Football: The XI
England used to boast the best goalkeepers in the world. Nowadays it hosts them. Here are 11 goalkeepers whose presence indicates a decline in domestic talent:
Mark Bosnich (Aston Villa, Australian)
Craig Forrest (Ipswich, Canadian)
Bruce Grobelaar (Liverpool (Zimbabwean)
Kasey Keller (Millwall, American)
Dmitri Kharin (Chelsea, Russian)
Ludek Miklosko (West Ham, Slovakian)
Hans Segers (Wimbledon, Dutch)
Jan Stejskal (QPR, Czech)
Peter Schmeichel (Man Utd, Danish)
Erik Thorstvedt (Spurs, Norwegian)
Jason Kearton (Everton, Australian)
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