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Brighton goalkeeper Verbruggen sets new Euros record

Brighton goalkeeper Verbruggen sets new Euros record
Brighton goalkeeper Verbruggen sets new Euros recordTribalfootball

Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen has set a new Euros record with Holland.

For the 0-0 draw with France, Verbruggen passed the ball 40 times. 39 times the ball reached a teammate.

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That works out to a successful passing percentage of 97.5%. Since data agency Opta started keeping match statistics in 1980, no goalkeeper has managed to achieve such a percentage at a European Championship.

 

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