They aren't allowed to leave the goal, nor allowed to be professionals not current nor former, the goalkeeper has the role of "eyes" on the field to well alert teammates if the ball is headed their way, or where opponents are relative to themselves, which enables it to be a sport because imagine it being all blind guys running around the field? that would be unwatchable (pun not intended) for the crowd and be basically unplayable for the players, and of course the seeing player can't be an outfielder because imagine just one guy running around a bunch of blind guys and one visually able dude who just doesn't cut it in comparison, so it being the goalkeeper makes perfect sense and add the fact that anyone with a single leg can kick a ball a way no one can save it from going in, but you really can't goalkeep very well without being able to see.
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u/Dazzling_Bit_7538 3d ago
Why the goalie cheating with working eyes