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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sophie Downey

Goalkeepers in women’s football – and what is fair criticism?

One of the best goalkeepers in the world, Lyon’s Christiane Endler, jumps to catch the ball against  Barcelona during the Champions League final.
One of the best goalkeepers in the world, Lyon’s Christiane Endler, jumps to catch the ball against Barcelona during the Champions League final. Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/AP

Welcome to Moving the Goalposts, the Guardian’s new (and free) women’s football newsletter. Here’s an extract from this week’s edition. To receive the full version once a week, just pop your email in below.

“I’ve seen better keeping in Sunday League”; “They need smaller goals” - these are just a couple of the comments aimed at female goalkeepers across social media even after the most spectacular of goals. Millie Bright v Ellie Roebuck in the 2020 Community Shield and Mollie Green v Watford in the recent FA Championship relegation decider are the ones that immediately come to mind.

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