defender

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Goalkeepers have been key for both men's systems - commonly becoming a third defender in possession, looking to break lines and find midfielders down the middle of the pitch.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

That proved costly less than a minute later when Markanich, racing up the center, got behind Galaxy defender Mauricio Cuevas to corral a long ball from Joaquín Pereyra, then beat keeper JT Marcinkowski cleanly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Axel Disasi's boot was very high and touched the shoulder of Leeds defender Pascal Struijk when he netted West Ham's 96th-minute leveller.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Cross, the deputy public defender representing Escobar, said the new evidence changed the view of the case and how they would have prepared for trial.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Yet our nation’s public defender system is woefully inadequate.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander