dribble
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Clips go viral - a great goal, magical piece of skill, a dazzling dribble - but so do opinions.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
"They are open goals and you can score more," said one child, while another added: "There's less players so it is easier to dribble around them."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
President of basketball operations Rob Pelinka said before the season that he and Redick wanted to intentionally build a cast of role players who could pass, dribble and shoot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Of course, it’s unclear what that coda would look like, and if it involves spending a lot of time watching James Harden dribble in circles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
At first, my hands shake, so all I do is dribble back and forth.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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He recorded 12 touches in the opposition penalty area, created three chances, delivered eight crosses and completed five dribbles - all either the most or joint-most by a Chelsea player in Saturday's match.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Tel completed more dribbles, with 39 to Gakpo's 34, although Gakpo posted the slightly better success rate at 45.95%.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
For Bayern last season, he averaged almost double the number of touches per game, created twice as many chances per 90 and averaged two dribbles each match as opposed to one in Haaland's case.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Despite only playing 34 minutes as a substitute, the Manchester United man has completed the most dribbles and has the best success rate among the 32 players to attempt five or more.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Water dribbles out of the side of his mouth.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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To be fair to Maradona, he then scored probably the greatest World Cup goal of all time as he dribbled through half the England team, rounded Shilton and slotted home to double Argentina's lead.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Best scored United's second goal in the final after he dribbled round the Benfica goalkeeper.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Kiki Rice dribbled to the hoop, deked and then put up a shot over the Toronto Tempo practice squad, crisp ombre blue-and-burgundy nails releasing the ball into the basket.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
On the field, Maradona dazzled fans as he dribbled around defenders like no else could.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
He dribbled to his right across the top of the box and blasted a shot high and to the right.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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With a lot of these jokes it’s like dribbling a football, you just don’t know where it’s going to land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Bukayo Saka and Max Dowman's dribbling, combined with the passing of Martin Odegaard, Martin Zubimendi, Bruno Guimaraes and Christos Tzolis, provides repeatable solutions against packed defences.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
England fan completes challenge dribbling ball from Africa.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
There’s no dribbling here, no sudden change of direction, or blur of delicate touches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Instead, they walked through a forest that seemed endless, and their progress was slow, as they had to step through kudzu and over trees and hop the occasional dribbling creek.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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