Saturday, July 11, 2009

27 High-Flying Soccer Saves

Banks Saves!
England's goalie Gordon Banks hits the ground after making one of the most famous saves in soccer history during a 1970 World Cup match in Mexico. Brazilian soccer legend Pele had headed the ball toward the unguarded far post and was already turning to celebrate when Banks made a breathtaking, one-handed, fingertip save. This gallery is all about saves -- and the cat-like reflexes of the players who make them.

Kevin Hartman, Los Angeles Galaxy, Frisco, Texas, 2005


Alexandr Mokin, Kazakhstan's National Team, London, 2008


Danny Cepero, New York Red Bulls, New Jersey, 2008


Dan Kennedy, CD Chivas USA, Carson, California, 2008


Schumacher, German National Team, Seville, 1982


Kasey Keller, USA National Team, Chicago, Illinois, 2007


Michel Preud, Belgian National Team, Florida, 1994


Vladimir Stojkovic, Serbia National Team, Belgrade, 2009


Kasey Keller, USA National Team, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2005


Juergen Sommer, USA National Team, Washington DC, 2002


Gyula Grosics, Hungarian National Team, Berne, Switzerland, 1954


Franck Grandel, Guadeloupe National Team, Miami, Florida, 2007


Greg Sutton, Toronto FC, Carson, California, 2008


Miguel Calero, Pachuca, Carson, California, 2007


Joe Cannon, Los Angeles Galaxy, Carson, California, 2007


Justo Villar, Paraguay, San Francisco, California, 2003


Joe Cannon, Los Angeles Galaxy, Carson, California, 2007


Cordoba, Boca Juniors, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2001


Sparta Prague vs. Panathinaikos, Athens, 1957


Will Hesmer, Columbus Crew, Carson, California, 2007


Lev Yashin, Russian National Team, Goodison park, Liverpool


David Monsalve, Canadian U-23 National Team, Nashville, Tennessee, 2008


Tim Howard, USA National Team, Houston, Texas, 2008


Jose Iribar, Spanish National Team, England, 1966


Kevin Hartman, Kansas City Wizards, Illinois, 2008


Steve Cronin, Los Angeles Galaxy, Carson, California, 2008