10 little things that I love about football

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2. Goalkeepers going upfront in the last minute

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How often do we see goalkeepers going up front for a free kick or a corner in the dying minutes when their team needs a goal? We see this happen at least twice a month, but is it ever effective? Well, almost never.

But it has happened in football when goalkeepers have actually scored or helped in scoring a goal in the dying minutes. In the 1999 UEFA Champions League final, Peter Schmeichel’s run into the box caused confusion, and in that chaos, Giggs scored.

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Incidents like these make the game awesome. However, there is a better story in this regard, a much better story which I am sure none of you will ever have heard of. Go ahead, watch the video of the legendary Carlisle United keeper, Jimmy Glass.

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