AUSTIN, Texas - The Goalie Wars belt is heavier than it looks. It’s an imposing thing, all dark leather, save for one giant silver buckle across the middle. The design would make sense. It may be a Championship Belt, but it is meant more to be held aloft, or slung across the shoulder in victory.
Either way, it is a statement piece, one awarded to the winner of Goalie Wars, a revived, revamped, and reimagined version of an old training ground game that MLS used in its All-Star festivities some 20 years ago. Now, it’s in its third year back in existence, and has become a hallmark of the week in its own right - as well as a nod to the good old days of the game in America.
“I love it. Goalie Wars is the best thing to happen ever,” Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver said.
GOAL dives into Goalie Wars origins and how it reemerged as an All-Star week favorite...
