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THE MAGAZINE FOR THE GOALKEEPING PROFESSION

NEUERManuel

Kid GlovesThe stars of the future

On the MoveSummary of the latest GK transfers

EquipmentAll the latest goalkeeping products

Business PagesKey developments affecting the professional keeper

Also featuring:Gordon Banks OBE

Gary BaileyHow to Save a Penalty

Robert GreenThe Polish GK Factory

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Welcome toWelcome to the spring 2015 edition of

GK1 – the magazine exclusively for the

professional goalkeeping community.

With the endorsement of the leading

players, key brands, glove and equipment

suppliers, coaches and managers alike we are

proud to deliver another issue of a magazine

dedicated entirely to the art of goalkeeping.

GK1 covers the key elements required

of a professional goalkeeper, with coaching

features, equipment updates and an in-

depth summary of the key transfers. The

magazine also includes features covering

the uniqueness of the goalkeeper to a

football team with ‘Kid Gloves’ promoting the

countries’ up and coming starlets; ‘Outside

the Box’, focusing on life after football, and

many other goalkeeper specific topics.

In ‘The Business Pages’ GK1 offers

a summary of the key developments,

contractual, legal, financial and

administrative to affect the professional

goalkeeper. We are always at hand to offer

advice to the goalkeeping community.

GK1 is a magazine for the goalkeeping

profession. We actively encourage your

contribution, please feel free to contact us

with your suggestions as to how we can

improve YOUR magazine.

GK1 is published by World in Motion ltd,

a leading global management company and

the UK’s foremost agency for professional

goalkeepers.

The magazine exclusively for the professional goalkeeping community.

Editor’s note

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Editor-in-Chief: Andy Evans

Deputy Editor: Jordan Hughes

Commercial Editor: William

Pethybridge

Features Editor: Rob Dakin

Graphic Design: Tim Alexander

CONTENTS

Coaching Corner 4 Featuring:Art or science? an indispensible guide to saving a spot kickKid Gloves 8The stars of the futurePolished in Poland 10The rising stars of Polish goalkeepingThe Business Pages 12Featuring: Premier League TV rights dealEssential Equipment 14The latest goalkeeping products

On the move 16 All the latest transfer newsHow did he do that? 22The greatest saves of all time Exclusive Interview: 24Safe as the Banks of EnglandGordon Banks OBENews in brief 27Outside the box 28Ex-England stopper Gary BaileyMeet the team 32World in Motion personnelHealth and fitness 34Pilates with Robert Green

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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The casino barons of Las Vegas

couldn’t get away with loading

the dice against you as much

as this! For heaven’s sake,

he’s only 12 yards away! No defenders

to worry about, time on his side and

just you, with a hope and the occasional

prayer to stop what four times out of five,

is the inevitable...a goal.

The boffins working on behalf of the

penalty takers reckon they’ve devised the

perfect penalty: one which no keeper,

however agile, however focused, however

lucky, has the proverbial ‘cat in hell’s chance’

of saving!

All it takes is a run up of 5 or 6 paces,

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

has gathered together the thoughts of some

of the finest scientific, psychological and

good old fashioned footballing brains to

give you the optimum chance to become

this weekend’s penalty hero!

Seeing RedSince the late 1890’s, when

keepers first wore a different

coloured-jersey, green has

been the predominant colour

of choice. But latest research from the

University of Chichester confirms green

is the least successful colour to wear and

actually red should be the ‘must have’ colour

in every goalkeepers’ wardrobe this Spring.

Award-winning psychologist, Dr Iain

Greenlees found that ‘keepers in green

saved one in four spot kicks compared to

the ones in red who saved almost half!

His studies noted that red is seen as

a signal of danger in the natural world

and therefore penalty takers notice the

goalkeeper more easily. It encourages a

natural fear of failure and makes the ‘keeper

look bigger in the goal than he would

wearing a different colour.

He used 40 football players and asked

them to take 10 penalties against a ‘keeper

wearing red and then had the same ‘keeper

change his shirt to a coloured one. After

all the penalties had been taken he saw

that only 54% of penalties were scored

against the keeper in red as opposed to

69%, 72% and 75% against ‘keepers wearing

yellow, blue and green shirts respectively.

Considering only 20% of all penalties are

saved in professional football this increase in

save percentage by wearing red is certainly

not to be sniffed at. But, red is not a colour

commonly worn by goalkeepers in England.

In the 2010/11 Premier League season no

goalkeeper wore red.

Sadly, having worn red winning the

World Cup back in 1966, it’s likely to be a

long time before England’s GK1 wears red!

Stand Off-CentreIn theory it makes no sense...

but every keeper’s tried a

version of this at one time

or another. Researchers in

Hong Kong learnt that if a ‘keeper stands a

small distance closer to one post than the

other it may not be obvious to the kicker

but subconsciously the penalty taker knows

which side has a larger target area and will

tend to shoot that way. Armed with this

information the ‘keeper is in a stronger

position to dive to the larger area and can

increase his chance of saving the kick.

Researchers found that by moving just

10cm towards one side of the goal and

making one side of the goal 3% bigger,

the goalkeeper can increase his chance of

saving the penalty by as much as 15% even

before the kicker begins his run up.

What to Watch ForAway from Far Eastern

philosophies into the football-

mad city of Liverpool - and no

surprise their boffins have had

little better to do than spend valuable hours

researching football! But Mark Williams, from

the John Moores University, believes he’s

stumbled upon a treasure trove for keepers in

need of all the help they can get.

He reckons in the time between

the award of the penalty to the spot

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kick taking place, there’s a gold mine of

information to be gleaned to help predict

where a penalty taker will shoot.

He saw how more experienced

goalkeepers considered such elements as

his standing leg, kicking leg and hips for the

opponent.

He believes by looking at the ‘shape’ a

player adopts before taking the penalty the

‘keeper can stop penalty saving from being

a lottery.

“From the point of view of the player

taking the penalty the optimal position for

the standing foot is facing directly down the

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

foot points left, penalty going to the left;

standing foot points right, penalty goes to

the right hand side of the goal.”

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

the same. Pick my favourite spot and focus

on the strike of the ball. I never thought I

was giving away any clues to the ‘keeper but

it looks like I was wrong!’

Psychologist Peter Naish agrees that the

signs are there if you look closely enough.

“Penalty takers mention not thinking too

deeply, yet trying to fool the goalkeeper,” he

said.

“We do many things on two levels, such

as thinking where to put the ball (or where

to fake it), but not thinking about what the

feet, legs and body will do to achieve it.”

So, the more the pressure, the more

likely they are to disguise where they’re

planning to aim?

“The more we practise, the more our

actions become automatic skills,” explains

Peter.

“They become unconscious memories

of how to react. These memories take over

when thinking fails, such as in front of

80,000 fans.”

Increase their Anxiety Levels

No one’s expecting you to save

the penalty, so why worry? The

stress and the strain are all on

the shoulders of the taker. For

decades now, keepers have employed less

than gentlemanly time-wasting techniques.

Few have done so more successfully than ol’

spaghetti legs himself, Bruce Grobelaar.

Researchers at Exeter University believe

his crazy antics in Liverpool’s 1984 European

Cup final victory against AS Roma are the

perfect example of how to become ‘a threat’

to someone with plenty on their plate

already. Frankly, the last thing they need, is

you showing off!

“The research shows that we focus on

things in the environment that we find

threatening,” said psychologist Greg Wood,

who led the study at the University’s School

of Sport and Health Sciences.

“In a penalty kicking competition the

only thing that threatens success is the

goalkeeper, so we monitor his movements.”

The research proved that if a kicker’s

eyes are drawn to the goalkeeper, he tends

to shoot in that direction and overcoming

this tendency was significantly harder when

penalty takers were under pressure, or in a

“threat condition”.

And as Grobbelaar appeared to know

instinctively, goalkeepers can make

themselves more likely to attract the

kicker’s gaze by appearing larger than life or

clowning around.

The same tactic was used to good effect

by a later Liverpool goalkeeper, Jerzy Dudek

who copied Grobbelaar’s spaghetti legs

routine and saved two penalties in the 2005

Champions League final against AC Milan to

win the match.

“During a highly stressful situation, we

are more likely to be distracted by any

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

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

penalty which can be saved.

More interestingly, keepers can learn a

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

there. Totally ignore the goalkeeper. Even if

he knows where the ball is going he is not

going to get to it if it is well placed.” Sound

advice - but perhaps the key indicator

to keepers that distraction, showing off,

waving your arms, knees, legs, frankly

anything you can get your hands on, will

increase your chances of success.

Forget the rest...and ask the best.

All fine in practice, you may

say. But these academics

would have you believe

that penalty saving is not a

complex art, merely a simple science?

But a PhD can’t give you any idea of

what it’s like for keepers at the highest level

waiting for the ref’s whistle to blow.

One man who would, however, is the

Premier League’s most successful penalty

saver, Mark Crossley. Having faced 14

penalties, he saved 8; a save percentage

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-

footer. If I get the instinct to go the other

way, however, then I’ll go with it.

“I know it sounds obvious, but always

make sure you dive. In the past I’ve been

tempted to stand up straight and hope

it gets blasted down the middle. I tried it

once when Leicester City’s Matt Elliott was

going through a phase of just smashing

them. When he placed it past me, I wished

I’d at least dived. That way, even if it does go

down the middle, it could still hit your legs.

“You have to face the fact that some

players are virtually impossible to save, so

it’s just trusting to luck. Eric Cantona was like

that. He used to wait for you to dive before

he took it. I’ve been told he used to practise

it in training. He would wait until the last

second before he struck it and was so good

that he could change his mind at the last

minute if he needed to.

“You have to remember that the pressure

is on the penalty taker, rather than you. You

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

to have a bit of luck.

There’s only one safe bet!The best news of all is that,

thankfully, your opponent

rarely produces the perfect

penalty. And armed with GK1’s

research, we hope you’ll be

saving even more penalties this season!

The academics certainly think so. Surely, if a

‘keeper wears red, stands to one side, waves

his arms, watches your eyes and notices

your standing foot pointing in one direction

then it must be impossible to score a

penalty isn’t it?

We’d all love to be able to guarantee

success. There are “lies, damned lies and

statistics”, but as we all know, there’s only

one safe bet when it comes down to

penalties and that’s when the Germans are

playing: they’re 100 per cent likely to win.

One or two penalties worth another look:

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watch?v=1XuEGHHoZGM&feature=related

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Colour of Goalkeeper’s Top Goals Conceded

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GK1: Why/how did you become a

goalkeeper?

MB: When I was a child I was always playing

football with my older brother. As I was

the youngest I would be chosen to be the

goalkeeper.

GK1: What gloves do you wear?

MB: Reusch

GK1: What boots do you wear?

MB: Warrior/Adidas

GK1: What club do you support?

Zawisza Bydgoszcz (Poland)

GK1: Who has been the biggest influence

on your career and why?

MB: My brother has. He was the person

I was constantly playing football with as

I grew up. My parents also, who gave up

their time to take me to and from training

and fixtures and supported me even when

things were tough.

GK1: Favourite band/artist?

MB: Eminem

GK1: Footballing

idol?

MB: Peter

Schmeichel/ Manuel

Neuer

GK1: Biggest

moment in football

to date?

There have been

quite a few moments.

However one which

sticks out for me the

most is becoming

the best goalkeeper

of the tournament in

Romania 2014.

GK1: GKs you would

most like to emulate?

MB: Manuel Neuer –I

like how effective he is in the game. Being a

sweeper keeper, he gives his defenders an

extra line of support and his distribution is

excellent.

GK1: What do you most like to do in your

spare time?

MB: I most often go out with friends, watch

movies, listen to music, play football and

play computer games.


goalkeeper?

CG: I became a

goalkeeper because

I was the only one in

my team that enjoyed

diving around and

getting muddy. Also,

I sort of got forced to

play in goal no one

else wanted to do it.

GK1: What gloves do

you wear?

CG: 1GK

GK1: What boots do

you wear?

CG: A few I like to

change, Adidas, Nike

and Puma

GK1: What club do

you support?

CG: Spurs



CG: My Dad, he was a professional footballer

himself playing in the Premier League for

MARCIN BRZOZOWSKI

CHARLIE GRAINGER

AGE: 16HEIGHT: 191cmGLOVES: ReuschBOOTS: WarriorINSPIRATIONAL PLAYER: Schmeichel/

NeuerCLUB SUPPORTED: Zawisza Bydgoszcz

BIGGEST INFLUENCE: My brother

FAVOURITE BAND/ARTIST: Eminem

MARCIN BRZOZOWSKI

AGE: 18HEIGHT: 187cmGLOVES: 1GKBOOTS: Adidas, Nike, Puma

INSPIRATIONAL PLAYER: Iker Casillas

CLUB SUPPORTED: Spurs

BIGGEST INFLUENCE: My dad

FAVOURITE BAND/ARTIST: MK

CHARLIE GRAINGERQueens Park Rangers FC

Leyton Orient FC


Birmingham City, I wanted to do the same.

He has guided and helped me throughout

my career.


CG: MK

GK1: Footballing idol?

CG: Iker Casillas

GK1: Biggest moment in football to date?

CG: Making my debut for England vs Croatia

GK1: GK’s you would most like to

emulate?

CG: Iker Casillas, Manuel Neuer


spare time?

CG: Play golf


goalkeeper?

DE: When I was

younger, the

goalkeeper we had

was arrogant. This

being the case, I

wanted to show

people I could be

just as good or

even better than

him. Eventually

he became

the outfield

player and I the

goalkeeper.

GK1: What

gloves do you

wear?

DE: I wear MD Pro Gloves


DE: I wear Adidas Nitrocharge boots.


DE: I support Chelsea Football Club.



DE: My mother and sister have been the

biggest influences on my career because

without them I wouldn’t even be in the

country. They took me away from bad

influences in Bermuda. My sister has lived

with me, taken care of me and been with

me through all of the movements I’ve had

to make. From day one of putting on a pro

jersey they have supported me as I tried

to overcome the obstacles I faced, both

mentally and physically. With my mother it

has mostly been mental because she still

lives in Bermuda.


DE: My favourite artist is David “Mavado”

Constantine Brooks - a famous Caribbean

singer.


DE: My footballing idol is Oliver Kahn.


My biggest moment in football to date

is my international debut. In doing this, I

became Stoke City and Bermuda’s youngest

international player.

GK1: GK’s you would most like to

emulate?

DE: The goalkeeper’s

I’d most like to emulate

are Gianluigi Buffon, Iker

Casillas, Peter Cech and

Thibaut Courtois. The

first three because of

their long and successful

career’s to date and

Courtois because of

how good he is at such a

young age and how good

he continues to be

GK1: What do you most

like to do in your spare

time?

DE: In my spare time I

mostly just rest and watch

films. If I am with friends I’d

probably play PlayStation

but I don’t own any games consoles. I

mostly just like to put on music and relax.

GK1: Why/how did you become a keeper?

BH: When I played U10s football on a

Sunday, the goalkeeper we had left the club

and as no one else but I volunteered to fill

the void, I became our goalkeeper.

GK1: What gloves do you wear?

BH: At the moment I wear Precision gloves

but will soon be moving onto Sells gloves.


BH: Currently I wear Puma Evo Power boots.


BH: To be completely honest, I have never

supported a club through and through.



BH: Definitely my father. He was a

goalkeeper himself and has passed his

knowledge on to me. He also gave up his

time to take me to the park regularly to

practise and he taught me the basics of

goalkeeping.


BH: It has to be Drake. I listen to his music

before every game.


BH: Some may say this is an odd one, but

Brad Friedel. This isn’t just because we share

the same name but because I think he is the

perfect goalkeeping role model.


BH: As it stands – playing at the Emirates

Stadium in the final game of our season. We

played Everton and won the game 2-1.

GK1: GK’s you would most like to emulate?

BH: The one goalkeeper I would like to

emulate is Peter Schmeichel.


spare time?

BH: In my spare time I like to relax. I also

play on my games console.

DALE EVE

AGE: 20HEIGHT: 193cmGLOVES: MD ProBOOTS: Adidas NitrochargeINSPIRATIONAL PLAYER: Oliver KahnCLUB SUPPORTED: ChelseaBIGGEST INFLUENCE: My mum and sister

FAVOURITE BAND/ARTIST: Mavado

DALE EVE

BRAD HOUSE

AGE: 16HEIGHT: 185cmGLOVES: PrecisionBOOTS: Puma Eve PowerINSPIRATIONAL PLAYER: Brad Friedel

CLUB SUPPORTED: NoneBIGGEST INFLUENCE: My dad

FAVOURITE BAND/ARTIST: Drake

BRAD HOUSE

Stoke City FC

Arsenal FC


POLISH GOALKEEPERS POLISH GOALKEEPERS POLISH GOALKEEPERS

Within the world of

football, Poland is

a country known

for producing top

goalkeeping talent. Historically, the

Polish goal has been defended by the

likes of Jan Tomaszewski (who thwarted

Clough’s England in qualifying, and saved

two penalties during the 1974 World

Cup en route to Poland earning a bronze

medal) and Jerzey Dudek (who famously

danced to deny Andriy Shevchenko and

AC Milan to lift the Champions League

Trophy with Liverpool in 2005, before

continuing his career with Real Madrid).

A more summative list of some of

Poland’s top current goalkeepers is below:

1. Wojciech Szczesny (Arsenal)

2. Artur Boruc (Bournemouth – previously

Celtic, Fiorentina, Southampton)

3. Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea – previously

Arsenal)

4. Tomasz Kuszczak (Wolves – previously

Manchester United, WBA, Brighton)

5. Lukasz Skorupski (AS Roma)

6. Radoslaw Cierzniak (Dundee United)

7. Bartosz Bialkowski (Ipswich)

8. Przemyslaw Tyton (Elche – on loan from

PSV Eindhoven)

9. Pawel Kieszek (Estoril Praia – previously

Porto, Roda JC)

10. Filip Kurto (FC Dordrecht – previously

Roda JC)

The Rising Stars of Polish GoalkeepingBartlomiej Dragowski (Jagiellonia Bialystok

& Poland U20) – 1.88m / 19.08.1997

The most significant story in the world

of Polish goalkeeping this season has been

the rise to stardom of Bartlomiej Dragowski

of Jagiellonia Bialystok. Dragowski made his

debut in the Polish Ekstraklasa at the age

of just 16 at the end of the 2013/14 season,

and has proceeded to win the fight for the

GK1 spot at Jagiellonia Bialystok this season.

Bartek started every Ekstraklasa game for

Jagiellonia since November 2015 until the

winter break, keeping 8 clean sheets out of

16. Bartek was also voted best Ekstraklasa

goalkeeper for the period until the winter

break and been called up to Poland U19

& U20 squads. He has naturally attracted

interest from a number of top Premier

League and Champions League level clubs.

As well as Bartlomiej Dragowski, Poland

boasts a number of excellent young

goalkeeprs, both within Poland, and abroad.

Some of the most notable examples are

below:

In PolandJakub Wrabel (Slask Wroclaw & Poland U18)

– 1.94m / 08.06.1996 –

Jakub Wrabel , a friend of GK1, has been

identified as one of the brightest young

goalkeepers in Polish football. He has made

his debut in goal for Slask Wroclaw in the

Polish Ekstraklasa (the top level of Polish

football) against Cracovia in February 2015,

receiving the man of the match award

following a phenomenal display.

Wrabel was very impressive in a friendly

game played between Slask Wroclaw and

Borussia Dortmund at the start of the

2014/15 season, and received an excellent

opinion from Jurgen Klopp following the

game.

The PZPN (The Polish FA) also have very

high opinions of Wrabel. Following Wrabel’s

debut game against Cracovia, Andrzej

Dawidziuk, Director of Goalkeeping for

the PZPN is quoted as saying, ‘Kuba played

extremely well – we already knew of his

excellent physical conditions, and have

been following Kuba for a while. During this

match, he shocked us with his calmness,

good reading of the game, and general

dynamism. He is clearly a very talented

young goalkeeper’

Polished in PolandThe Polish Goalkeeper Factory

Bartloniej Dragowski


POLISH GOALKEEPERS POLISH GOALKEEPERS POLISH GOALKEEPERSTomasz Kucz (Polonia Warsaw & Poland

U16) – 1.82m / 06.07.1999

Tomasz Kucz has attracted a huge

amount of interest across Europe following

his performances for Poland’s U15 team

last year. Kucz has already visited Bayer

Leverkusen, Liverpool and Arsenal’s training

compounds, and has been watched by a

host of other big European clubs.

Across EuropeKamil 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

Lodewijks ever since.

Bartek Zynel (Red Bull Salzburg &

Poland U17) – 09.04.1998

Bartek Zynel is the GK1 for Poland’s

highly successful U17 team (which includes

the likes of Hubert Adamczyk of Chelsea,

and Arsenal’s January signing Krystian

Bielik).

Zynel was purchased by Red Bull

Salzburg from the same club as Bartlomiej

Dragowski, Jagiellonia Bialystok, for a

six-figure fee. He currently plays for Red

Bull Salzburg’s U18s, and will be the GK1

for Poland’s U17s during the UEFA U17

European Elite Round Championships in

March 2015.

Marcin Brzozowski (QPR) – 1.95m

/ 29.10.1998 - Marcin Brzozowski is an

extremely talented 6ft4in goalkeeper who

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

granted permission by QPR to take him on

trial.

Brzozowski won Goalkeeper of the

tournament when QPR travelled to Romania

to face the likes of Steaua Bucharest,

Ferencvaros, and Wolverhampton

Wanderers during the 2013/14 season.

Brzozowski also has high opinions from

the Polish FA and is set for a Polish national

team call up during the 2015/16 season.

Tomasz Kucz

Bartek Zynel

Jerzy Dudek

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Monster £5 billion Premier League TV Rights Package Deal

Sky paid £4.2bn for

five of the seven TV

packages - Sky paid

83% more than it did

in the last round of auctions three years ago.

Sky have retained their Sunday and Monday

night slots, as well as winning the new

Friday night coverage.

BT paid £960m for

the other two in the

record TV rights auction. The deal will run

for three years from 2016-2019. BT paid 18%

more and has increased the number of live

matches it will show from 38 to 42 a year.

BT will now cover Saturday lunchtime and

Saturday evening matches.

The BBC has already

agreed to pay £204m

to retain the highlights.

The Deal – a breakdown The packages sky won

• Package A comprises 28 games on

Saturday lunchtimes (12.30pm).

• Package C has 28 games kicking off

between 1.30pm and 2.15pm on Sundays.

Pack A has 6 ‘first pick’ games from 38

rounds and B has 9 first picks.

• 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

Premier

League

games will

be shown

live on Friday

evenings.

There are no

first picks in

this package.

• Package G is

a bundle of

14 games on

Bank Holidays and other Sunday matches

with two first picks.

The packages BT Sport won

• Package B has 28 games at tea-time on

Saturdays (5.30pm)

• Packages F has 14 games, a mix of

midweek and Saturday games including

three first picks.

• Under the current ongoing deals Sky have

paid £2.28bn over three years from 2013-

16 for 116 games per season, or in other

words, get 348 games at £6,551,724 each.

• BT have paid £738m over three years from

2013-16 for 38 games per season, or in

other words, get 114 games at £6,473,684

each.

• 50 per cent of the revenue is divided

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

Graphs & StatisticsBetween them, Sky and BT paid just over

£3billion for Premier League TV rights

between 2013-16.

The £5.136billion this time is an

extraordinary increase of 70%.The figures

equate to Sky paying roughly £11million per

game between 2016-2019. BT confirmed

they will be paying £7.6million per game for

their 42 matches.

TV deals price per game increase

1992-97 - £633k 2013-16 - £6.53m 2016-19 - £10.19m

Impact on ClubsEven 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

The Premier League recently sold television rights to its games for a record £5.136bn, a staggering 71% above its previous sale.

Rise of Premier League TV income

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would mean that even the bottom club

in the Premier League will receive around

£99m while the champions will get £156m.

How the full £5.1bn will be spent:

• Under the current deal, 95% of the

domestic TV income will go directly to

Premier League clubs, which would equate

to £4.9bn spanning the 2016/17, 2017/18

and 2018/19 seasons.

• That figure would see an average of £81m

per season going directly to the clubs.

Additional money from overseas TV rights

and sponsorship draws the figure closer to

a minimum of £99 million for each Premier

League club.

Impact on Players and Agents

Each time there has been a hike in

broadcasting income, there has been a

commensurate increase in players’ wages.

And in the Premier League, there is an

uncanny relationship between your wage

bill and where you finish in the table.

• Players: Premier League clubs currently

spend around 70% of their overall income

on player wages - at that level it can be

estimated that £3.42bn of the total amount

earned by the 20 Premier League clubs

from TV Rights between 2016-2019 will

end up going to players and their agents.

• Grass Roots: The Premier League says

currently five percent of its domestic

TV income - £56m a year under the

current deal - goes to grassroots football,

community projects and good causes. If

the five percent is maintained for 2016-19

that would be £256m over three seasons or

£85.3m annually

• Parachute Payments - Parachute payments

for clubs relegated to the Championship

stand at £62m per club over four years, but

that is likely to increase from 2016.

• Solidarity Payments - Solidarity payments

to lower league clubs currently total around

£55m a year - Championship clubs receive

£2.3m each annually (unless they receive

parachute payments), League One clubs

£360,000 and League Two £240,000. A 70%

rise would see that total reach around £90m.

Premier League stars facing huge Tax bills:More than 100 footballers including

recently retired Premier League players

are in severe financial difficulties and even

face bankruptcy, due to demands from

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for

repayment of huge disputed tax reliefs.

Some players who earned six-figure and million-

pound-plus salaries during good careers in English

football’s current boom time face losing everything.

Around 100 players, said to be in financial

“dire straits”, are understood to have sought

help from the players’ union, the Professional

Footballers’ Association. Xpro, the welfare

organisation for former players, is representing

40 more, according to its chief executive, Geoff

Scott. He said all 40 are seriously affected

by HMRC demands for the repayment of

tax reliefs granted on various investment

schemes, with around 20 facing potential

bankruptcy and some even homelessness.

Scott said the players signed up to the

schemes, which gave them large reductions

in tax bills, because financial advisers

targeted high-earning footballers and it

became a culture within the game.

The footballers, who include stars of the

game and solid ex-professionals, have become

targets for a crackdown by HMRC on what it

sees as tax avoidance. HMRC has challenged

a number of schemes that, it argues, took

advantage of reliefs aimed at boosting

investment in the British film industry. Two of

the film schemes being disputed, which were

set up and run by the London firm Ingenious

Media, had around 70 former and current

footballers signed up, including stellar names,

which are publicly recorded at Companies

House, such as Gary Lineker, David Beckham,

Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney

The footballers were among hundreds

of wealthy investors who signed up in the

early 2000s for similar investment schemes.

The standard schemes gave a large upfront

payment of public money, but it was

effectively only deferring tax due in later

years, and many investors found they did not

have the money when the demands rolled in.

Should you need advice in respect of this or

any other financial/tax planning matter, please

contact [email protected], or or Rhys

Francis/Mike Webb [email protected] /

[email protected]

Players’ testimonials may be subject to taxHMRC have announced that from April

2016 they are looking to subject players

testimonial receipts to income tax (and

one assumes national insurance) as if they

were earnings from employment. This

potential change was craftily contained

in a consultation on the withdrawal of

certain extra-statutory concessions. The

tax status of testimonials is not governed

by extra-statutory concession, so this was

easy to miss.

Properly organised testimonials are

not currently subject to income tax as

earnings from employment. If a testimonial

committee arranges and derives income

from a number of events then they can

be subject to corporation tax on their

trading profit, but distributions to the

player concerned are not subject to

income tax. This treatment is derived from

long-standing case law and reflected in

HMRC’s current published guidance. The

consultation suggests that this guidance

should be changed.

There is nothing to stop HMRC amending

its published guidance at any time – it has

no legislative basis. However, in doing so,

they do not change the law, merely their

published view of the law. Therefore, there

is nothing to stop players and testimonial

committees continuing with current

arrangements after the change if they

are confident that, irrespective of HMRC’s

published views, they are applying the

correct tax treatment, in line with current

law. Having said that, such players, clubs

and committees can expect HMRC to

challenge this position, and the issue is

likely to end up in a tax tribunal if the parties

wish to take it that far.


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PRECISION GOALKEEPINGBritain’s fastest growing goalkeeping glove brand, Precision

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moveOn the

The winter transfer window 2015 was

generally a quiet one when it came to

the goalkeeping fraternity. There was no

back page transfer of note and very few

goalkeepers transferred for a significant

transfer fee. This in part reflects the

overall nature of the January window,

which saw muted business and prudent

housekeeping in the main from UK clubs.

But with the announcement on February

10th of a new £5.1 billion TV deal for the

FAPL, it is likely both the market in general

and that for goalkeepers in particular will

pick up in the summer.

That said, Manchester United did

announce the free transfer signing of former

Barcelona legend Victor Valdes. Valdes

had been due to sign for AS Monaco until

serious injury forced the club to abandon

plans, and Valdes to recuperate without a

contract prior to arriving at Old Trafford.

Valdes’ arrival has paved the way for the

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

Dmitrovic from sister club Ujpest in

GK1 rounds up all the keeper transferrs from all the major European leagues.

United Kingdon

Ben Amos

Scott Loach


Hungary. These arrivals allowed the Addicks

to loan Nick Pope to Bury FC.

Experienced EIRE international Paddy

Kenny left Bolton to join Mick Mcarthys’

high flying Ipswich Town on a free transfer,

whilst well-travelled Steven Bywater

joined Donacster Rovers on the same basis.

Former Watford and Ipswich ‘keeper Scott

Loach left one United for another- joining

Peterborough from Rotherham, whilst

Bobby Olejnik left the London Road club

for a loan at York City.

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.

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Jordan

Archer has joined Millwall on a loan deal

until the end of the season.

Having lost two goalkeepers to injury

in the same game (Sam Slocombe & James

Severn) Scunthorpe United boss Mark

Robins dipped in to the transfer market

signing WBA stopper Luke Daniels for an

undisclosed fee.

Having spent the first part of the season

on loan at Oxford United, England Under

21 ‘keeper George Long joined SPL outfit

Motherwell from Sheffield United for the

remainder of the season, whilst Oxford

moved for free agent and former Pompey

‘keeper Jamie Ashdown.

Jamie Jones swapped one League 1 club

for another joining Coventry from Preston

on a short term basis, whilst fellow League

1 outfits Crawley Town snapped up Lewis

Price from Crystal Palace and Oldham

Athletic took Blackburns’ Jake Kean, both

on loan deals.

Leyton orient managed to tie up Charlie

Grainger to a long term deal expiring in

summer 2017.

Completing the picture in League 2,

Accrington agred a loan deal with Arsenal

for Matt Macey.

North of the Border, Hibernian have

signed former Hamilton goalkeeper Tomas

Cerny on a deal until the end of the season.

The 29-year-old Czech spent five years with

the Accies, leaving for CSKA Sofia in 2012.

Last summer he signed a two-year contract

with Greek Super League club Ergotelis but

that has been cut short.

Alex Smithies

Tomasz Kuszczak

Bobby Olejnik

Luke Daniels

Charlie Grainger


The January 2015 Transfer Window was a

quiet period in general for Spanish clubs,

but particularly on the goalkeeping front,

with no clubs entering the market in search

of a new number ‘1’.

Sevilla FC – who have lost first choice

stoppers Beto and Mariano Barbosa to

injury over the course of this season – have

moved quickly to secure promising young

goalkeeper Sergio Rico on a long-term

contract. Rico, 21, has committed his future

to the rojiblancos until 2017, with a release

clause of €12,000,000.

Also in Andalusia, La Liga strugglers

Córdoba CF have opted to reward their first

choice ‘keeper with a new deal, tying Juan

Carlos Martín down on a contract which

keeps him at the club until June 2017. The

27-year-old has been a key man for Córdoba

since joining from Hércules two years ago.

Meanwhile, Athletic Bilbao have reached

an agreement with 34-year-old goalkeeper

Gorka Iraizoz. Iraizoz will extend his stay

with the Basque club until 2016, but Athletic

have an option to prolong the contract by

a further year. Iraizoz is currently in his 8th

season with Los Leones, having joined from

Espanyol in 2007.

On the international scene, RCD Espanyol

‘keeper Kiko Casilla made his international

bow against World Champions Germany in

November. The former U-21 international

won his first senior cap in a 1-0 defeat

by Germany after a Toni Kroos goal. For

the U-21s, highly rated Real Zaragoza

goalkeeper Oscar Whalley has received his

first call-up. Spanish-born Whalley – who

was also eligible for Mexico and England

due to his parents’ place of birth – appears

to have pledged his allegiance to the

reigning European champions.

In Portugal, English goalkeeper and

friend of GK1 Matt Jones has put pen to

paper at Belenenses, extending his contract

until 2018. The former West Bromwich

Albion trainee has been an outstanding

acquisition for the Lisbon-based club,

playing an integral role in their promotion

to Portugal’s top flight two years ago.

Youth goalkeeper André Ferreira

described his first professional contract at

SL Benfica as “a dream come true”. Finally,

Pedro Cavadas has penned a new deal at

SC Braga, while young goalkeeper Miguel

Oliveira has signed a contract Vitoria

Guimarães until 2018.

Transfers involving goalkeepers were hard

to come by with just two moves happening,

both being transfers in at Werder Bremen.

Bremen signed 19 year old and German U20

international Michael Zetterer on a three

and a half year contract and took Belgian

Koen Casteels on loan from Wolfsburg until

the end of the 2014/15 campaign.

21 year old Olympique Lyonnais goalkeeper

Jeremy Frick returned to boyhood club

Servette on loan until the end of the

season. Currently in the Challenge league,

Servette are pushing for promotion to

the Swiss Super League - Frick has initially

been brought in as a stopgap following the

suspension of Roland Muller and injury to

Joao Barroca.

Valenciennes’ Brazilian goalkeeper

Magno Novaes has moved to Amiens on

loan until the end of the season. Novaes lost

his place in Valenciennes’ starting line-up

following the arrival of Bertrand Laquait

at the Stade du Hainault in the summer.

Amiens currently play in National, France’s

third tier of football.

28 year old goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic, who

has 10 caps for Serbia, has joined Cagliari

from Udinese. The experienced stopper

joins on loan for the remainder of the

2014/15 season.

Italian Antonio Rosati has become the

second goalkeeper signed by Fiorentina this

season, joining on a free transfer from Rafa

Benitez’s Napoli.

Sampdoria have signed Catania

goalkeeper Alberto Frison on loan for the

rest of the season. The loan comes with an

option to purchase the player, should he

impress those in charge at the Stadio Luigi

Ferraris.

Torino have snapped up 23 year old

goalkeeper Salvador Ichazo. The player

signs on loan for the remainder of the

season, with Torino having an option to

purchase the player on a permanent basis at

the end of the 2014/15 campaign.

Eredivisie champions Ajax have bolstered

their goalkeeping options with the signing

of Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana

from Barcelona Juvenil for a fee of £200,000.

PSV Eindhoven have signed 31 year old

Danny Wintjens from fellow Eredivisie club

VVV Venlo on loan for the rest of the season.

In an incredibly busy January window that

saw them sign no less than 11 outfield players,

Akhisarspor also snapped up Trabzonspor

goalkeeper Zeki Ayvaz on a free transfer.

On the move

Germany

France

Italy

The Netherlands

Turkey

Spain/Portugal

Zeljko Brkic


As one goalkeeper departs Trabzonspor,

one arrives. Hakan Arikan has joined on

loan until June from Kayserispor.

There is increased competition for the

GK1 spot at Balikesirspor following the

acquisition of Croatian goalkeeper Andrija

Vukovic. The 31 year signs for a fee in the

region of £200,000.

Mario Felgueiras has joined Konyaspor

for a fee of £800,000 from Romanian club

CFR Cluj. He signs a deal that runs until June

2016.

34 year-old Arkadiusz Malarz has been

a revelation for newly-promoted GKS

Belchatow this season, and has been

rewarded with a move to Polish champions

Legia Warsaw this January. Malarz’s contract

with Legia will last until 30th June 2017.

Having returned from a loan with 1 Liga

side GKS Katowice in the summer, Lukasz

Budzilek found himself low down in the

pecking order at Legia Warsaw. Arkadisuz

Malarz’s arrival spelled an imminent

departure for the 23 year old, who has

signed a long-term contract with Lechia

Gdansk which will keep him at the seaside

club until 2019.

The third part to this trio of GK moves

was Dariusz Trela’s transfer to GKS

Belchatow. Trela, who had not managed to

maintain a first team berth at Lechia Gdansk

following his move from Piast Gliwice in the

summer, moved back down south to newly-

promoted GKS, where he is likely to fulfil the

position of GK1. Trela will be on loan until

the summer, and GKS Belchatow have a

buying option.

In unquestionably the most exotic

transfer of the Polish transfer window

in terms of goalkeepers, Krzysztof

Kaminski moved to Japanese club

Jubilo Iwata for a fee of circa €200,000.

Kaminski has signed with Jubilo Iwata

until 2017.

Seemingly back from the dead

following a half-year injury lay-off, Michal

Miskiewicz has re-signed with Wisla

Krakow this January. Formerly of AC Milan

and Chievo Verona, Miskiewicz was one of

the top goalkeepers in Polish football last

season. He was subsequently linked with

a number of strong clubs across Europe,

and refused numerous new contractual

propositions from Wisla. This decision

backfired when Miskiewicz suffered a nasty

back injury and found himself nursing

the injury without a club. Miskiewicz has

signed an initial short-term contract with

Wisla until the summer – Wisla have the

option to extend.

Wojciech Pawlowski’s fall from grace

over the past couple of years has been

sensational. From becoming one of the

brightest prospects in Polish football

and earning himself a big-money move

to Italian giants Udinese, Pawlowski now

finds himself in the second tier of Polish

football at struggling Bytovia Bytow.

Pawlowski has signed with Bytovia until

the summer in a bid to rebuild his broken

career.

Poland

Hakan Arikan

Michal Miskiewicz


On the move

A quiet winter window in Belgium saw very

little movement on the goalkeeping front

with just three transfers of note.

Former Ukrainian U21 international Igor

Berezovsky swapped Lierse SK for VV St

Truiden for the rest of the 2014/15 season.

When Berezovsky returns to the Herman

Vanderpoortenstadion, he will find himself

with more competition for the number one

jersey in the shape of Jorn Brondeel. The 21

year old has signed a three and a half year

deal, joining from Royal Antwerp.

Jupiler Pro League side Mouscron added

to their options in goal with the capture of

Jeremy Dumesnil from KV Oostende on

loan until the end of the season.

A busy winter saw goalkeeper activity

aplenty at HJK Helsinki. Carljohan Eriksson

left the club on a free transfer and made

the short move to Helsinki IFK, signing a

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

Maccabi Tel Aviv on a one year deal.

Completing the round up of the winter

window in Finland, Ekenas IF signed Ville

Viljala from SJK while Jere Pyharanta

signed for KTP from Mypa.

Gudmund Kongshavn has moved from

Valerenga to Tromso. The 24 year old has

signed a deal that runs until the end of 2017.

Adam Larsen Kwarasey, the current

GK1 for the Ghanaian national side has left

Norwegian football. The ‘keepers contract

with Stromgodset expired at the end of

2014 and he has sought pastures new in

the United States, signing for Major League

Soccer side Portland Timbers.

Following Kwarasey’s move, Espen

Bugge Petersen, who has 6 caps for the

Norwegian national side, left Molde FK to

join Stromsgodset for an undisclosed fee.

The 34 year old has signed a two year deal

with the 2013 Tippeligaen winners. Filling

the void left by Petersen is 21 year old and

current Sweden U21 international Andreas

Linde who signs from Helsingborgs.

25 year old Andre Hansen has moved

to Rosenborg BK from Odds BK. The current

Norwegian international moves on a free

transfer from the club he has spent the last

four seasons with.

Sandefjord made two goalkeeper

signings, bringing in Lars Herlofsen from

Tromso on a one year deal and Jakob Busk

Jensen on a season long loan from FC

Copenhagen.

Finally in Norway, Alex Horwath, a 27

year old American, joins SK Brann from

Ljungskile SK on a two year deal.

There was markedly less goalkeeper activity

in Sweden compared to their Skandinavian

counterparts with just two moves. The first

of these has already been covered; the move

that saw Andres Linde move to Molde FK

from Helsingborgs and the second sees

28 year old Alexander Nadj move to BK

Hacken from Osters IF on a free transfer.

Belgium

Sweden

Finland

Norway

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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

and as per usual,

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

number 1’s save was voted “Best Save in FAPL

history”, we were extolling the virtues of a

host of famous saves, some old, some new.

Enter, GK1 editor Andy Evans to restore

order before concluding there’s only one

solution!

And so to kick off your latest edition, GK1

has surveyed a group of top goalkeeping

coaches to bring you the Top Five jaw-

dropping, eye-bulging, gravity-defying

saves of all time.

(In reverse order:)

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

first acrobatically headed an unintended

lobbed backpass by a defender onto his

own crossbar, and then immediately parried

a close header by the arriving Barcelona

striker Rivaldo. Ridiculous really. www.

youtube.com/watch?v=iieYg7Sm8FM

Peter Schmeichel: Rapid

Vienna v Manchester United,

Champions League, 1996

Similar in several ways to our

winner. Schmeichel pulled off a save to

rank alongside Banks’ legendary stop

from Pele in the World Cup in 1970 as

United beat Rapid Vienna 2-0 to go into

the quarter finals of the European Cup. He

went down to his right and defied logic

by scooping the ball up and somehow

over the bar from Rapid’s Rene Wagner.

Banks once said: “It was as good as mine

against Pele.’’ Sorry Gordon, but our

judges beg to differ! www.youtube.com/

watch?v=UZvJ8GT73rM

Craig Gordon: Sunderland

v Bolton, Premier League

December 2010

With just a few seconds left

at the end of the first half Bolton won

a corner. Gary Cahill headed into the

danger area before Zat Knight smacked

a shot towards a gaping goal from little

more than three yards out. Goal? With the

Scottish keeper stranded following the

penalty box pinball you’d have thought

so. Yet with the Bolton fans starting to

celebrate, the mighty Scot managed to

incredibly stretch a giant arm backwards,

put it under the ball, and scoop the ball

out from under the bar. www.youtube.

com/watch?v=PqAmG3xK9_Y

Jim Montgomery: Sunderland v

Leeds United, FA Cup Final 1973

Jim’s effort would have to come

close to winning, were this a

‘double-save’ competition. The first save is

good, but the second has near paranormal

qualities. Commentator Brian Moore takes

a while to realise it’s not a goal. Monty’s

efforts coupled with Ian Porterfield’s goal

combined to cause one of the great FA Cup

upsets of all time. www.youtube.com/

watch?v=PZmFoo4payA

Gordon Banks. England v Brazil

World Cup 1970

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www.youtube.com/

watch?v=ngE9RCAdWaE

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Craig Gordon’s wonder save against Bolton, December 2010


Safe as the Banks of EnglandDuring 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!

More 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

Gordon BanksEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW


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

started. It took the police a couple of hours

to restore peace and quiet by which time we

were all wide awake! Then they came back

again and did the same thing.”

“A bit naughty but to be honest, it didn’t

make any difference in the end. On the day

we played superbly.”

Don’t Look UpBanks was to make save after save to keep

England level - a consummate athlete at the

peak of his powers. Just ten minutes into

the game, the attack and its fabled outcome

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

ghosted past Terry Cooper towards the

by-line. For a moment it looked like he’d

over-run it. If he managed to get the cross in

I knew we were in trouble. He looked up and

so did I...and quickly wished I hadn’t!”

“Rivelino was charging in from the left,

Pele was sprinting through the middle and

that little fella Tostão was unmarked on the

near post!”

Like so many great keepers, Banks relied on

his positional instincts, making his way across

the goalmouth in the blink of an eye as Pele

rose to send a bullet header goalwards.

The reason why this awe-inspiring effort

seemingly never grows old has much to do

with the need for anticipation. It wasn’t a

knee-jerk instinctive save from a point-blank

shot. Everything Banks did that day came

from a split-second conscious ability to judge

exactly what he needed to do to keep his team

level.

“I never used to stand on my line, always

two or three yards off it. Thank goodness. I

looked at his take-off point and his balance

to help work out which way the header was

going. That’s when I also heard him shout

‘Gol’!”

“I knew straight away I’d have to guess

how high the ball would bounce off the

rock-hard surface whilst at the same time

reaching behind me.”

Watching the save back in real time does

little justice to Banks’ efforts. Only in slow

motion can you consider the acrobatic ability,

the calculations necessary, the instincts and

the amazing distance covered...all in the blink

of an eye.

“I just thought it was a goal. I’d managed

to get the top of my thumb to it,” recalls the

77-year-old, who now travels to Liverpool to

sit on the weekend Pools Panel.

“Because I was diving backwards, the

bottom half of my body swung around

and I ended up facing almost backwards...

and that’s when I saw the ball bouncing

away.

“Moore-o (Bobby Moore) came and

clipped me on the top of the head. Tostão

had his hands in the air then started

clapping. Pele had his hand in the air, almost

asking how that had happened,”... a question

no one has ever really answered.

Best Laid Plans“We created more chances and should have

won. In fact, that was the first time I started

to believe that we could go on and win the

World Cup again...and I thought we’d see

Brazil again in the final. That time, they’d be

the ones who were nervous.”

Sadly, Banks’ plans were to be foiled days

later by a severe stomach upset, confining

him to hotel quarters while a two-nil lead

became a 3-2 defeat to West Germany.

“Of course I was disappointed. I think I

was a better keeper in ‘70 than in ‘66. I was

in my thirties, all the experience I’d gained

for England and at club level and I was in

such good form; supremely confident in my

abilities. It felt like it was my time and I know

that spread to the players around me.”

Banks with Brazil legend Pelé


Wonder GlovesAs the Pele save had proven, if it was save-

able, Banks was your man.

More than four decades later, the

memories are undiminished, the pride still

there and the recollections saved for a lucky

few.

But our chat reveals a chapter of the

story lost in the midst of time regarding the

gloves he wore that day.

“In the heat of the Mexican sun, the

players wore as little as possible. The

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

it was wet! Little woollen ones at that! That

was until a week or so before the Brazil

match.

“I was lying in bed watching a football

match in my hotel room and saw this

Mexican keeper had these big gloves on,”

remembers Banks.

“I went straight to Alf (Ramsey) and asked

if I could go into town to find some. Off I

went and found some at a local sports shop.

The palms and the backs of the fingers were

covered in those pimples you find on a table

tennis bat! I popped them on at training the

next day and they were terrific.

“Because we were at altitude, the ball

was moving about a bit and so my handling

wasn’t what it needed to be.

“Five minutes with these gloves on and

I couldn’t drop a thing. They were brilliant

and sent my confidence through the roof

and they’re the ones you see me wearing in

Guadalajara.

“To be honest I couldn’t wait to get home

to see if I could flog a few pairs,” he joked.

LegacyIt wasn’t really until England’s GK1 returned

home that the fascination with THAT save

became apparent.

“Every time I was interviewed on TV or

by the newspapers, the question about the

save came up over and over again.”

So does he tire of discussing it?

“I can’t afford to! No, seriously, I’m very

proud to have made the save especially

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.

But every time I come here to England, the

only thing people ask me about is Gordon

Banks!”

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.”

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News in briefl Manuel Neuer came third in Ballon D’or

Award behind Cristiano Ronaldo and

Lionel Messi. The award is decided by the

captains and coaches of every national

side and a journalist from each country.

Ronaldo finished first with 37.66% of the

votes, Messi with 15.76% and Neuer with

15.72% respectively.

l Scunthorpe suffered a double whammy in

Janaury in their fixture against Bristol City.

GK1 Sam Slocombe suffered a broken

arm just 10 minutes into the fixture

and was replaced by James Severn.

Unfortunately for Severn, he too suffered

a broken arm just over half an hour later

when denying forward Matt Smith. Up

stepped Andrew Boyce. Boyce held

firm until the 84th minute when a Luke

Freeman goal secured a 2-0 win for City.

l Tony Parks has left Norwich City to once

again link up with Tim Sherwood, who

was named the Aston Villa manager

following the departure of Paul Lambert.

Parks had been with The Canaries since

summer 2014 and prior to that was part of

Sherwood’s coaching staff during his time

in charge at Tottenham Hotspur.

l Swansea City goalkeeper Gerhard

Tremmel has been banned from driving

after failing to tell police who was driving

his Mercedes car. Tremmel was caught

breaking a 40mph speed limit on two

separate occasions and when contacted

by police, failed to reply.

l Arsenal GK1 Wojciech Szczesny was

fined by the club for a breach of discipline

following and incident after the 2-0 defeat

by Southampton at St Mary’s. Szcezny was

allegedly caught smoking in the showers

following the The Gunners’ humbling by

Ronald Koemans side.

West Bromwich Albion GK1 Ben Foster

came to the aid of a Baggies fan when

responding to a tweet. Craig Hughes

appealed for two tickets to his sides FA Cup

fixture with Aston Villa on March 7th, only

for Foster to respond offering two tickets to

the clash.

l Tim Howard has distanced himself from

rumours linking him with a move back

to the MLS this summer. Howard, 36 said

“I’ve got three years left at Everton at the

end of that I want to be done playing.”

l Espanyol GK1 Kiko Casillas has

vehemently denied his club was involved

in match-fixing last season. The Spanish

Football League is examining a game

between Espanyol and Osasuna last

season that ended in a 1-1 draw. Casilla

said “I deny that there was match-fixing,

we are all in agreement in the locker

room.”

l Lazio goalkeeper Etrit Berisha is set

to serve a 10 day disqualification from

football after entering into a plea bargain.

The Albanian international had already

agreed to sign for Chievo prior to joining

The Aquile in summer of 2013.

l Simon Mignolet has revealed his pre-

match routine. The Liverpool stopper has

a cold shower before every game.

l Ivory Coast were crowned AFCON

champions following a nail-biting penalty

shootout against Ghana. With the score

at 8-8, it was the turn of the respective

GK1’s. Ivory Coast’s Boubacar Barry saved

from Ghanas Razak Braimah before the

GK1 stepped up to score and claim his

countries first AFCON title for 23years.

l Rangers goalkeeper Steve Simonsen

was banned for 2 games following a

breach of SFA gambling rules. 35 year old

Simonsen was found to have placed bets

on 55 football matches over two separate

periods.

l USA womens GK1 Hope Solo has been

reinstated by US Soccer after a 30 day

suspension. Solo was suspended in

January after her husband was arrested

on suspicion of driving under the

influence in a US team van. Solo was with

him at the time.

l FC Augsburg GK1 Marwin Hitz salvaged

a last-gasp point for his side in their clash

with Leverkusen earlier in the season.

With Leverkusen leading 2-1 and the

game deep into stoppage time, Harwitz

came up for a corner. The ball was

cleared, only for it to be delivered into the

Leverkusen area once more and Hitz was

on hand to smash the ball home from 2

yards and salvage a point for this seasons

Bundesliga surprise package.

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In a leagueof his own!

Former England GK1 Gary Bailey explores the secrets of leadership which made Sir Alex the best manager in the world!

OUTSIDE THE BOX


Famed for his golden locks

and dashing good looks, Gary

Bailed sailed seamlessly from

the goalmouth to pundit’s chair

– becoming the voice of football on the

African continent.

Born in Suffolk but brought up in

South Africa, this former England GK1 and

self-confessed workaholic shares his time

between the SuperSport TV studios, various

business interests and a growing reputation

as the most sought after motivational

speaker in Africa.

The 56 year old, who played just short

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?”

Gary, who took a Business Masters after

leaving Manchester, felt the time was right

to combine his own personal experiences

with the business lessons he’s learnt from

the likes of Richard Branson – put together

to help managers in all walks of life do their

jobs better.

So how would you explain the magic

which a select band of managers seem to

possess?

“For a start off it’s all to do with

combining toughness and humility. You

need two main abilities: ‘professional will’

and ‘personal humility’. Sir Alex has both

these qualities in abundance. He comes

across as tough but he is also one of the

nicest, most caring guys you could ever

meet. When I retired he looked after me and

was very concerned about my future.

“A lot of managers don’t bother. He does

it naturally. I think it has a lot to do with

his own upbringing. Sam Allardyce, Harry

Redknapp and all these top managers have

a rivalry with Sir Alex but also have huge

respect.

“Even Arsene Wenger warmed to him

over the years. He is tough and will let you

battle against him but so many ex-players

like Beckham will still talk well of him. So

that’s the first point about being tough but

humble.”

Schmeichel“The second thing is emotional

intelligence – or in another word, empathy.

You need to be able to observe, evaluate

and respond. You shouldn’t just walk into

an office and sit down and work. When you

walk into a room there may be people who

are going through a crisis in their lives and

know what’s going on. And again Sir Alex

was very good at observing the players.

“I remember when Peter Schmeichel was

low on confidence and going through a

tough time. Mid-season, Sir Alex told him to

take a few weeks off and go on holiday with

his wife. It was a big call at the time, but Sir

Alex could see he wasn’t up to it.

“That’s great leadership, to look at the

people around you and know they are not

able to perform to the level you need – and

then find a way to help!

“When Peter came back, he’d run

through walls for Sir Alex.”

Keep it Positive“I’ve studied so many business models

but at the end of the day some of the

basics are the most powerful. Then there’s

something called Appreciative Inquiry –

which is a business school term really for

being positive.

“You will always have problems. If you as

an individual focus on the problems your life

will be full of problems. At work, 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.

“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

buy the very best players in the world so

he set up the academy. It was a practical,

positive solution to a problem he faced. And

he went and found Beckham and Giggs and

Scholes and the rest is history.

“For some time things didn’t go well for

him at United. I think what saved him, if

indeed he was under pressure, was that he

had a wonderful youth squad and plans in

place for his destiny – another clear sign of

great leadership.”

Culture Club“I think a lot of managers have many of

his qualities but no one I know will have

every one of his qualities.

“He made it his business to know

everyone at the club; made sure he went

to see all the kids play at the levels; got to

understand each of them.

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.


“I don’t think his genius lies in any one

aspect but I think it comes from him being

good at all aspects that pertain to being a

football manager.

“The players he brought in always learnt

to fit in with the culture of the club and so

they followed the Giggs/Scholes mantra of

hard work, 110% on the pitch, never let you

down. Not every manager is able to create

that culture within his club: his choice of

people around him, his staff and how he got

such dedication from his staff. It’s because

he is a caring person.

“For example I saw him at the airport a

few years ago. I hadn’t seen him in a long

while and he offered me a lift. I didn’t want

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

took me into central London from Heathrow

and got his driver to drop me off.”

Tough LoveGary’s examples also call upon the

teachings of another footballing knight, the

late Sir Bobby Robson.

“Had it not been for Maradonas ‘Hand of

God’, which was just plain cheating, England

could well have won the World Cup. Again

in 1990 when England had such a good

qualifying run, he went close,” recalls the

keeper who wore the Three Lions between

1978 and 1986.

“All those players that worked with him

will tell you all about what a really caring

person he was. He had an amazing way

of showing you where you could improve

without belittling you in the process.

“Some managers can make you feel

belittled and other managers can inspire

you to get out there and show them just

how good you are.

“Sir Bobby and Sir Alex are those men

and it matters whether you are a caring

manager or just in it for what you can get

out of the player.”

For many observers, Gary’s two England

caps would have been a far greater haul

had he not faced the stiffest competition

from two greats in Peter Shilton and Ray

Clemence.

Calling TimeGary’s mental fortitude was tested when

serious injury meant an end to his club and

international dreams at just 28.

“The end wasn’t so bad really. Maybe I’d

got into the United team too early, but by

28 I’d clocked up nearly 400 league matches

in a team that was desperate for success.

We were always so nearly there. Added to

that pressure, the burden of not becoming

England’s regular keeper started to make life

very frustrating.

“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


galvanised and excited. But I’d taken a

battering for 8 years.

“You base your game on confidence and

when you are not thought of as the number

1 keeper and you are not winning trophies

people start to question and you constantly

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

it was time to move on.

“Sir Alex couldn’t do enough for me. He

was fantastic. There was genuineness about

the man that surprised me. I had always

imagined managers to be quite heartless in

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

have played for the best club in the world.

I played at a hell of a young age and I had

experienced some amazing things and it

was time to move onto a new challenge,”

recalls Gary, who won FA Cup winners

medals in 1983 and 1985.

“Yes, I could have achieved more and

maybe I could have gone on to get a

hundred caps for England but it didn’t

happen so there’s absolutely no point in

worrying about it. It was time to move on.”

New ChallengeIn 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

missing out on. I turned it all around and

thought it is what it is and it’s time to move

onto a new challenge. There is just no point

worrying about it and thinking I could have

achieved more.”

Giving BackThroughout his career, Gary has had

an acute social conscience. Every week,

during his time at United, he was involved

in various social projects, benefitting the

poorer parts of Manchester.

One of his proudest achievements

has been the key role he played as an

ambassador in South Africa’s successful bid

to host the 2010 World Cup.

And his first book saw Gary giving his

help and advice on a subject many miles

from football.

Divorce“I’d witnessed the terrible impact of

divorce on kids firsthand,” says Gary. “I’ve

no doubt that those parents didn’t intend

to bring this pain on their own children,”

explains Gary, whose own 18-year marriage

hit the rocks in 2006.

“Equally, I have no doubt that the

damage is an inevitable consequence if

parents lose sight of what their kids need

during the turmoil.”

Keen to make sure his three kids didn’t

get caught in the middle, he worked hard

to find amicable solutions to potentially

damaging conflict areas. Nine years on, and

his book ‘Divorce for Dads’ continues to offer

the benefit of that experience and helps

dads make the right choices for their kids.

“I’d seen the damage inflicted on children

during a divorce, and how the support

structures from both family and friends only

seem to inflame the situation. I felt there

needed to be something easy to read and

an accessible book that outlined a solution

that would protect the children as much as

possible.

“It’s written from a dad’s perspective but

it isn’t just aimed at dads. If your brother

or son or colleague is going through a

divorce then the book will give you all the

information and advice you need to help

them to get it right for their kids. And, if

you’re a mum, it’ll help you to understand

what’s going on for your kid’s dad,” says

Gary.

Kids First“I have a social conscience and it makes

me feel like I want to contribute to the world

and I just thought maybe I can help others

through the process of divorce.

“I have got a simple approach to life. It

doesn’t bother me how big my house is or

how big my car is. The divorce book was

really a way for me to help others.

“I believe it is a circle, the more I help

others, the more the universe gives back to

me so at the end of the day it does seem to

work that way.

“There are massive social needs here in

South Africa and I would like to think I can

help.”

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

wanted me to be a cricketer – and I found

out pretty quickly why! It’s the toughest

position in the world of sport today. I don’t

think there is any other position that is as

lonely and as pressurised. I mean how do

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

if you keep a clean sheet you go ‘thank

heavens’ for that.”


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Meet the team

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 AgentBill 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 AgentJames 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 AgentDarren 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 AgentCharlie 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 RepresentativeJames 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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Eddie Duah - Player RepresentativeEddie 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 RepresentativeMark’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.


Gabor Lucza - Football ConsultantGabor 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]

Lucas Chang Jin - Licensed Players AgentLucas 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.


Murat Bayramoğlu - Licensed Players AgentMurat 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 RepresentativeAdam 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 ConsultantLeandre’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 ConsultantJude 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]


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.

as practiced by Robert Green

Pilates, as an exercise approach,

places a specific emphasis on

movement control targeting

the deep stabilising muscles

of the trunk which support the spine.

Research has suggested that the deep

muscle system is preferentially inhibited

in people with low back pain (LBP) and

management strategies have been

effective in addressing these problems

and in reducing LBP.

Initially movements are slow and

precise, with the focus on correct breathing

patterns and realigning the body with good

movement control so that the client leaves

feeling rejuvenated and relaxed rather than

exhausted and with an enhanced awareness

of their own unique movement signature.

Pilates is becoming very popular

with athletes and for many good

reasons. It compliments

other aspects of

their strength and conditioning and it is very

capable of challenging even professional

football players.

Initially the Pilates instructor will address

the specific needs and capabilities of the

individual client, targeting the muscle

imbalances and realigning the body to

improve efficient movement patterns.

Intrinsic to this approach is the instructor’s

knowledge of the specific demands

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

and stability of the trunk

and lower limbs. This

skill requirement

demands a

combination

of

strength, movement control and

proprioception.

Many athletes develop the body

asymmetrically, as when a tennis or golf

player develop a strong “forward” arm,

a goalkeeper will sometimes develop a

stronger stance leg for the kicking and take-

off. Pilates balances the body’s development

by addressing such asymmetries.

A goalkeeper’s personal perspective on pilatesRobert Green

After 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.”

“

Written by Karen Cowell - Body Control Pilates Teacher

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