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ENGLAND’S NO.1S

DAVID DOCHERTY LOOKS BACK AT THE PERFORMANCES OF THREE LIONS KEEPERS AT WORLD CUPS THROUG THE DECADES

GOALIES’ FORTUNES
ENGLISH goalkeepers used to be the envy of the footballing world, or at least we thought so. As Everton’s Jordan Pickford, Jack Butland of relegated Stoke and outsider Nick Pope of Burnley battle it out to face Tunisia in England’s World Cup opener in Volgograd on June 18, this is the perfect opportunity to examine the mixed fortunes of England’s World Cup goalkeepers in the various finals over the last 68 years.
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