Growing up, Red Stars goalie Alyssa Naeher dreamed of enjoying skilled basketball. Every evening prior to she went to mattress, the longer term two-time World Cup champion would pray to make it within the WNBA. “If I’m being honest, basketball was my first love,” she stated. “I wanted to play basketball at UConn. We obviously didn’t really have a [pro women’s soccer league] of our own yet.” She scored 2,000 issues for her highschool basketball workforce in Connecticut and was once recruited by way of a couple of small faculties, however her occupation at the courtroom sooner or later started to take a again seat to her occupation at the pitch. It appears to be like to be panning out.
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Who is Kepa? The lowdown on Chelsea’s new keeper
Swift riseKepa Arrizabalaga has been on Athletic Club's books since he was nine, swiftly rising through the ranks. After a couple of seasons on loan in the second tier, he made his first-team debut (keeping a clean sheet at Deportivo) in September 2016. Kepa conceded just 22 goals in 23 outings in 2016/17; last season, despite finishing 16th, Athletic shipped fewer than fifth-placed Villarreal. Playing style
UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2017/18 Season
Goalkeepers Jan Oblak (Atlético)Technical Observers say: The competition's outstanding keeper, he performed when his team needed him most.Rui Patrício (Sporting CP)Technical Observers say: An important player for his team.DefendersLeonardo Bonucci (AC Milan)Technical Observers say: Milan's skipper and talisman is happy defending and comfortable in possession of the ball. UEFA.com - News
Casillas and Buffon in the UEFA Champions League: Did you know?
1. Iker Casillas had a chastening start to life in the UEFA Champions League, conceding three goals on his competition debut, a draw at Olympiacos in September 1999. Indeed, after six outings he had picked the ball out of his net no fewer than 15 times. However, all's well that ends well – by the end of the season he was a UEFA Champions League winner, the youngest keeper to play in a final.2. Gianluigi Buffon was 19 when he made his competition bow for Parma in 1997/98 (the only one of his 13 UEFA Champions League campaigns that have not come with Juventus).
Russia take a chance on injured keeper Todua
The injured Elvira Todua has been named in Russia's 23-strong squad for UEFA Women's EURO 2013.Todua suffered a shoulder injury on 22 June as Russia claimed a 1-0 friendly victory over Ukraine despite being down to ten players for over half the game. Coach Sergei Lavrentiev has nevertheless included his first-choice goalkeeper in the party that kick-off their campaign in Sweden against Italy on 12 July.Todua is one of 11 survivors of the squad that returned for Finland four years ago after losing all three of their group games. It means there is no place for WFC Rossiyanka defender Nadezhda Koltakova and uncapped FK Kuzbass Kemerovo defender Ksenia Kovalenko, who were shorn from an initial squad of 25.Russia continued preparations