striker
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Joshua Robinson caught up with Norway’s 6-foot-5 striker on terrifying his opponents—and the surreal World Cup summer that turned him into much more than a soccer star.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
When he FaceTimed Zlatan Ibrahimović, the former Swedish striker who arguably started the whole man-bun-in-soccer trend, he asked if Haaland had lost a bet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Hall has taken a wide position frequently, allowing his winger to move in-field playing closer to the striker.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Here, Kane has dropped deep vacating the striker position and pulling a centre-back out with him.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Sena the sprinter, Sena the striker, so useless in the water!
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
England's full-back, winger and number ten work together and are often also joined by one of the strikers or holding midfielders.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Kane is one of the leading strikers of his generation, but finding a suitable back-up has been a long-standing problem for England.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The three strikers drew a blank, but as far as 0-0s go, it offered hope that more productive days may lay ahead with these guys.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Lee Chang-dong’s superb “Possible Love,” for instance, generates its explosively intimate finale by first investing us in the saga of strikers reeling from a brutal government crackdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Back in Detroit, the newspaper strikers were gearing up for a huge holiday demonstration, to show the solidarity of unions against management.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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