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goalkeeping

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[gohl-keep-ing] / ˈgoʊlˌkip ɪŋ /

noun

  1. Sports. (in soccer, hockey, etc.) the activity or skill of preventing the ball or puck from crossing the goal line.


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Their son, Matt, played soccer at Santa Margarita High and was inducted into UCLA’s sports Hall of Fame because of his goalkeeping skills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

As Carragher said: "They have to sort the goalkeeping issue out because it's going to come back and haunt them again this season as it did tonight."

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Newcastle failed to land many of their top transfer targets, although Lukas Hornicek has arrived from Braga to address the goalkeeping problem, while midfielder Aladji Bamba is rich in promise after arriving from Monaco.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

A rebuild was always on the cards on Tyneside this summer, not least in the goalkeeping department.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Besides, the Sailor was a goalkeeping genius; his form that afternoon could not have been surpassed by Robinson of Chelsea.

From The Sailor by J. C. Snaith

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