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Having fouled Florent Malouda for France's opener, the towering defender levelled with a thundering header from Andrea Pirlo's corner inside 20 minutes.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
As French fullback Lucas Digne attempted to clear his own header, he swung around to boot the ball and kicked Yamal instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
He’s 6-foot-2, a gifted header of the ball, and can fill in all over the park.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Egypt had given everything, finally succumbing to Enzo Fernandez's header in stoppage time for the most heartbreaking of exits.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Under the header, I write: “We’ll spend less time watching TV.”
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
Bosnia and Herzegovina defender Nikola Katic, back, and Switzerland midfielder Remo Freuler headers the ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
A 2026 study of roughly 300 male amateur players found temporary increases in brain-damage markers after heading, with stronger effects after frequent and high-impact headers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Doctors used to worry almost exclusively about concussions, but most headers don’t produce a concussion diagnosis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
It has also issued guidelines to clubs on limiting high force headers in training, such as from balls which come at speed from free-kicks and corners.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
Mr. McDuff had built it back with posts as thick as telephone poles and crossbeams that could have been used as headers in the mine.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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