dugout

A surprising return to England came via the Everton dugout, where Ancelotti delivered successive mid-table finishes before Real Madrid came calling.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

The two geniuses who ruled the pitch, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, may have been in Spain, but the scholars of the dugout were all in England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

As the European season begins, Mourinho is back in the dugout at Real Madrid, where he previously spent three years as one of half of Spanish soccer’s most ferocious rivalry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

While defending champions Arsenal have continuity with Mikel Arteta in charge, rivals Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea have new bosses in the dugout in Enzo Maresca, Andoni Iraola and Xabi Alonso respectively.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

“When Glenn Burke reached the dugout, his teammates greeted him with handshakes and helmet rubs.”

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

As the two went back and forth, Dodgers reliever Edgardo Henriquez pulled his catcher away from the heated exchange, but players from both dugouts and bullpens already began to spill onto the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

The four shelter in forest dugouts, hunting and gathering by day and telling stories at night.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Before their Championship debut, Wrexham added new TV gantries, moved the dugouts and spent £2m on adding under-soil heating to the pitch.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

His face bore the extreme exhaustion typical of men who have spent too long in front-line dugouts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

He’s doing a sweep of the bleachers and dugouts, making sure no one left anything behind, like he always does after practices.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner