Football fans brought up in Britain, and now of a certain age, know exactly who had the Safest Hands in Soccer — Scottish keeper Gordon Stewart, who played for Tynefield City in the fantastic football comic Roy of the Rovers.
Now, we also know who has the most valuable hands in soccer — Spanish keeper Iker Casillas, who has just had them insured for 7.5 million euros.
I was in in Spain when Casillas burst into the Real Madrid in the 1999-2000 season and he often seemed to show the sort of miraculous form Gordon Stewart was famous for (unless the fictional keeper ran out for the first half without his lucky charm, which he seemed to do every other week). For a while Casillas looked unbeatable in one-on-one situations as he helped Real win two European Cups and soon became Spanish number one (helped by a dropped bottle of cologne that kept Santiago Canizares out of the 2002 World Cup).
Anyway, I’m sure his hands are worth every ’centimo’. Does anyone know if a goalkeeper has insured his hands for more?
Kevin Fylan
Photo: Casillas shows off his hands during a news conference in Madrid September 26, 2007. Susana Vera / Reuters
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Jennifer Lopez insured her butt. Now it is Iker Casillas turn to be on the spotlights. I am sure it is worth every penny cause his hands is important for him to make a living! Without his hands how can he keep the ball out from his net right? ^^
- Posted by squaretanI do know that Billy the Fish, Fulchester United keeper, was kidnapped once but I’m not sure if the insurance paid out…… More to the point I’m not sure he had any hands.
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- Posted by Jim[…] goalie Iker Casillas turn to be in the spotlight. The Spanish keeper has just had his hands insured for a whooping 7.5 million euros. A far cry from the amount Jennifer Lopez insured her breasts. Nonetheless, it is still a massive […]
- Posted by A pair of hands at 7.5million euros at Square Tan dot ComI would imagine the figure for the Spanish chap’s hands must be the highest, but ballet dancer Dame Alicia Markova had her legs and feet insured for more.
- Posted by AntonHowever, on the subject of keepers the greatest PAIR OF HANDS ever to keep goal belonged to Pat Jennings of Spurs and Northern Ireland. Just think, if the current qualification rules had applied then England would have won the world cup THREE times.He was a in a class of his own.