What does the name Peter Bonetti mean to you?

Do you know him as the goalkeeper who stayed loyal to Chelsea, making 600 league appearances for the Stamford Bridge club?

Or is he the man who was solely responsible for England's exit from the World Cup in 1970?

Goalkeeping is a cruel business, as David Seaman will no doubt be musing today as he reflects on his role in England's defeat to Brazil.

His country's undisputed No.1 for most of the last decade, Seaman has always exuded confidence, been a reassuring presence behind the defence.

His international career began in 1989 but now, after 13 years and 73 caps, he finds himself charged with letting England down.

Bonetti can empathise with how Seaman feels. The Arsenal keeper has been a good servant to his country, notably in Euro 96, but the sad truth is he is no stranger to errors such as yesterday's.

Northern Echo Sport wondered yesterday whether Seaman could elevate himself to being on a par with Gordon Banks and Peter Shilton.

Sadly, his mistake underlined why he'll never quite be ranked in the same class as those two England legends.

Think back to 1991, and Paul Gascoigne's wonderful free kick in the FA Cup semi-final between Tottenham and Arsenal.

Yes, it was a great strike, but should an international keeper have been beaten from 35 yards?

Nayim is a name that still sends a shiver down Seaman's spine after he was beaten from 50 yards in the last minute of the 1995 European Cup Winners' Cup final.

The goal was not too dissimilar to Ronaldinho's effort yesterday, and in his autobiography Seaman admitted to the pitfalls of being a keeper.

He said: "I always know that I am one mistake away from trouble. As a goalkeeper, you can be a hero for 89 minutes and then all of a sudden 'bang', you've made an error and the game's over.

"I should know. It happened to me in the Parc des Princes when Nayim scored from such a long way out. I had actually had a great game and had made plenty of saves and then that happened. Nightmare.

"Of course, that's what people remember and I suppose it's what I remember. The last kick of the match. I must admit, that reminded me of the pitfalls of the profession. I even had a funny feeling when I went back to that ground with England. It's hard to forget. Something like that may never happen again but it's a reminder of what can go wrong."

Yet Seaman has been at the top of his trade for close to 15 years now and has enjoyed hero status in England for some time.

In 1996, shortly after England were knocked out of Euro 96, Seaman's appearance in the Royal Box at the Centre Court at Wimbledon triggered thunderous applause and delayed the resumption of the match involving Pete Sampras.

Five years earlier, he conceded just 18 goals in 38 league games as Arsenal lost just one First Division game in winning the title.

To be England's best keeper at the grand old age of 38, having had the latter part of his career dogged by injury, is to his credit.

But all his hard work, his good saves, will be consigned to history after one fatal misjudgment in Shizuoka. That's the way life is for goalkeepers.

Just ask Peter Bonetti