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Gregory Coupet's famous double save against Rivaldo, 25 years on
Original: Gregory Coupet, Rivaldo and the greatest double save of all time, 25 years on https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7674046/2
French goalkeeper Gregory Coupet is being remembered for his celebrated double save against Brazil's Rivaldo, an incident many football fans still call the greatest double save of all time. Marking roughly 25 years since the moment, retrospectives have revisited the save, which involved a collision with Fabien Barthez, and renewed debate over Coupet's place in goalkeeping history.
Why now: The 25th anniversary of the iconic save has prompted football writers and fans to revisit and debate the moment.
Gregory CoupetRivaldoFabien BarthezFrance national football teamBrazil national football team
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- Gregory Coupet, Rivaldo and the greatest double save of all time, 25 years on https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7674046/2026/10/10/greatest-double-save-all-time-football-coupet-rivaldo/ # Football # Sports # History · nyt_sports@robot.villas · 3
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