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   Goalkeeper (association football) A goalkeeper (sometimes written as goal-keeper, abbreviated as GK, keeper, keeps, or goalie) is a position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. [1] The goalkeeper's main role is to stop the opposing team from scoring (putting the ball over the goal-line of the goal ).

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   What is a goalkeeper in soccer?

   • Goalkeeper is the only position that is certain to have existed since the codification of the sport. Even in the early days of organized football or soccer, when systems were limited or non-existent and the main idea was for all players to attack and defend, teams had a designated member to play as the goalkeeper.

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   When was the first football team to have a goalkeeper?

   • The earliest account of association football teams with player positions comes from Richard Mulcaster in 1581 and does not specify goalkeepers. The earliest specific reference to keeping goal comes from Cornish Hurling in 1602.

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   What is a goal keeper in football?

   • The word "goal-keeper" appeared in the Sheffield Rules of 1867, but the term did not refer to a designated player, but rather to "that player on the defending side who for the time being is nearest to his own goal". The goal-keeper, thus defined, did not enjoy any special handling privileges.

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   Do goalkeepers have the same rights as other players?

   • In some sports, goalkeepers may have the same rights as other players; in association football, for example, the keeper is allowed to kick the ball just as any other player but may also use their hands to handle the ball in a restricted area.

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