In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition...

Defender (association football) The Defender (1989 film), a Canadian documentary The Defender (1994 film) or The Bodyguard from Beijing The Defender (2004...

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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who almost exclusively use...

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Offside is one of the laws in association football, codified in Law 11 of the Laws of the Game. The law states that a player is in an offside position...

The 2024–25 season is the 145th competitive association football season in England. England  v   Switzerland Netherlands  v  England Final 14 July 2024 (2024-07-14)...

A football pitch (also known as a soccer field in the United States) is the playing surface for the game of association football. Its dimensions and markings...

GK SW RB CB LB RWB LWB DM RM CM LM AM RW SS LW CF In the sport of association football, each of the 11 players on a team is assigned to a particular position...

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (lit. 'International Federation of Association Football'), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA...

well as individual skills are integral for playing association football. In theory, association football is a very simple game, as illustrated by Kevin Keegan's...

In association football, a football club (or association football club, alternatively soccer club) is a sports club that acts as an entity through which...

The Football Association or the FA is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle...

(sports), the action of preventing an opponent from scoring Defender (association football), an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposing...

dozens of national and regional variations, is a skill used mainly in association football, but also in field hockey, ice hockey, and basketball. The aim is...

Samuel Ofori (born 6 April 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Tajik side Ravshan Kulob. Ofori made his official debut...

Dan Casey (born 29 October 1997) is an Irish association football player who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell. Casey was born...

In association football, the formation of a team refers to the position players take in relation to each other on a pitch. As association football is...

In association football, jockeying (also called "shepherding" or "guiding") is the defender's skill of keeping between the attacker and their intended...

The history of association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, stretches back to at least medieval times. FIFA cites Cuju in ancient...

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goal-keeper, abbreviated as GK, keeper, keeps, or goalie) is a position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. The goalkeeper's...

A football or soccer ball is the ball used in the sport of association football. The ball's spherical shape, as well as its size, weight, mass, and material...

The Laws of the Game are the codified rules of association football. The laws mention the number of players a team should have, the game length, the size...

Fantasy football is a game in which participants assemble an imaginary team of real-life football players and score points based on those players' actual...

fakes a shot to trick a defender coming in for a tackle and have him flinch away. This allows the player to go around the defender and shoot from a closer...

Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a...

2017–18 Süper Lig Defender of the Season: 2017–18 Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 Primeira Liga Defender of the Month:...

This is a list of the association football competitions past and present for international teams and for club football, in individual countries and internationally...

Maja Krantz (born 27 March 1987) is a Swedish football defender. She previously played in the Damallsvenskan for Linköpings FC, with whom she has also...