After Maier’s appearances at the 1974 World Cup, which West Germany won, latex gloves began to rapidly catch on. Before then, the take-up of goalkeeper gloves had risen steadily.

So with that established, it was time to experiment. I wanted to test things that would be practical and we could realistically see a goalkeeper use. That means substances that wouldn’t totally ...

These gloves encapsulate the experience of a goalkeeper who has racked up almost 250 professional appearances and they are designed from the ground up with that experience in mind.