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Unai Simon is a record-breaker and Golden Glove winner. Here’s what makes Spain’s keeper so good

Unai Simon was given the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper at the World Cup after conceding just one goal during the tournament (FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images) Before Spain had kicked a ball at this World Cup, one of the biggest talking points ...

The gloves behind soccer's biggest saves

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

Sad story explains why World Cup goalkeeper has been playing in $50 gloves

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 small-nation goalkeepers famous.
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Andre Onana uses Vaseline on his gloves – our goalkeeping expert finds out why

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 Vaseline in his hands. It zoomed in tight on him as he ...