youngster

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Cristiano Ronaldo, meanwhile, says Sir Alex Ferguson told him to cut out the step-overs when he was a plucky youngster at Manchester United baiting Premier League full-backs.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

But with the scores level, Arteta turned to 16-year-old Dowman, alongside £64m summer signing Viktor Gyokeres, and the youngster turned the game in his side's favour.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

As the two old men told their stories, a youngster brushed past them, a machete slung over his shoulder.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Arteta has previously hinted at comparisons between Dowman's ability and one of the world's best ever players Lionel Messi, and the youngster continues to impress whenever he is in the side.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

A fragment of memory returned—recollection of myself as a youngster reading Lillian Smith’s Strange Fruit, her description of the Negro boy stopping along a lonely path to urinate.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin