captain
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Deschamps won the World Cup as a captain and manager with France, but said he would not be drawn into the emotion of his last game on home soil.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
That was impacted by injuries to captain Leah Williamson, who started just two Women's Super League games for Arsenal this season in a disrupted campaign.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The RFU council - famously described by then England captain Will Carling in 1995 as "57 old farts" - is in the process of being reformed.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
“I think we’ve all been, I wouldn’t say overwhelmed, but possibly surprised by the excitement and the buzz,” said captain Tim Ream, who led the team onto the field.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The captain gave her permission to visit Charles in Chinon, more than three hundred miles away.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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