Tag: "goalkeepers"

Taking a turn ‘in the woods,’ confronting the goalkeeper’s choice

Taking a turn ‘in the woods,’ confronting the goalkeeper’s choice

Goalkeepers—as 20th-century existentialists knew—provide football’s paradigm for action in the face of uncertainty.

Jul 11, 2010 | 6 comments View Post
No último minuto (‘In the last minute’)

No último minuto (‘In the last minute’)

We publish a translation of a 1978 short story by Brazilian author Sérgio Sant’Anna in which a goalkeeper’s anxiety and his separation from fellows figure large: “The stadium explodes and I feel my own head bursting apart. … It’s like everything is very far away, without any relation to me.”

Feb 25, 2009 | 2 comments View Post

Animals | Circus is in town

Jean-Marie Pfaff, in his heyday as a goalkeeper for Belgium and Bayern Munich, built a popular following.

Now 54, he is the centerpiece of a long-running Belgian reality TV show De Pfaffs. Pfaff’s affinity for performance will further be tested as part of the upcoming Antwerp Winter Circus.

Dec 07, 2007 | 0 comments View Post

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