defender

Newcastle's Dan Burn has been added to the England squad to play Croatia and Spain in the Nations League this week after Manchester City defender Marc Guehi pulled out with a hip injury.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Aaron Donald, a three-time NFL defensive player of the year, came out of retirement to play with Garrett after the Rams acquired the elite defender.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

But a defender has to find every flaw.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Unlike Isak, Havertz made sure everyone - including VAR Michael Oliver, was aware that a defender had hold of his shirt.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

The defender countered that Zeitoun had no prior record, and that the bail should be far lower.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Verdict: Matthias Jaissle was perplexed in his post-match interview, yet he would surely be furious if a Fulham player held one of his defenders back to create on onside corridor for another attacker to score.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Open models have real virtues; defenders against cyberattacks use them too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

The law seeks to prevent situations whereby defenders have carte blanche to foul attackers, just because the opponent is offside.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

It might be that the game has evolved to become more grueling, that teams are averaging more possessions per game, that possessions are shorter and that defenders are picking up ball-handlers sooner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

But near Enugu, the civil defenders had blocked the road with tree trunks and old rusty drums.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie