defender
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At 18, Senegalese defender Mor Talla Ndiaye has already been on the bench for Liverpool after arriving from Amitie, owned by ex-Newcastle and Chelsea striker Demba Ba.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
After defeat by Atletico, where Real went down to 10 men in a feisty encounter after defender Dean Huijsen was sent off, Mourinho blamed the officiating.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Donald helped pick up the slack Monday, and got a rollicking ovation in pregame as the last Rams defender announced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Like when he somehow leapfrogged a defender while flying backward, a feat enshrined on the cover of the Madden NFL videogame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
He raced down the other way—just me, him, a defender and the basket.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
On the Cougars’ next possession, Grant threaded a pass through two Cavalier defenders, finding Kyion Rattler for an apparent 55-yard score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Cordero, 6-0 and 175 pounds, has shown excellent speed in breaking away from defenders while catching 20 passes for 455 yards and seven touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The holding midfielder, usually Rodrigo Bentancur, anchors the midfield in front of Spurs' two central defenders with this trio remaining fairly fixed.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Open models lag behind frontier labs by only a few months, driving down the cost for both defenders and attackers alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The defenders instantly obeyed as the showers of missiles increased.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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