The well - known porter of Premierliga relates the thrilling story: I used to sell milk, now I'm on the list to win Golden Glove.

In 2010, he helped his cousin distribute milk, and in 2020 he tops the Golden Glove. The strange story of Nick Pope, who in a decade has seen his life change radically.

A Facebook memory makes him restore the road traveled through ten years: a series of part-time jobs allowed him to leave money alone to buy his first car, a Citroen C2; today he claims England's first goal of goalkeeper at the European Championship scheduled for next summer.

In 2008, only 16, Ipswich did not confirm it on the first team after six years of academy. Nick woke up from a dream, from night to day. You feel destroyed at this moment, but at least they dressed me well, I wasn't so good”, Pope admitted to Daily Mail.

The beginning of a new life, consisting of friends, laughter and games in small football “”, sometimes even more formal than any academy. A hundred and fifty games for the Bury Town reserve, school classes for West Suffolk College, looking for a job and offering a seat at Nottingham University Trent, almost neglecting gloves and ball. “I was looking around, I was hoping to go back to professional football, but there's not a lot of chance that the players who have come a similar way to do this. ”

In 2011 a new opportunity is presented, with Phil Chappell, a scout from Charlton Athletic who identifies him and asks him to spend some time with goalkeeper Lee Turner. “I went there fearlessly, already engaged in another way. I wouldn't have made a play if it hadn't gone well”

From there a number of loans, a purgatory. In 2013 alone, I wore three fans: Charlton, Aldershot Town of York City. I didn't want to borrow. It was a continuation of the tests... If you're walking, you're going to go back”.

Five years of traveling England to Burnley in 2016. However, it will have to wait more than a year for his debut. On September 10, 2017, Tom Heaton replaced the 36th minute of a home match against Crystal Palace.

I remember throwing the ball right after I got in. I took a deep breath and told myself that after all this time I couldn't fail. This was the phase I had always dreamed of. On TV, in a Premier League match”. Finally Burnley won one-zero.

Three years after his debut at Premier, Pope is fighting for Golden Doreza, a title appointed by the English Championship for the goalkeeper who has kept the clean door, with Aliceson, one of the best goalkeepers in the world as a rival.

The gain of the Golden Glove would be extraordinary. Our team isn't very successful and we're usually not in the top six”.