ACADEMICS BETWEEN THE POSTS?

Ederson Santana de Moraes has signed for Manchester City from Benfica for £35 million. You know this is a record for a goalkeeper (he topped Buffon) but no where near the top price for an outfield player. Why is that?

Only one goalkeeper has won the Ballon d'Or since it was first awarded in 1956, that was Lev Yashin, the Russian. I saw him managing Moscow Dynamo in Greece against Olympiakos whilst on holiday in 1971.

Manuel Neuer, a greatest keeper?? was short listed for d'Or in 2014, the first for 3 decades, but that was that.

Ederson follows in valued footsteps, Bravo, Hart? Where will it go next? Ederson played for Sao Paulo in 2008, joined Benfica Youth as a 16 year old in 2009, then went to Ribeiro 2011, Rio Ave 2012-5 and joined Benfica, playing in their B side, then the first team, until being signed by Pep.
He has played 149 games at the senior level.

The goalkeeper is there as a "prevention of negative consequences" and is seriously only noticed for his mistakes or brilliant saves, but rarely does he get credit for the the basics, which he does with rare error all match. It is the same for wicket keepers!

Since the back pass rule was changed 25 years ago, the keeper's role has expanded and he has become multi-dimensional, such is their importance. But of the 100 most expensive footballers' transfers, only one is a goalkeeper. Does this make sense?

Much has changed since Peter Shilton first set foot in his goal area in May 1966 for Leicester v Everton. He made 1005 appearances with a multitude of clubs, ending his career at Leyton Orient at 47 years old, the 5th oldest player in the FL and PL. He won 125 international caps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lpIgLYETPI

Other goalkeepers who were a little more philosophical about their role in the game of football are:
Albert Camus, author, who played in nets for Racing Universitaire Algerios JT. he said that "all that I know most surely about morality and obligations, I owe to football". Professional footballers appeared in his writings.

Pope John Paul II known as Karol Jozef Wojtyla played goalie in games between Jews and Catholics at school.

Vladimir Nabokov, another author and entomologist, donned the GK jersey at Trinity College, Cambridge, while Niels Bohr, the quantum physicist narrowed the angles for the Danish, Akademisk Bold Club and also played for his country in the Olympic games 1908.