)
As well as Bartlomiej Dragowski, Poland
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young goalkeeper’
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Tomasz Kucz (Polonia Warsaw & Poland
U16) – 1.82m / 06.07.1999
Bartek Zynel (Red Bull Salzburg &
six-figure fee. He currently plays for Red
Poland U17) – 09.04.1998
Bull Salzburg’s U18s, and will be the GK1
Tomasz Kucz has attracted a huge
for Poland’s U17s during the UEFA U17
amount of interest across Europe following
European Elite Round Championships in
his performances for Poland’s U15 team
March 2015.
Marcin Brzozowski (QPR) – 1.95m
last year. Kucz has already visited Bayer
Leverkusen, Liverpool and Arsenal’s training
/ 29.10.1998 - Marcin Brzozowski is an
compounds, and has been watched by a
extremely talented 6ft4in goalkeeper who
host of other big European clubs.
plays for QPR U16s and U18s. With his
excellent physical conditions and impressive
reflexes, Brzozowski has attracted attention
from the likes of Chelsea, who were not
Bartek
Zynel
granted permission by QPR to take him on
trial.
Bartek Zynel is the GK1 for Poland’s
Brzozowski won Goalkeeper of the
highly successful U17 team (which includes
tournament when QPR travelled to Romania
the likes of Hubert Adamczyk of Chelsea,
to face the likes of Steaua Bucharest,
and Arsenal’s January signing Krystian
Ferencvaros, and Wolverhampton
Bielik).
Wanderers during the 2013/14 season.
Zynel was purchased by Red Bull
Brzozowski also has high opinions from
Salzburg from the same club as Bartlomiej
the Polish FA and is set for a Polish national
Dragowski, Jagiellonia Bialystok, for a
team call up during the 2015/16 season.
Tomasz Kucz
Across Europe
Kamil Miazek (Feyenoord & Poland U19)
– 1.92m / 15.08.1996 - Miazek has risen
through the ranks of Feyenoord’s academy
over the past 3 seasons, and has regularly
been likened to legendary goalkeeper Jerzy
Dudek by Feyenoord fans and coaching staff
alike.
Signed as a 16 year old from GKS
Belchatow, Kamil is now on the verge of
earning himself a full first-team professional
contract with Rotterdam-based Feyenoord.
Kamil travelled to Dubai to train with
Feyenoord’s first team in January 2015,
and has been training regularly with the
club’s first team goalkeeper coach Patrick
Jerzy Dudek
Lodewijks ever since.
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BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS
The business pages
Monster £5 billion Premier
League TV Rights Package Deal
The Premier League recently sold television rights to its games for a
record £5.136bn, a staggering 71% above its previous sale.
Sky paid £4.2bn for
Premier
five of the seven TV
League
packages - Sky paid
games will
83% more than it did
be shown
in the last round of auctions three years ago.
live on Friday
Sky have retained their Sunday and Monday
evenings.
night slots, as well as winning the new
There are no
Friday night coverage.
first picks in
Rise of Premier League TV income
this package.
BT paid £960m for
the other two in the
• Package G is
a bundle of
record TV rights auction. The deal will run
14 games on
for three years from 2016-2019. BT paid 18%
Bank Holidays and other Sunday matches
Graphs & Statistics
more and has increased the number of live
with two first picks.
Between them, Sky and BT paid just over
matches it will show from 38 to 42 a year.
£3billion for Premier League TV rights
BT will now cover Saturday lunchtime and
The packages BT Sport won
Saturday evening matches.
• Package B has 28 games at tea-time on
Saturdays (5.30pm)
The BBC has already
agreed to pay £204m
to retain the highlights.
• Packages F has 14 games, a mix of
extraordinary increase of 70%.The figures
equate to Sky paying roughly £11million per
game between 2016-2019. BT confirmed
three first picks.
they will be paying £7.6million per game for
The Deal – a breakdown
paid £2.28bn over three years from 2013-
The packages sky won
16 for 116 games per season, or in other
• Package A comprises 28 games on
words, get 348 games at £6,551,724 each.
their 42 matches.
TV deals price per game
increase
• BT have paid £738m over three years from
• Package C has 28 games kicking off
2013-16 for 38 games per season, or in
between 1.30pm and 2.15pm on Sundays.
other words, get 114 games at £6,473,684
Pack A has 6 ‘first pick’ games from 38
each.
rounds and B has 9 first picks.
1992-97 - £633k
2013-16 - £6.53m
2016-19 - £10.19m
• 50 per cent of the revenue is divided
• Package D is the 4pm Sunday bundle of 28
games - crucially with 18 ‘first pick’ games.
• Package E is the ‘Monday night football’
(8pm) bundle, with 18 games on Mondays
plus 10 on Fridays; this is the first time
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The £5.136billion this time is an
midweek and Saturday games including
• Under the current ongoing deals Sky have
Saturday lunchtimes (12.30pm).
between 2013-16.
equally between the clubs
• 25 per cent is awarded on a merit basis,
determined by final league positions
• 25 per cent is distributed as a facilities fee
for televised matches
#safehands
Impact on Clubs
Even on a conservative estimate, the total
amount raised once international rights are
taken into account is likely to top £8.5bn
over three years from 2016-2019. That
BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS
would mean that even the bottom club
Premier League stars facing huge Tax bills:
in the Premier League will receive around
More than 100 footballers including
game and solid ex-professionals, have become
£99m while the champions will get £156m.
recently retired Premier League players
targets for a crackdown by HMRC on what it
are in severe financial difficulties and even
sees as tax avoidance. HMRC has challenged
How the full £5.1bn will be spent:
face bankruptcy, due to demands from
a number of schemes that, it argues, took
• Under the current deal, 95% of the
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for
advantage of reliefs aimed at boosting
repayment of huge disputed tax reliefs.
investment in the British film industry. Two of
domestic TV income will go directly to
Premier League clubs, which would equate
Some players who earned six-figure and million-
the film schemes being disputed, which were
to £4.9bn spanning the 2016/17, 2017/18
pound-plus salaries during good careers in English
set up and run by the London firm Ingenious
and 2018/19 seasons.
football’s current boom time face losing everything.
Media, had around 70 former and current
• That figure would see an average of £81m
Around 100 players, said to be in financial
footballers signed up, including stellar names,
per season going directly to the clubs.
“dire straits”, are understood to have sought
which are publicly recorded at Companies
Additional money from overseas TV rights
help from the players’ union, the Professional
House, such as Gary Lineker, David Beckham,
and sponsorship draws the figure closer to
Footballers’ Association. Xpro, the welfare
Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney
a minimum of £99 million for each Premier
organisation for former players, is representing
The footballers were among hundreds
League club.
40 more, according to its chief executive, Geoff
of wealthy investors who signed up in the
Scott. He said all 40 are seriously affected
early 2000s for similar investment schemes.
Impact on Players and Agents
by HMRC demands for the repayment of
The standard schemes gave a large upfront
Each time there has been a hike in
tax reliefs granted on various investment
payment of public money, but it was
broadcasting income, there has been a
schemes, with around 20 facing potential
effectively only deferring tax due in later
commensurate increase in players’ wages.
bankruptcy and some even homelessness.
years, and many investors found they did not
Scott said the players signed up to the
have the money when the demands rolled in.
And in the Premier League, there is an
uncanny relationship between your wage
schemes, which gave them large reductions
bill and where you finish in the table.
in tax bills, because financial advisers
any other financial/tax planning matter, please
• Players: Premier League clubs currently
targeted high-earning footballers and it
contact [email protected], or or Rhys
became a culture within the game.
Francis/Mike Webb [email protected] /
spend around 70% of their overall income
on player wages - at that level it can be
Should you need advice in respect of this or
[email protected]
The footballers, who include stars of the
estimated that £3.42bn of the total amount
earned by the 20 Premier League clubs
from TV Rights between 2016-2019 will
Players’ testimonials may be subject to tax
end up going to players and their agents.
HMRC have announced that from April
long-standing case law and reflected in
• Grass Roots: The Premier League says
2016 they are looking to subject players
HMRC’s current published guidance. The
currently five percent of its domestic
testimonial receipts to income tax (and
consultation suggests that this guidance
TV income - £56m a year under the
one assumes national insurance) as if they
should be changed.
current deal - goes to grassroots football,
were earnings from employment. This
community projects and good causes. If
potential change was craftily contained
its published guidance at any time – it has
the five percent is maintained for 2016-19
in a consultation on the withdrawal of
no legislative basis. However, in doing so,
that would be £256m over three seasons or
certain extra-statutory concessions. The
they do not change the law, merely their
£85.3m annually
tax status of testimonials is not governed
published view of the law. Therefore, there
by extra-statutory concession, so this was
is nothing to stop players and testimonial
easy to miss.
committees continuing with current
• Parachute Payments - Parachute payments
for clubs relegated to the Championship
stand at £62m per club over four years, but
There is nothing to stop HMRC amending
Properly organised testimonials are
arrangements after the change if they
not currently subject to income tax as
are confident that, irrespective of HMRC’s
earnings from employment. If a testimonial
published views, they are applying the
to lower league clubs currently total around
committee arranges and derives income
correct tax treatment, in line with current
£55m a year - Championship clubs receive
from a number of events then they can
law. Having said that, such players, clubs
£2.3m each annually (unless they receive
be subject to corporation tax on their
and committees can expect HMRC to
parachute payments), League One clubs
trading profit, but distributions to the
challenge this position, and the issue is
£360,000 and League Two £240,000. A 70%
player concerned are not subject to
likely to end up in a tax tribunal if the parties
rise would see that total reach around £90m.
income tax. This treatment is derived from
wish to take it that far.
that is likely to increase from 2016.
• Solidarity Payments - Solidarity payments
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On the
move
GK1 rounds up all the keeper transferrs from all the major European leagues.
housekeeping in the main from UK clubs.
United Kingdon
But with the announcement on February
10th of a new £5.1 billion TV deal for the
The winter transfer window 2015 was
FAPL, it is likely both the market in general
generally a quiet one when it came to
and that for goalkeepers in particular will
the goalkeeping fraternity. There was no
pick up in the summer.
back page transfer of note and very few
plans, and Valdes to recuperate without a
contract prior to arriving at Old Trafford.
Valdes’ arrival has paved the way for the
That said, Manchester United did
goalkeepers transferred for a significant
announce the free transfer signing of former
transfer fee. This in part reflects the
Barcelona legend Victor Valdes. Valdes
overall nature of the January window,
had been due to sign for AS Monaco until
which saw muted business and prudent
serious injury forced the club to abandon
Scott Loach
departure on loan of both Ben Amos and
Sam Johnstone, to Bolton Wanderers and
Preston North End respectively. Across the
City, Manchester City and England ‘keeper
Joe Hart ended speculation about his future
by penning a contract with the current FAPL
champions until the end of 2019 campaign.
The only other deals to affect FAPL
clubs, were the signing by Leicester City
of Australian Mark Schwarzer on a free
transfer, and Hull Citys’ capture of Hungarian
Erik Bukran from Bolton Wanderers. Upon
the completion of the capture of Schwarzer,
the Foxes allowed Adam Smith to join
Mansfield Town on loan.
In the Championship, Charlton Athletic
boosted their goalkeeping roster with
the dual signings of Philippine National
team ‘keeper Neil Etheridge, and Marko
Ben Amos
Dmitrovic from sister club Ujpest in
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Bobby Olejnik
Hungary. These arrivals allowed the Addicks
to loan Nick Pope to Bury FC.
Experienced EIRE international Paddy
Kenny left Bolton to join Mick Mcarthys’
Luke Daniels
high flying Ipswich Town on a free transfer,
whilst well-travelled Steven Bywater
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Jordan
on a short term basis, whilst fellow League
joined Donacster Rovers on the same basis.
Archer has joined Millwall on a loan deal
1 outfits Crawley Town snapped up Lewis
Former Watford and Ipswich ‘keeper Scott
until the end of the season.
Price from Crystal Palace and Oldham
Loach left one United for another- joining
Athletic took Blackburns’ Jake Kean, both
Having lost two goalkeepers to injury
Peterborough from Rotherham, whilst
in the same game (Sam Slocombe & James
Bobby Olejnik left the London Road club
Severn) Scunthorpe United boss Mark
for a loan at York City.
Robins dipped in to the transfer market
Grainger to a long term deal expiring in
signing WBA stopper Luke Daniels for an
summer 2017.
Leyton orient managed to tie up Charlie
undisclosed fee.
Completing the picture in League 2,
Having spent the first part of the season
Accrington agred a loan deal with Arsenal
for Matt Macey.
on loan at Oxford United, England Under
21 ‘keeper George Long joined SPL outfit
North of the Border, Hibernian have
Motherwell from Sheffield United for the
signed former Hamilton goalkeeper Tomas
remainder of the season, whilst Oxford
Cerny on a deal until the end of the season.
moved for free agent and former Pompey
The 29-year-old Czech spent five years with
‘keeper Jamie Ashdown.
the Accies, leaving for CSKA Sofia in 2012.
Jamie Jones swapped one League 1 club
Tomasz Kuszczak
on loan deals.
for another joining Coventry from Preston
Last summer he signed a two-year contract
with Greek Super League club Ergotelis but
that has been cut short.
Former WBA and Man United star
Tomasz Kuszczak signed a contract
extension with Wolverhampon Wanderers
to June 2015, whilst former Wolves ‘keeper
Dorus De Vries committed himself to
Nottingham Forest until June 2017.
Former England Under 21 ‘keeper and
Huddersfield Town stalwart, Alex Smithies,
signed a two year extension with his
hometown club, contracting him to the
Terriers until the summer of 2018.
Alex Smithies
Charlie Grainger
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On the move
Spain/Portugal
playing an integral role in their promotion
season, joining on a free transfer from Rafa
to Portugal’s top flight two years ago.
Benitez’s Napoli.
Youth goalkeeper André Ferreira
The January 2015 Transfer Window was a
described his first professional contract at
quiet period in general for Spanish clubs,
SL Benfica as “a dream come true”. Finally,
but particularly on the goalkeeping front,
Pedro Cavadas has penned a new deal at
with no clubs entering the market in search
SC Braga, while young goalkeeper Miguel
of a new number ‘1’.
Oliveira has signed a contract Vitoria
Sevilla FC – who have lost first choice
Guimarães until 2018.
stoppers Beto and Mariano Barbosa to
injury over the course of this season – have
Germany
moved quickly to secure promising young
goalkeeper Sergio Rico on a long-term
Transfers involving goalkeepers were hard
contract. Rico, 21, has committed his future
to come by with just two moves happening,
to the rojiblancos until 2017, with a release
both being transfers in at Werder Bremen.
clause of €12,000,000.
Bremen signed 19 year old and German U20
Also in Andalusia, La Liga strugglers
international Michael Zetterer on a three
Córdoba CF have opted to reward their first
and a half year contract and took Belgian
choice ‘keeper with a new deal, tying Juan
Koen Casteels on loan from Wolfsburg until
Carlos Martín down on a contract which
the end of the 2014/15 campaign.
keeps him at the club until June 2017. The
27-year-old has been a key man for Córdoba
France
since joining from Hércules two years ago.
Meanwhile, Athletic Bilbao have reached
Zeljko Brkic
Sampdoria have signed Catania
goalkeeper Alberto Frison on loan for the
21 year old Olympique Lyonnais goalkeeper
rest of the season. The loan comes with an
an agreement with 34-year-old goalkeeper
Jeremy Frick returned to boyhood club
option to purchase the player, should he
Gorka Iraizoz. Iraizoz will extend his stay
Servette on loan until the end of the
impress those in charge at the Stadio Luigi
with the Basque club until 2016, but Athletic
season. Currently in the Challenge league,
Ferraris.
have an option to prolong the contract by
Servette are pushing for promotion to
a further year. Iraizoz is currently in his 8th
the Swiss Super League - Frick has initially
goalkeeper Salvador Ichazo. The player
season with Los Leones, having joined from
been brought in as a stopgap following the
signs on loan for the remainder of the
Espanyol in 2007.
suspension of Roland Muller and injury to
season, with Torino having an option to
Joao Barroca.
purchase the player on a permanent basis at
On the international scene, RCD Espanyol
Torino have snapped up 23 year old
‘keeper Kiko Casilla made his international
Valenciennes’ Brazilian goalkeeper
bow against World Champions Germany in
Magno Novaes has moved to Amiens on
November. The former U-21 international
loan until the end of the season. Novaes lost
won his first senior cap in a 1-0 defeat
his place in Valenciennes’ starting line-up
by Germany after a Toni Kroos goal. For
following the arrival of Bertrand Laquait
Eredivisie champions Ajax have bolstered
the U-21s, highly rated Real Zaragoza
at the Stade du Hainault in the summer.
their goalkeeping options with the signing
goalkeeper Oscar Whalley has received his
Amiens currently play in National, France’s
of Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana
first call-up. Spanish-born Whalley – who
third tier of football.
from Barcelona Juvenil for a fee of £200,000.
was also eligible for Mexico and England
due to his parents’ place of birth – appears
Italy
to have pledged his allegiance to the
the end of the 2014/15 campaign.
The Netherlands
PSV Eindhoven have signed 31 year old
Danny Wintjens from fellow Eredivisie club
VVV Venlo on loan for the rest of the season.
28 year old goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic, who
reigning European champions.
In Portugal, English goalkeeper and
has 10 caps for Serbia, has joined Cagliari
Turkey
friend of GK1 Matt Jones has put pen to
from Udinese. The experienced stopper
paper at Belenenses, extending his contract
joins on loan for the remainder of the
In an incredibly busy January window that
until 2018. The former West Bromwich
2014/15 season.
saw them sign no less than 11 outfield players,
Albion trainee has been an outstanding
acquisition for the Lisbon-based club,
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Italian Antonio Rosati has become the
Akhisarspor also snapped up Trabzonspor
second goalkeeper signed by Fiorentina this
goalkeeper Zeki Ayvaz on a free transfer.
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As one goalkeeper departs Trabzonspor,
one arrives. Hakan Arikan has joined on
Kaminski moved to Japanese club
Poland
Jubilo Iwata for a fee of circa €200,000.
loan until June from Kayserispor.
There is increased competition for the
Kaminski has signed with Jubilo Iwata
34 year-old Arkadiusz Malarz has been
until 2017.
a revelation for newly-promoted GKS
Seemingly back from the dead
Belchatow this season, and has been
following a half-year injury lay-off, Michal
rewarded with a move to Polish champions
Miskiewicz has re-signed with Wisla
Legia Warsaw this January. Malarz’s contract
Krakow this January. Formerly of AC Milan
with Legia will last until 30th June 2017.
and Chievo Verona, Miskiewicz was one of
Having returned from a loan with 1 Liga
season. He was subsequently linked with
Budzilek found himself low down in the
a number of strong clubs across Europe,
pecking order at Legia Warsaw. Arkadisuz
and refused numerous new contractual
Malarz’s arrival spelled an imminent
propositions from Wisla. This decision
departure for the 23 year old, who has
backfired when Miskiewicz suffered a nasty
signed a long-term contract with Lechia
back injury and found himself nursing
Gdansk which will keep him at the seaside
the injury without a club. Miskiewicz has
club until 2019.
signed an initial short-term contract with
The third part to this trio of GK moves
Wisla until the summer – Wisla have the
was Dariusz Trela’s transfer to GKS
option to extend.
Belchatow. Trela, who had not managed to
Hakan Arikan
the top goalkeepers in Polish football last
side GKS Katowice in the summer, Lukasz
Wojciech Pawlowski’s fall from grace
maintain a first team berth at Lechia Gdansk
over the past couple of years has been
following his move from Piast Gliwice in the
sensational. From becoming one of the
GK1 spot at Balikesirspor following the
summer, moved back down south to newly-
brightest prospects in Polish football
acquisition of Croatian goalkeeper Andrija
promoted GKS, where he is likely to fulfil the
and earning himself a big-money move
Vukovic. The 31 year signs for a fee in the
position of GK1. Trela will be on loan until
to Italian giants Udinese, Pawlowski now
region of £200,000.
the summer, and GKS Belchatow have a
finds himself in the second tier of Polish
buying option.
football at struggling Bytovia Bytow.
Mario Felgueiras has joined Konyaspor
for a fee of £800,000 from Romanian club
In unquestionably the most exotic
Pawlowski has signed with Bytovia until
CFR Cluj. He signs a deal that runs until June
transfer of the Polish transfer window
the summer in a bid to rebuild his broken
2016.
in terms of goalkeepers, Krzysztof
career.
Michal Miskiewicz
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On the move
Maccabi Tel Aviv on a one year deal.
Belgium
Completing the round up of the winter
Linde who signs from Helsingborgs.
25 year old Andre Hansen has moved
window in Finland, Ekenas IF signed Ville
to Rosenborg BK from Odds BK. The current
A quiet winter window in Belgium saw very
Viljala from SJK while Jere Pyharanta
Norwegian international moves on a free
little movement on the goalkeeping front
signed for KTP from Mypa.
transfer from the club he has spent the last
with just three transfers of note.
Former Ukrainian U21 international Igor
Norway
Berezovsky swapped Lierse SK for VV St
four seasons with.
Sandefjord made two goalkeeper
signings, bringing in Lars Herlofsen from
Truiden for the rest of the 2014/15 season.
Gudmund Kongshavn has moved from
Tromso on a one year deal and Jakob Busk
When Berezovsky returns to the Herman
Valerenga to Tromso. The 24 year old has
Jensen on a season long loan from FC
Vanderpoortenstadion, he will find himself
signed a deal that runs until the end of 2017.
Copenhagen.
with more competition for the number one
Adam Larsen Kwarasey, the current
jersey in the shape of Jorn Brondeel. The 21
GK1 for the Ghanaian national side has left
year old American, joins SK Brann from
year old has signed a three and a half year
Norwegian football. The ‘keepers contract
Ljungskile SK on a two year deal.
deal, joining from Royal Antwerp.
with Stromgodset expired at the end of
Jupiler Pro League side Mouscron added
2014 and he has sought pastures new in
to their options in goal with the capture of
the United States, signing for Major League
Jeremy Dumesnil from KV Oostende on
Soccer side Portland Timbers.
loan until the end of the season.
Finland
Finally in Norway, Alex Horwath, a 27
Sweden
There was markedly less goalkeeper activity
Following Kwarasey’s move, Espen
in Sweden compared to their Skandinavian
Bugge Petersen, who has 6 caps for the
counterparts with just two moves. The first
Norwegian national side, left Molde FK to
of these has already been covered; the move
join Stromsgodset for an undisclosed fee.
that saw Andres Linde move to Molde FK
A busy winter saw goalkeeper activity
The 34 year old has signed a two year deal
from Helsingborgs and the second sees
aplenty at HJK Helsinki. Carljohan Eriksson
with the 2013 Tippeligaen winners. Filling
28 year old Alexander Nadj move to BK
left the club on a free transfer and made
the void left by Petersen is 21 year old and
Hacken from Osters IF on a free transfer.
the short move to Helsinki IFK, signing a
current Sweden U21 international Andreas
two year contract. The current Veikkasuliiga
champions brought in two goalkeepers,
with Saku-Pekka Sahlgren joining from
RoPS on a one year contract and Matias
Sauramaan making the move to the Finnish
capital from PK-35, he signs a two year deal.
Finland U21 international Walter Viitala
swapped FC Honka for IFK Mariehamn,
putting pen to paper on a deal that runs
until the end of 2015, his moved followed
the retirement of Simon Nurme who had
held the GK1 spot since March of 2012.
Inter Turku snapped up previous
international Jukka Lehtovaara from TPS
on a two year deal, a move that freed up
space for TPS to sign Oskari Forsman from
RoPS.
After losing two keepers during the
winter window, RoPS found themselves
short in the goalkeeper department. This
issue was somewhat addressed with the
addition of previous Canadian international
Tomer Chencinski from Israeli outfit
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Adam Larsen Kwarasey
“With the World in Motion team on my side, I know my
career is in safe hands”
Craig Gordon
“World in Motion acted professionally and decisively
during my transfer from Liverpool to Red Bull Salzburg”
Peter Gulacsi
“An efficient, professional and pro-active service
delivered in a friendly manner”
Robert Green
‘’I was delighted with the service provided by World in
Motion when they brokered my transfer from Benfica to
Swansea City, and helped me settle in the UK’’
Jose Moreira
“A first rate service which has always delivered for me”
Tom Heaton
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How
did he
do that?
GK1 asks a select group of the
nation’s top goalkeeping coaches for
their Top 5 great saves of all time.
GK1
headquarters
striker Rivaldo. Ridiculous really. www.
more than three yards out. Goal? With the
and as per usual,
youtube.com/watch?v=iieYg7Sm8FM
Scottish keeper stranded following the
opinions were
flying back and forth across the office as
to the greatest save of all time. Prompted
by Craig Gordon’s miraculous save for
Sunderland against Bolton, the current Celtic
4
penalty box pinball you’d have thought
Peter Schmeichel: Rapid
so. Yet with the Bolton fans starting to
Vienna v Manchester United,
celebrate, the mighty Scot managed to
Champions League, 1996
incredibly stretch a giant arm backwards,
Similar in several ways to our
put it under the ball, and scoop the ball
number 1’s save was voted “Best Save in FAPL
winner. Schmeichel pulled off a save to
out from under the bar. www.youtube.
history”, we were extolling the virtues of a
rank alongside Banks’ legendary stop
com/watch?v=PqAmG3xK9_Y
host of famous saves, some old, some new.
from Pele in the World Cup in 1970 as
Enter, GK1 editor Andy Evans to restore
United beat Rapid Vienna 2-0 to go into
order before concluding there’s only one
the quarter finals of the European Cup. He
solution!
went down to his right and defied logic
And so to kick off your latest edition, GK1
by scooping the ball up and somehow
2
Jim Montgomery: Sunderland v
Leeds United, FA Cup Final 1973
Jim’s effort would have to come
close to winning, were this a
has surveyed a group of top goalkeeping
over the bar from Rapid’s Rene Wagner.
‘double-save’ competition. The first save is
coaches to bring you the Top Five jaw-
Banks once said: “It was as good as mine
good, but the second has near paranormal
dropping, eye-bulging, gravity-defying
against Pele.’’ Sorry Gordon, but our
qualities. Commentator Brian Moore takes
saves of all time.
judges beg to differ! www.youtube.com/
a while to realise it’s not a goal. Monty’s
(In reverse order:)
watch?v=UZvJ8GT73rM
efforts coupled with Ian Porterfield’s goal
5
Gregory Coupet: Barcelona v
Lyon, Champions League, 1999
After just two minutes at the Nou
Camp the Lyon keeper pulled
out one of the all-time great stops as he
3
combined to cause one of the great FA Cup
Craig Gordon: Sunderland
upsets of all time. www.youtube.com/
v Bolton, Premier League
watch?v=PZmFoo4payA
December 2010
With just a few seconds left
first acrobatically headed an unintended
at the end of the first half Bolton won
lobbed backpass by a defender onto his
a corner. Gary Cahill headed into the
own crossbar, and then immediately parried
danger area before Zat Knight smacked
a close header by the arriving Barcelona
a shot towards a gaping goal from little
1
Gordon Banks. England v Brazil
World Cup 1970
Turn the page for more…
www.youtube.com/
watch?v=ngE9RCAdWaE
Craig Gordon’s wonder save against Bolton, December 2010
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SPRING 2015 23
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Gordon Banks
Safe as the
Banks of
England
During England’s glory years, the No1 jersey belonged to Gordon
Banks OBE. For some, possibly the game’s finest exponent of the art of
goalkeeping. Banks has received endless accolades - not to mention
a World Cup winners’ medal - but he knows he’ll always be best
remembered not for one season, one tournament or even one game - but
for one save...that just happened to be the greatest save of all time!
M
ore than forty years
on, following GK1’s
canvas of opinions, we
had the pleasure of
congratulating Gordon, who took time
out to recall the memories of the day he
wrote his name into footballing folklore
in the sweltering heat of Guadalajara.
‘Gol’
“It’s true,” recalls Gordon. “He shouted ‘Gol’
as he headed it!” It had taken the greatest
player of all time to bring out the very best
from the finest ‘keeper these shores have
ever produced.
Not one to use a dozen words, when one
or two will do, Banks warms to the topic as the
memories of that roasting-hot day - and a very
special pair of gloves - come flooding back.
“To be honest, I thought it had gone
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in! But as soon as I realised I’d kept it out,
I knew I’d done something a bit different,”
says the typically modest Yorkshireman.
Hot and Bothered
“Everything that day was in Brazil’s favour.
It was a midday kick off. The only shadows
were around your feet and it was 102 degrees
out on a rock-hard pitch. In the team-talk,
Alf (Ramsey) told us to keep possession and
hold off from sprinting until the final third
otherwise we’d be dead by half time.”
From the start, Banks watched on as
the World Cup holders struggled to cope
with the flair and pace of the tournament
favourites, Brazil.
Yet even prior to that great day, the
Brazilians had the upper-hand, thanks to
some under-hand tactics from the locals.
“Brazil had been in town for a couple of
weeks, handing out little flags, meeting and
greeting the locals,” recalls Banks, who kept
for his country on 73 occasions.
“And the night before the game, local
fans stopped the traffic outside our hotel at
about 2am and of course all the car horns
Banks with Brazil legend Pelé
that little fella Tostão was unmarked on the
77-year-old, who now travels to Liverpool to
near post!”
sit on the weekend Pools Panel.
Like so many great keepers, Banks relied on
“Because I was diving backwards, the
his positional instincts, making his way across
bottom half of my body swung around
the goalmouth in the blink of an eye as Pele
and I ended up facing almost backwards...
rose to send a bullet header goalwards.
and that’s when I saw the ball bouncing
The reason why this awe-inspiring effort
away.
started. It took the police a couple of hours
seemingly never grows old has much to do
to restore peace and quiet by which time we
with the need for anticipation. It wasn’t a
clipped me on the top of the head. Tostão
were all wide awake! Then they came back
knee-jerk instinctive save from a point-blank
had his hands in the air then started
again and did the same thing.”
shot. Everything Banks did that day came
clapping. Pele had his hand in the air, almost
“Moore-o (Bobby Moore) came and
from a split-second conscious ability to judge
asking how that had happened,”... a question
make any difference in the end. On the day
exactly what he needed to do to keep his team
no one has ever really answered.
we played superbly.”
level.
“A bit naughty but to be honest, it didn’t
“I never used to stand on my line, always
Best Laid Plans
Don’t Look Up
two or three yards off it. Thank goodness. I
“We created more chances and should have
Banks was to make save after save to keep
looked at his take-off point and his balance
won. In fact, that was the first time I started
England level - a consummate athlete at the
to help work out which way the header was
to believe that we could go on and win the
peak of his powers. Just ten minutes into
going. That’s when I also heard him shout
World Cup again...and I thought we’d see
the game, the attack and its fabled outcome
‘Gol’!”
Brazil again in the final. That time, they’d be
began with the Brazilian captain Carlos
Alberto.
“He was such an amazing player. He
fizzed this beautiful pass with the outside
of his right foot, to Jairzinho. In a flash, he
“I knew straight away I’d have to guess
the ones who were nervous.”
Sadly, Banks’ plans were to be foiled days
how high the ball would bounce off the
rock-hard surface whilst at the same time
later by a severe stomach upset, confining
reaching behind me.”
him to hotel quarters while a two-nil lead
Watching the save back in real time does
became a 3-2 defeat to West Germany.
“Of course I was disappointed. I think I
ghosted past Terry Cooper towards the
little justice to Banks’ efforts. Only in slow
by-line. For a moment it looked like he’d
motion can you consider the acrobatic ability,
was a better keeper in ‘70 than in ‘66. I was
over-run it. If he managed to get the cross in
the calculations necessary, the instincts and
in my thirties, all the experience I’d gained
I knew we were in trouble. He looked up and
the amazing distance covered...all in the blink
for England and at club level and I was in
so did I...and quickly wished I hadn’t!”
of an eye.
such good form; supremely confident in my
“Rivelino was charging in from the left,
Pele was sprinting through the middle and
“I just thought it was a goal. I’d managed
to get the top of my thumb to it,” recalls the
abilities. It felt like it was my time and I know
that spread to the players around me.”
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as it was nil-nil at the time. Like they say,
sometimes saving a goal’s as important as
scoring one.”
So often these days polls are dominated
by recent players, recent goals, recent
teams...yet in some ways it’s the legacy
of Banks’ moment which is the most
significant.
“I suppose it’s the internet which keeps
the interest these days. Kids can listen to
their dads, well their grand-dads, then log
on and read about it and play it over again
and make their own judgements.
“I’m sure it helps that the header was
from Pele. He was the very best I ever saw,
built to play football with such a great brain.
“We didn’t talk about it at the time, just
shook hands as we left the field. It never
really cropped up again until we got home.”
Years later, the Brazilian legend came
over to the UK to collect yet another award
- and not for the first time explained why his
memories of the day are so clear.
“I’ve played all over the globe, won
World Cups, scoring more than 1000 goals.
went and found some at a local sports shop.
But every time I come here to England, the
The palms and the backs of the fingers were
only thing people ask me about is Gordon
As the Pele save had proven, if it was save-
covered in those pimples you find on a table
Banks!”
able, Banks was your man.
tennis bat! I popped them on at training the
Wonder Gloves
More than four decades later, the
next day and they were terrific.
memories are undiminished, the pride still
“Because we were at altitude, the ball
there and the recollections saved for a lucky
was moving about a bit and so my handling
few.
wasn’t what it needed to be.
But our chat reveals a chapter of the
“Five minutes with these gloves on and
story lost in the midst of time regarding the
I couldn’t drop a thing. They were brilliant
gloves he wore that day.
and sent my confidence through the roof
“In the heat of the Mexican sun, the
players wore as little as possible. The
and they’re the ones you see me wearing in
Guadalajara.
keeper’s attire couldn’t have been more
simple - cotton shirt, ordinary shorts and a
cap if the sun shone,” remembers Gordon.
In England, keepers only wore gloves if
“To be honest I couldn’t wait to get home
to see if I could flog a few pairs,” he joked.
Legacy
it was wet! Little woollen ones at that! That
It wasn’t really until England’s GK1 returned
was until a week or so before the Brazil
home that the fascination with THAT save
match.
became apparent.
“I was lying in bed watching a football
“Every time I was interviewed on TV or
match in my hotel room and saw this
by the newspapers, the question about the
Mexican keeper had these big gloves on,”
save came up over and over again.”
So does he tire of discussing it?
remembers Banks.
“I went straight to Alf (Ramsey) and asked
if I could go into town to find some. Off I
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“I can’t afford to! No, seriously, I’m very
proud to have made the save especially
#safehands
Banks on
Today’s Keepers
GK1: So who does Gordon Banks
enjoying watching these days?
GB: “I get down to the Britannia
Stadium when I can to see Stoke
(He’s the Hon. Club President ) and
sometimes to Leicester. Joe Hart is a
terrific talent. He’s had a tough time of
late, but he’s young and he’ll be great
for England in years to come.
“I’m not surprised to see Craig
Gordon’s save in the Top 5. He’s a
special talent and that was a real
reflex save from very close range and
he had to fetch the ball almost from
behind him. He’s of an age where
he’ll keep on improving and Scotland
have got themselves an excellent
talent there.”
NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS IN
News in brief
l Manuel Neuer came third in Ballon D’or
West Bromwich Albion GK1 Ben Foster
l Lazio goalkeeper Etrit Berisha is set
Award behind Cristiano Ronaldo and
came to the aid of a Baggies fan when
to serve a 10 day disqualification from
Lionel Messi. The award is decided by the
responding to a tweet. Craig Hughes
football after entering into a plea bargain.
captains and coaches of every national
appealed for two tickets to his sides FA Cup
The Albanian international had already
side and a journalist from each country.
fixture with Aston Villa on March 7th, only
agreed to sign for Chievo prior to joining
Ronaldo finished first with 37.66% of the
for Foster to respond offering two tickets to
The Aquile in summer of 2013.
votes, Messi with 15.76% and Neuer with
the clash.
l Simon Mignolet has revealed his pre-
15.72% respectively.
l Tim Howard has distanced himself from
l Scunthorpe suffered a double whammy in
rumours linking him with a move back
match routine. The Liverpool stopper has
a cold shower before every game.
Janaury in their fixture against Bristol City.
to the MLS this summer. Howard, 36 said
GK1 Sam Slocombe suffered a broken
“I’ve got three years left at Everton at the
arm just 10 minutes into the fixture
end of that I want to be done playing.”
l Ivory Coast were crowned AFCON
champions following a nail-biting penalty
and was replaced by James Severn.
shootout against Ghana. With the score
Unfortunately for Severn, he too suffered
at 8-8, it was the turn of the respective
a broken arm just over half an hour later
GK1’s. Ivory Coast’s Boubacar Barry saved
when denying forward Matt Smith. Up
from Ghanas Razak Braimah before the
stepped Andrew Boyce. Boyce held
GK1 stepped up to score and claim his
firm until the 84th minute when a Luke
countries first AFCON title for 23years.
Freeman goal secured a 2-0 win for City.
l Rangers goalkeeper Steve Simonsen
l Tony Parks has left Norwich City to once
was banned for 2 games following a
again link up with Tim Sherwood, who
breach of SFA gambling rules. 35 year old
was named the Aston Villa manager
Simonsen was found to have placed bets
following the departure of Paul Lambert.
on 55 football matches over two separate
Parks had been with The Canaries since
periods.
summer 2014 and prior to that was part of
l USA womens GK1 Hope Solo has been
Sherwood’s coaching staff during his time
reinstated by US Soccer after a 30 day
in charge at Tottenham Hotspur.
suspension. Solo was suspended in
l Swansea City goalkeeper Gerhard
January after her husband was arrested
Tremmel has been banned from driving
on suspicion of driving under the
after failing to tell police who was driving
influence in a US team van. Solo was with
his Mercedes car. Tremmel was caught
him at the time.
breaking a 40mph speed limit on two
l FC Augsburg GK1 Marwin Hitz salvaged
separate occasions and when contacted
by police, failed to reply.
l Espanyol GK1 Kiko Casillas has
a last-gasp point for his side in their clash
vehemently denied his club was involved
with Leverkusen earlier in the season.
in match-fixing last season. The Spanish
With Leverkusen leading 2-1 and the
fined by the club for a breach of discipline
Football League is examining a game
game deep into stoppage time, Harwitz
following and incident after the 2-0 defeat
between Espanyol and Osasuna last
came up for a corner. The ball was
by Southampton at St Mary’s. Szcezny was
season that ended in a 1-1 draw. Casilla
cleared, only for it to be delivered into the
allegedly caught smoking in the showers
said “I deny that there was match-fixing,
Leverkusen area once more and Hitz was
following the The Gunners’ humbling by
we are all in agreement in the locker
on hand to smash the ball home from 2
Ronald Koemans side.
room.”
yards and salvage a point for this seasons
l Arsenal GK1 Wojciech Szczesny was
Bundesliga surprise package.
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SPRING 2015 27
OUTSIDE THE BOX
In a league
of his own!
Former England
GK1 Gary
Bailey explores
the secrets of
leadership which
made Sir Alex the
best manager in
the world!
F
amed for his golden locks
meet. When I retired he looked after me and
and dashing good looks, Gary
was very concerned about my future.
Bailed sailed seamlessly from
the goalmouth to pundit’s chair
“When Peter came back, he’d run
through walls for Sir Alex.”
“A lot of managers don’t bother. He does
it naturally. I think it has a lot to do with
Keep it Positive
– becoming the voice of football on the
his own upbringing. Sam Allardyce, Harry
African continent.
Redknapp and all these top managers have
but at the end of the day some of the
a rivalry with Sir Alex but also have huge
basics are the most powerful. Then there’s
respect.
something called Appreciative Inquiry –
Born in Suffolk but brought up in
South Africa, this former England GK1 and
self-confessed workaholic shares his time
“I’ve studied so many business models
which is a business school term really for
“Even Arsene Wenger warmed to him
being positive.
between the SuperSport TV studios, various
over the years. He is tough and will let you
business interests and a growing reputation
battle against him but so many ex-players
as the most sought after motivational
like Beckham will still talk well of him. So
an individual focus on the problems your life
speaker in Africa.
that’s the first point about being tough but
will be full of problems. At work, if you are
humble.”
always looking at the 1% that goes wrong
The 56 year old, who played just short
and not the 99% that is good, then you
of 400 times for Manchester United, turned
his hand to writing, with his second book
released at the end of 2010.
In a rare break from the office, Gary
spoke to GK1 (from the beach in Cape
Town – and apparently its 35 degrees!)
about the difference between good and
great managers.
“I wanted to explore how the greats
survive, thrive and provide exemplary
leadership,” explains Gary, who studied a
physics degree in his spare time during
nine seasons at The Theatre of Dreams.
“I’ve seen firsthand the leadership
skills shown by great man managers.
Football management at the highest level
is probably the most stressful job in the
world today. One third of Premier League
managers get sacked every season. In what
other business would that happen?”
“You will always have problems. If you as
If you are always
looking at the
1% that goes wrong
and not the 99% that
is good, then you will
create a negative
mindset in the
workforce.
will create a negative mindset in the
workforce.
“Instead focus on the good and
create a positive mindset as a leader. So
be positive as opposed to running your
players down.”
Plan Ahead
“And finally there’s Destiny. It’s
critical to plan effectively for a great
destiny. Your future will arrive sooner
than you think and it’s important to
make time to think ahead and prepare
for your destiny.
“Sir Alex was brilliant at this. He
knew he couldn’t afford to go out and
Schmeichel
buy the very best players in the world so
“The second thing is emotional
he set up the academy. It was a practical,
intelligence – or in another word, empathy.
positive solution to a problem he faced. And
Gary, who took a Business Masters after
You need to be able to observe, evaluate
he went and found Beckham and Giggs and
leaving Manchester, felt the time was right
and respond. You shouldn’t just walk into
Scholes and the rest is history.
to combine his own personal experiences
an office and sit down and work. When you
with the business lessons he’s learnt from
walk into a room there may be people who
him at United. I think what saved him, if
the likes of Richard Branson – put together
are going through a crisis in their lives and
indeed he was under pressure, was that he
to help managers in all walks of life do their
know what’s going on. And again Sir Alex
had a wonderful youth squad and plans in
jobs better.
was very good at observing the players.
place for his destiny – another clear sign of
So how would you explain the magic
“I remember when Peter Schmeichel was
which a select band of managers seem to
low on confidence and going through a
possess?
tough time. Mid-season, Sir Alex told him to
“For a start off it’s all to do with
take a few weeks off and go on holiday with
“For some time things didn’t go well for
great leadership.”
Culture Club
“I think a lot of managers have many of
combining toughness and humility. You
his wife. It was a big call at the time, but Sir
his qualities but no one I know will have
need two main abilities: ‘professional will’
Alex could see he wasn’t up to it.
every one of his qualities.
and ‘personal humility’. Sir Alex has both
“He made it his business to know
“That’s great leadership, to look at the
these qualities in abundance. He comes
people around you and know they are not
everyone at the club; made sure he went
across as tough but he is also one of the
able to perform to the level you need – and
to see all the kids play at the levels; got to
nicest, most caring guys you could ever
then find a way to help!
understand each of them.
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“I don’t think his genius lies in any one
aspect but I think it comes from him being
Tough Love
Gary’s examples also call upon the
out of the player.”
For many observers, Gary’s two England
good at all aspects that pertain to being a
teachings of another footballing knight, the
caps would have been a far greater haul
football manager.
late Sir Bobby Robson.
had he not faced the stiffest competition
“The players he brought in always learnt
“Had it not been for Maradonas ‘Hand of
from two greats in Peter Shilton and Ray
to fit in with the culture of the club and so
God’, which was just plain cheating, England
they followed the Giggs/Scholes mantra of
could well have won the World Cup. Again
hard work, 110% on the pitch, never let you
in 1990 when England had such a good
down. Not every manager is able to create
qualifying run, he went close,” recalls the
that culture within his club: his choice of
keeper who wore the Three Lions between
serious injury meant an end to his club and
people around him, his staff and how he got
1978 and 1986.
international dreams at just 28.
such dedication from his staff. It’s because
“All those players that worked with him
Clemence.
Calling Time
Gary’s mental fortitude was tested when
“The end wasn’t so bad really. Maybe I’d
will tell you all about what a really caring
got into the United team too early, but by
person he was. He had an amazing way
28 I’d clocked up nearly 400 league matches
few years ago. I hadn’t seen him in a long
of showing you where you could improve
in a team that was desperate for success.
while and he offered me a lift. I didn’t want
without belittling you in the process.
We were always so nearly there. Added to
he is a caring person.
“For example I saw him at the airport a
to intrude but he insisted and said he’d got
the driver outside.
“Now to be fair he didn’t need to do that.
He had his wife with him and he had things
to do. But that’s a different side to him. He
“Some managers can make you feel
that pressure, the burden of not becoming
belittled and other managers can inspire
England’s regular keeper started to make life
you to get out there and show them just
very frustrating.
how good you are.
“Sir Bobby and Sir Alex are those men
took me into central London from Heathrow
and it matters whether you are a caring
and got his driver to drop me off.”
manager or just in it for what you can get
“In ’85 we had a team that should have
walked the league. We had a great side and
we blew it somewhere along the line.
“If I had been at a smaller club and then
moved to United at 28 I would have been
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galvanised and excited. But I’d taken a
in various social projects, benefitting the
structures from both family and friends only
battering for 8 years.
poorer parts of Manchester.
seem to inflame the situation. I felt there
“You base your game on confidence and
One of his proudest achievements
when you are not thought of as the number
has been the key role he played as an
an accessible book that outlined a solution
1 keeper and you are not winning trophies
ambassador in South Africa’s successful bid
that would protect the children as much as
people start to question and you constantly
to host the 2010 World Cup.
possible.
have to try and prove it’s not the goalkeeper
that’s to blame – and it’s very tough.
“I spent a year or so on the bench after
the injury,” recalls Gary, who until then had
missed just 7 games in 7 years.
“The knee got worse and it was obvious
needed to be something easy to read and
And his first book saw Gary giving his
“It’s written from a dad’s perspective but
help and advice on a subject many miles
it isn’t just aimed at dads. If your brother
from football.
or son or colleague is going through a
divorce then the book will give you all the
Divorce
information and advice you need to help
“I’d witnessed the terrible impact of
them to get it right for their kids. And, if
divorce on kids firsthand,” says Gary. “I’ve
you’re a mum, it’ll help you to understand
no doubt that those parents didn’t intend
what’s going on for your kid’s dad,” says
was fantastic. There was genuineness about
to bring this pain on their own children,”
Gary.
the man that surprised me. I had always
explains Gary, whose own 18-year marriage
imagined managers to be quite heartless in
hit the rocks in 2006.
it was time to move on.
“Sir Alex couldn’t do enough for me. He
those situations, I remember thinking at the
time what a special man he was.
“There was no point wondering what
I was losing out on. I am damn lucky to
Kids First
“Equally, I have no doubt that the
“I have a social conscience and it makes
damage is an inevitable consequence if
me feel like I want to contribute to the world
parents lose sight of what their kids need
and I just thought maybe I can help others
during the turmoil.”
through the process of divorce.
“I have got a simple approach to life. It
have played for the best club in the world.
Keen to make sure his three kids didn’t
I played at a hell of a young age and I had
get caught in the middle, he worked hard
doesn’t bother me how big my house is or
experienced some amazing things and it
to find amicable solutions to potentially
how big my car is. The divorce book was
was time to move onto a new challenge,”
damaging conflict areas. Nine years on, and
really a way for me to help others.
recalls Gary, who won FA Cup winners
his book ‘Divorce for Dads’ continues to offer
medals in 1983 and 1985.
the benefit of that experience and helps
others, the more the universe gives back to
dads make the right choices for their kids.
me so at the end of the day it does seem to
“Yes, I could have achieved more and
maybe I could have gone on to get a
hundred caps for England but it didn’t
“I’d seen the damage inflicted on children
during a divorce, and how the support
“I believe it is a circle, the more I help
work that way.
“There are massive social needs here in
happen so there’s absolutely no point in
South Africa and I would like to think I can
worrying about it. It was time to move on.”
help.”
New Challenge
In the two years that followed, Gary
won five trophies back in South Africa with
the famous Kaiser Chiefs of Johannesburg,
before the knee ligaments finally called a
premature end to his career.
“When they said I couldn’t play anymore,
I was determined not to think what I was
So as the sun dips down over the Atlantic
Ocean, so far, so good. But looking back
would he have done anything different?
“Yeah, if I had my time again I would
never have been a goalkeeper!” he grins.
Surprising then that his goalkeeping
father Roy, who won a league title with Sir
Alf Ramsey at Ipswich, threw him the gloves.
“He didn’t want me to be a keeper. He
missing out on. I turned it all around and
wanted me to be a cricketer – and I found
thought it is what it is and it’s time to move
out pretty quickly why! It’s the toughest
onto a new challenge. There is just no point
position in the world of sport today. I don’t
worrying about it and thinking I could have
think there is any other position that is as
achieved more.”
lonely and as pressurised. I mean how do
Giving Back
Throughout his career, Gary has had
you play in a position where everyday the
only upside of your job is that you don’t
make a mistake? You walk out there and
an acute social conscience. Every week,
if you keep a clean sheet you go ‘thank
during his time at United, he was involved
heavens’ for that.”
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WORLD IN MOTION WORLD IN MOTION WORLD IN MOTION WORLD IN
Meet the team
World in Motion is one of the UK’s foremost sports management companies, with
a reputation for both professional excellence and integrity. The company offers a
comprehensive and exclusive management service to footballers, and each aspect of
a player’s career is dealt with by a qualified expert.
Andy Evans - Chairman
Chairman and founder member of World in Motion (in 1997), Andy’s experience in the fields of commercial
and sports law is one of the foundation stones of our success. Having established a reputation as a
formidable lawyer with international law firm, Freshfields, Andy became a licensed FA players’ agent in
1997 and has negotiated over 500 transfers. He is fluent in French and Spanish and represents clubs home
and abroad, helping them to find the finest talents around the globe. Andy is also editor-in-chief of GK1
magazine.
Email: [email protected]
Bill Pethybridge - Licensed Players Agent
Bill Pethybridge joined World in Motion in 2000 from a leading multi discipline marketing agency, Exposure.
After gaining his FIFA agents licence in 2001 Bill has built up a large portfolio of clients.
James Lippett - Licensed Players Agent
James has been working as an FA licensed agent since April 2008. After cutting his teeth at New Era Global
Sports, James joined the World in Motion team in October 2010. James represents an impressive list of
players, based both in the UK and abroad and has established excellent relationships with a number of top
European clubs. Email: [email protected]
Darren Bossons - Licensed Players Agent
Darren joined the World in Motion team after having successfully operated agency Seven Sport for ten
years. During this time Darren identified and managed players throughout the UK Leagues whilst also
conducting numerous high value Premier League transfers. Darren has been a licensed agent since 2001
operating from the North West of England. Email: [email protected]
Charlie McNicholas - Licensed Players Agent
Charlie joined the World in Motion team in 2010. He is responsible for the identification and recruitment of
UK talent and for our Spanish and Portuguese office. A graduate of Oxford University, Charlie is also fluent
in three foreign languages, enabling him to play an integral role in the rapidly expanding overseas division
of World in Motion. Email: [email protected]
James Scowcroft - Player Representative
James is a former professional footballer with over 600 professional appearances to his name and represented
England at under 21 level. Currently combining his duties with the Ipswich Town academy, James’ ability to
call upon the extensive range of contacts made during his playing days is invaluable to the World in Motion
team. Email: [email protected]
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MOTION WORLD IN MOTION WORLD IN MOTION WORLD IN MOTION
Lucas Chang Jin - Licensed Players Agent
Lucas is an FA Licensed Agent and divides his time between London and China, working for World in
Motion’s Asian office. He holds a Masters Degree in Law and speaks three languages: Mandarin, Cantonese
and English. With a wealth of contacts and an in-depth knowledge of the Asian football market, Lucas has
successfully negotiated transfers between clubs in Europe and Asia for players in both directions.
Eddie Duah - Player Representative
Eddie is a former professional footballer, and since his retirement from playing has made a smooth transition
into the sports management industry. Now representing a number of Premier League and Championship
players, Eddie is able to rely on a wide range of contacts from his playing days to assist the World in Motion
team. Eddie is of Ghanaian origin and has a track record in moving players from Africa to European clubs.
Mark Germain - Player Representative
Mark’s role at the company is primarily to deal with the identification and development of emerging players
in the UK. Based in Wales and the South West, Mark has established himself as a popular and respected
figure in the region and built up an impressive client list of Premier League Academy and Schoolboy
players. Mark has over ten years experience in the sports management industry.
Murat Bayramoğlu - Licensed Players Agent
Murat is the director of our Turkey & UAE region. He divides his time between London, Istanbul and Dubai.
He has more than 10 years of sales and marketing management experience in multinational companies and
has been licensed by Turkish FA since 2010. He has relationships with most of the clubs in his region.
Adam Jodoin - Player Representative
Adam comes from a strong commercial and sports business background having spent time working
at UEFA, Manchester United and leading WPP sports marketing agency Mediacom Sport. He has a First
Class degree in modern languages and European history, and speaks Polish and French fluently. As such,
Adam is responsible for the Polish market, and for strengthening World in Motion’s operation in France and
other French-speaking territories. Email: [email protected]
Leandre Lohourignon - Football Consultant
Leandre’s primary focus is on guiding youth talents as they make their way through the respective football
academies in England and become key members of their development squads. Fluent in French, Leandre is
also able to assist young foreign players looking to establish themselves in the English youth system.
Jude Abatan - Football Consultant
Jude works closely with Leandre and his focus is the representation of youth players primarily between the
under 15 and under 21 age groups. He currently looks after the interests of several top flight youth players.
A graduate of Birmingham University, Jude has become an important member of the World in Motion team
since his arrival in 2014. Email: [email protected]
Gabor Lucza - Football Consultant
Gabor runs the Central European office for World in Motion and divides his time between Hungary and
England. Gabor is a former Hungarian U19 player, whose career was cut short by injury at the age of 21.
Before joining World in Motion, Gabor was with Nike Hungary for a number of years, forming relationships
with clubs, players and corporates. Email: [email protected]
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NEW FEATURE: HEALTH & FITNESS
PILATES as practiced by Robert Green
A well kept secret since the 1940’s, Pilates has evolved into a unique “workout”
method which has been used by dancers in the past but is now playing a key
role in many injury rehabilitation programmes in sport and general fitness.
P
ilates, as an exercise approach,
their strength and conditioning and it is very
strength, movement control and
places a specific emphasis on
capable of challenging even professional
proprioception.
movement control targeting
football players.
the deep stabilising muscles
Many athletes develop the body
Initially the Pilates instructor will address
asymmetrically, as when a tennis or golf
of the trunk which support the spine.
the specific needs and capabilities of the
player develop a strong “forward” arm,
Research has suggested that the deep
individual client, targeting the muscle
a goalkeeper will sometimes develop a
muscle system is preferentially inhibited
imbalances and realigning the body to
stronger stance leg for the kicking and take-
in people with low back pain (LBP) and
improve efficient movement patterns.
off. Pilates balances the body’s development
management strategies have been
Intrinsic to this approach is the instructor’s
by addressing such asymmetries.
effective in addressing these problems
knowledge of the specific demands
and in reducing LBP.
imposed on the movement control of the
individual client.
A goalkeeper’s role is unique
and his physical and athletic
qualities are different from
other members of his team
and require specific training. A
key requirement is directional
movement change within a
small area, therefore he must
be agile in his movements
with quick reflexes. In short, a
goalkeeper must be a complete
athlete.
A goalkeeper needs to
co-ordinate movements of
the upper limbs with excellent
handling skills, combining
this with strength
Initially movements are slow and
and stability of the trunk
precise, with the focus on correct breathing
and lower limbs. This
patterns and realigning the body with good
skill requirement
movement control so that the client leaves
demands a
feeling rejuvenated and relaxed rather than
combination
exhausted and with an enhanced awareness
of
of their own unique movement signature.
Pilates is becoming very popular
A goalkeeper’s personal
perspective on pilates
Robert Green
A
fter rupturing my groin in
2006, it was recommended
that I do pilates as a
supplementary session to my regular
training. As, like most goalkeepers,
I had always been trained in using
the larger muscle groups needed for
explosive movements, but never the
smaller and supporting muscles.
I find the sessions intense, focussing
on small movements that are relevant
but also completely different from,
and more detailed than my daily
routines. I also feel the workout gives
me a stretch that I wouldn’t
gain from any post session
exercises.
Since starting pilates I have
found that I have retained my original
strength, whilst cutting down on mass
and improving my core. I have also
experienced movement in parts of my
lumbar spine for the first time in over
fifteen years! Most importantly, I have
stayed injury free since rupturing my
groin nearly nine years ago.”
“
with athletes and for many good
Written by Karen Cowell - Body Control Pilates Teacher
reasons. It compliments
other aspects of
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orld in Motion ltd is one of the UKs leading sports management companies offering a fully integrated management and
marketing service to elite sports professionals. The company has developed a reputation for transparency and professional
excellence since its inception in 1997, during which time its Licensed Agents have conducted close to 1,000 transfers or
contract negotiations, and have been involved in some of the game’s most ground-breaking transfers. World in Motion
has established itself as the leading agency for goalkeepers, recognising the specialist nature of the position in a coaching, technical and
also a contractual sense. Such is the dominance of the company in the market place that it has become the ‘go-to’ agency of a club seeking
to recruit a goalkeeper. With a client list that includes a host of current Full and Under 21 internationals, and some of the bright stars of
the future, the company has been encouraged to supply the market with a magazine, GK1, tailor-made for the goalkeeping profession.
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