There has been one goalkeeper, Lev Yashin, and a trio of defenders, though Fabio Cannavaro was more of a stopper than the German midfielders, Franz Beckenbauer and Matthias Sammer, who were converted ...

Box-to-box football is all about controlling the momentum of the game. It relies on talented midfielders who can join the attack and defense with equal gusto. They push the ball forward to their ...

When Tottenham Hotspur were wobbling on Monday night at Leicester City and Rodrigo Bentancur was receiving treatment for a head injury, Ange Postecoglou made a bold move: a quadruple substitution.

There are several terms for the player in the deepest midfield role. The defensive midfielder. The holding midfielder. The sitting midfielder. The anchorman. They all convey roughly the same kind of ...

Watterson's Max Meacham (10) and Sam Meacham (8) celebrate Max Meacham's goal during action in the Boys Division III State ...

Often considered cynical, aggressive, rash and undervalued, the defensive midfielder holds the key to the fortunes and success of a team. Defensive midfielders act as a shield to the defence and ...

The Moises Caicedo transfer saga is finally over. The midfielder officially joined Chelsea on Monday, ending a lengthy negotiation between the club and Brighton that ...

One of the striking things about Manchester United's poor performance in the 2023-24 season was how open they were in midfield, and how easy it was for opponents to play through the lines of manager ...

Weighing in on the perpetual Cristiano Ronaldo/Lionel Messi debate, Rio Ferdinand memorably pleaded with UK audiences during a punditry stint to avoid comparisons and “just enjoy ’em, man.” But ...

Charlie is a gaming writer and journalist who has been covering the video game industry for over a decade. He is also a regular contributor to various gaming magazines and websites, such as Game ...

This is the second part of a series in which I will be reviewing the past decade on world football. In my first article I had focused on the top ten strikers of the past decade. In this series I will ...

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