From cutting and stitching to custom fitting, Matrix Sports manufactures half a million gloves each year for one of ...

In football, it’s probably fair to say that the role of goalkeeper is seldom viewed as the “sexiest” on the pitch. While children dream of scoring the winning goal, far fewer aspire to save it when ...

When the match broadcast cut to Andre Onana shortly after he had made a save against Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai this month, the camera caught the Manchester United goalkeeper with a tub of ...

With every World Cup, new heroes emerge, and some of them have sad stories that break the hearts of soccer fans. As far as the 2026 FIFA World Cup is concerned, the tournament has made many ...

Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale caused a stir on Saturday afternoon. Not because he helped Southampton keep only their second clean sheet of the Premier League season at Craven Cottage in a ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Tim Howard came up huge for the United States on Tuesday, stopping 16 shots against Belgium. Though ...

As a kid I hated running, which is how I ended up starting my goalkeeping career. At 6, I figured: Stand in one place for an hour and block a ball a few times? Let’s get it!!! Unfortunately for me, I ...