striker
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Federico Higuain, brother of former Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain, was sent off and given a two-match suspension for the incident during an MLS Next Pro league match.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
In saying that, striker Kieron Bowie and wingers Findlay Curtis and Ben Gannon-Doak had to make do with being substitutes over the weekend for Sassuolo, Rangers and Bournemouth respectively.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
"It should have been more, the chances Brighton created, they were that good," said former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer on BBC Radio 5 Live.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Well done to Forest striker Liam Delap by the way, who got his first goal for them in last week's win at Aston Villa.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
I jump and drop the flint and striker to the ground, barely keeping hold of the tinder.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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At 6ft 5in, the 23-year-old has a physical presence United's other strikers lack.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Lee Chang-dong’s superb “Possible Love,” for instance, generates its explosively intimate finale by first investing us in the saga of strikers reeling from a brutal government crackdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Jesus has fallen down the pecking order in recent seasons at Arsenal due to injury issues, as well as Kai Havertz and Viktor Gyokeres being the preferred central strikers at the club.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Given Eliezer Mayenda has left, meaning Brian Brobbey and Wilson Isidor are the club's only first-team strikers, another forward who plays through the middle is probably needed.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
When the federal government sent ground troops, and bomber planes landed at a nearby airfield, the strikers surrendered.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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