cleat
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Who’s going to be the brilliant video forensicist replaying Balogun’s red carded contact against the uncalled cleat of Leo Messi in Argentina’s opener?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
A cleat was changed out and minutes later, Tillman used that foot to score the insurance goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Roldan attempted to gain possession, but with his cleat spikes up.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
“On my lead leg, the bottom of my cleat just caught the dirt,” Ragans said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
I’d never seen anyone who could skate as fast, stop as quickly, turn and swivel like he was planting a cleat in the grass, not stabbing the ice with his skate.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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Our dads bought us hats and bats to occupy our summer, not kits and cleats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
If you cannot, the Realest is offering this free-to-enter contest: Guess the sale price of the Ohtani cleats and, if you come closest to the actual sale price, you win 1% of the price.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Keeney talks about the “museum-grade” and “investment-grade” quality of the cleats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Ibrahimovic returned to AC Milan and delivered four more seasons before hanging up his cleats and, for the first time in his life, feeling anything less than total confidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
I knocked on Sohrab’s door and then shifted the box of cleats.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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