defender

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Captain of Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning team, the former defender does not have a scintillating managerial pedigree.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In making his argument to dismiss the case, Samuel Cross, a deputy federal public defender, said he was quoting the judge in calling it “amateur hour at the U.S. attorney’s office.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Cross, the deputy public defender representing Escobar, said the new evidence changed the view of the case and how they would have prepared for trial.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"We know we can go to Stamford Bridge and turn this result around," Chelsea defender Lucy Bronze told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

As a lawyer, he was a defender of African leaders and trade unionists.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela