boyhood

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Raffi Quirke, a boyhood Sale fan, signed off before a summer move to Newcastle with a blindside dart and cute chip to set up one of Arron Reed's two tries.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Rehabilitating after a knee injury, he had been expected to stay in Argentina to watch boyhood club Belgrano play River Plate in the Argentina Primera Division Apertura final on Sunday.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

And he says criticism from then manager Rafael Benitez contributed to his potential departure from his boyhood club.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

It’s an evolving boyhood, framed with unshowy elegance by cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub against the island’s flat, grassy, weather-rich horizons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

But he had lived with a basketball, had paid his dues, and could now exult in this one small skill of boyhood.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy