defender
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Riccardo Calafiori: His underlapping runs were typically adventurous and the Italy defender played a key role in creating problems from set-pieces.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Faced with an early fourth down, he heaved a pass deep down the sideline for Dixon-Wyatt, who leaped over a defender to reel in a 31-yard reception.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
He was the Trojans’ highest-graded defender, according to Pro Football Focus, with two pressures on 13 pass rushes and two stops on the other 10 in the victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
By the time they moved on to Argentina defender Nicolas Tagliafico, who they missed out on anyway, United had moved on themselves.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Kimutai got past one defender, then a second, then a third.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
Her “no Mr. Nice Guy” approach to enforcing the terms of a lease is also within her rights, her defenders say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
It helps to have a dynamic, special athlete in junior receiver Jalen Flowers, who contributed one touchdown on a short pass, slipping away and outrunning helpless defenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The quarterbacks kept running, leaving defenders unable to stop them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Liverpool are well stocked in that department when you include promising teenage defenders like Mor Talla Ndiaye and Ifeanyi Ndukwe, who impressed in pre-season.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
A hearty cheer rent the air as the Redwall defenders broke cover to survey their handiwork.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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