Messing with Goalkeepers is a risky business

Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

At least the Spurs fan who kicked Arsenal keeper Aaron Ramsdale, above, had the good sense to run away. Goalkeepers are easy targets for supporters given their position and isolation, but anyone who got too close would quickly realise the stupidity of messing with a 6ft 3ins pro athlete.
Just ask Andrew Price. Eighteen years ago, the Leicester fan leapt over a barrier to confront Ian Walker, who had shipped five goals against Aston Villa.

Walker towered over his portly assailant and flung him to the floor like a ragdoll before stewards arrived to s...

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