defender
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Iraola was not even born when former defender Thompson won the third of his three European Cups for Liverpool.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
He would become America’s leading conservative economist and the world’s greatest intellectual defender of free markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Women's football will be the first to suffer if Fifa president Gianni Infantino's plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors goes ahead, according to former England defender Anita Asante.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Tottenham manager Roberto de Zerbi says he wants to convince England defender Djed Spence to stay at the club amid uncertainty over his future.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
She beat her defender to the outside and then crossed the ball in to Tino, who scored the first goal of the half.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
Truman knew American invaders might have to face more than 900,000 defenders and 10,000 kamikaze planes on the southern island of Kyushu alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Like Kelce, Traore can hurdle defenders, and in 2022 he was named the best tight end in the Sun Belt Conference.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
McDaniel needles the other side of the ball too, James said, warning defenders to be ready for a deep pass before hitting them with a quick out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
I supported pulling more public defenders onto the bench, and I still think that overall, it has a lot of benefits.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Europe's defenders argue that the mass deaths cannot be described as genocide.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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