defender
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At 18, Senegalese defender Mor Talla Ndiaye has already been on the bench for Liverpool after arriving from Amitie, owned by ex-Newcastle and Chelsea striker Demba Ba.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Donald helped pick up the slack Monday, and got a rollicking ovation in pregame as the last Rams defender announced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Celtic defender Tierney and Norwich midfielder McLean have 119 international caps between them, while experienced trio Scott McTominay, Che Adams and Lawrence Shankland were unavailable before Pocognoli made his picks.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Like when he somehow leapfrogged a defender while flying backward, a feat enshrined on the cover of the Madden NFL videogame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Their public defender was a young-looking man with thinning red hair.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
Cordero, 6-0 and 175 pounds, has shown excellent speed in breaking away from defenders while catching 20 passes for 455 yards and seven touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
On the Giants seventh snap at SoFi Stadium, Dart went airborne to pass when he was crunched in between two Rams defenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Against Liverpool, Spurs have the chance to play long into three runners against two Liverpool defenders.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The holding midfielder, usually Rodrigo Bentancur, anchors the midfield in front of Spurs' two central defenders with this trio remaining fairly fixed.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Right betore halftime with the score — , Coby dribbles the ball past two of our defenders, speeds down the sidelines like a cheetah, then slants toward the middle.
From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander
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