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BLACKBURN, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 07:  Brad Friedel of Aston Villa in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa at Ewood Park on February 7, 2009 in Blackburn, England.  (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Why Brad "The Human Wall" Friedel Is My All-Time Favorite Goalkeeper

Throughout the history of football, there have been many great goalkeepers. From Gordon Banks and Lev Yashin to Peter Schmeichel and Gianluigi Buffon, the world has been lucky to see many great keepers lead their team to victories...

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    Yoosof Farah commented on Why Brad "The Human Wall" Friedel Is My All-Time Favorite Goalkeeper

    The U.S seems to have a lot of great goalkeepers currently, with Brad Friedel in my opinion also, being the best out of the lot. Great...

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    • Andrew Jordan replied…

      Friedel is one great keeper and he is my favorite keeper. Great to see that you...

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    Homer Simpson commented on Why Brad "The Human Wall" Friedel Is My All-Time Favorite Goalkeeper

    BF is a very good keeper...at one point in this decade, Man United thought of buying him, but instead plumped for Edwin VDS. BF is a...

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    • Andrew Jordan replied…

      I always have wanted to meet Friedel, but he is truly a great keeper and he...

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    Nabeel Khokhar commented on Why Brad "The Human Wall" Friedel Is My All-Time Favorite Goalkeeper

    Brad was and is a good keeper. I think he has matured so much and become what is required to be considered a decent keeper and...

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    • Andrew Jordan replied…

      Thanks for the comment Nabeel. Friedel is still a great keeper to watch, and I hope...

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    Salomon Gonzales commented on Aston Villa's Carlos Cuellar Is Fan of England's Sensational Six Villans

    Well of course he is going to say that, if he is asked. Lets be honest though, they wont all go the World Cup. Infact, I'd...

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    • Yoosof Farah replied…

      I'm gonna have to be biased and say all of the Sensational Six will be there...

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    Kris Klassen commented on Why Brad "The Human Wall" Friedel Is My All-Time Favorite Goalkeeper

    Well done. Such a great player and still going strong.

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    • Andrew Jordan replied…

      Thank you Kris for the kind words about Friedel.

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    New Article: Why Brad "The Human Wall" Friedel Is My All-Time Favorite Goalkeeper

    Throughout the history of football, there have been many great goalkeepers. From Gordon Banks and Lev Yashin to Peter Schmeichel and Gianluigi Buffon, the world has been lucky to see many great keepers lead their team to victories...

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    New Article: Aston Villa's Carlos Cuellar Is Fan of England's Sensational Six Villans

    It's a well known fact that Aston Villa have a strong contingent of good England international players in their team, with the club having dubbed the best of them as the "Sensational Six"...

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    illya mclellan commented on Aston Villa: A Brief History

    Come on the villains, except not against teams that my players in fantasy football come from. Nice article Yoosof, I remember that days when they were...

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    Andrew Jordan commented on Aston Villa: A Brief History

    Great job on the recap of Villa's history Yoosof! I believe that Villa are a club that are extremely close to becoming a top four team,...

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    New Article: Aston Villa: A Brief History

    Aston Villa FC were formed in March 1874, by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Aston (in Birmingham). The four founders were Jack Hughes, Frederick Matthews, Walter Price, and William Scattergood...

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    Benni Watson commented on Aston Villa Top Four Hopes Stronger After Liverpool Draw with Birmingham

    I get what you are saying but I don't think Villa have been playing too well this year. Ashley Young is being double and triple marked...

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    • Yoosof Farah replied…

      We've picked up our performances after a fairly slow start; I think we've been doing pretty...

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