Goalkeepers deceive themselves when facing penalty kicks

Soccer’s netminders fall victim to fallacy during high-pressure situation

GOALIE GUESSWORK  During penalty kick shootouts, goalkeepers suffer a logical glitch that often leads them to dive away from the ball.

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Soccer goalkeepers routinely dive the wrong way because their minds presume trends that don’t exist, University College London scientists report July 31 in Current Biology.