Well the World Cup has just kicked off, and with the office TV installed in the correct position for optimum viewing by all and snacks are available on request, we’ve settled down to the kind of month that makes work a pleasure!

Over the next month, everyone will be looking for what boots are on display, enjoying 62 new World Cup football shirts and of course, will get tired of hearing about how much the ball is moving! But what about the goalkeepers, who will take a lot of the flack when the ball does indeed swerve out of control?

We’ve hunted around and drawn up this list of the goalkeeper gloves that the World’s top shot stoppers are trusting will get to grips with the Adidas Jabulani.

Top goalkeeper gloves in South Africa.

The clear winner at the 2010 World Cup is Uhlsport, with no less than 27 goalkeepers choosing to wear Uhlsport goalkeeper gloves. Among them are Pepe Reina of Spain and Liverpool, Jorg Butt of Bayern Munich and Germany and Itu Khune from the Kaizer Chiefs and South Africa, who as we write, has pulled a few great saves off in the first half of the opening match!

Joint second in the goalkeeper glove league are Reusch and Nike. Nike have both the USA’s top goalkeepers Tim Howard and Marcus Hahnemann wearing their gloves, along with Spain’s Victor Valdes. Reusch are the favourite goalkeeper gloves of Brazil stopper Julio Cesar and Mariano Adujar the 26 year old Argentinia goalkeeper.

Adidas and Sells can both boast 3 goalkeepers each, including Rob Green of England who wears Sells goalkeeper gloves, while Umbro have both David James and Joes hart.

Finally, Mitre and Reebok each have a goalkeeper in the shape of Mark Schwarzer and Iker Cassilas respectively.

Goooooooal!!! South Africa 1-0 Mexico, Oscar Perez and his Voit goalkeeper gloves had no chance, time to watch the rest of the game (and work)!