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Midfielder

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A midfielder is an association football position. [1]

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A.C. Milan

Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan, is a professional football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899.

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Alf Ramsey

Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey (22 January 1920 – 28 April 1999) was an English football player and manager who, was manager of England from 1963 to 1974, and guided England to victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

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Arjen Robben

Arjen Robben (born 23 January 1984) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich.

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Arrigo Sacchi

Arrigo Sacchi (born 1 April 1946) is an Italian former football coach.

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Assist (football)

In association football, an assist is a contribution by a player which helps to score a goal.

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Association football positions

In the sport of association football, each of the 11 players on a team is assigned to a particular position on the field of play.

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Ángel Di María

Ángel Fabián Di María (born 14 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Paris Saint-Germain and the Argentina national team.

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Bastian Schweinsteiger

Bastian Schweinsteiger (born 1 August 1984) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.

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Claude Makélélé

Claude Makélélé Sinda (born 18 February 1973) is a French former footballer and current head coach at Eupen in the Belgian First Division A. In his playing career, which ended at Paris Saint-Germain, Makélélé also played for Nantes, Marseille, Celta de Vigo, Real Madrid and Chelsea.

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Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal national team.

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Cross (football)

In association football, a cross is a medium- to-long-range pass from a wide area of the field towards the centre of the field near the opponent's goal.

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David Beckham

David Robert Joseph Beckham (born 2 May 1975) is an English retired professional footballer.

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Defender (association football)

In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals.

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Domenico Berardi

Domenico Berardi (born 1 August 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sassuolo and the Italy national team.

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England national football team

The England national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

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FC Bayern Munich

Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V., commonly known as FC Bayern München, FCB, Bayern Munich, or FC Bayern, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (Bayern).

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Fernandinho (footballer)

Fernando Luiz Roza (born 4 May 1985), or simply Fernandinho (meaning "Little Fernando"), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Manchester City and the Brazil national team.

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Football in Italy

Football (calcio in Italian) is the most popular sport in Italy.

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Football pitch

A football pitch (also known as a football field or soccer field) is the playing surface for the game of association football.

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Footedness

Footedness is the natural preference of one's left or right foot for various purposes.

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Formation (association football)

In association football, the formation describes how the players in a team generally position themselves on the pitch.

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Forward (association football)

Forwards are the players on an association football team who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals.

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Franck Ribéry

Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry (born 7 April 1983) is a French professional footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich.

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Gareth Bale

Gareth Frank Bale (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Wales national team.

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Gérson

Gérson de Oliveira Nunes, generally known as Gérson, (born 11 January 1941 in Niterói), nickname Canhotinha de ouro (literally: Golden left foot) is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Give-and-go

A give-and-go, or one-two, is a fundamental maneuver in many team sports which involves two players passing the ball or puck back and forth.

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Glenn Hoddle

Glenn Hoddle (born 27 October 1957) is an English former footballer and manager and current television pundit and commentator for ITV Sport and BT Sport.

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Goalkeeper (association football)

The goalkeeper, often shortened to keeper or goalie, is one of the major positions of association football.

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Herbert Wimmer

Herbert "Hacki" Wimmer (born 9 November 1944 in Eupen, Belgium) is a former footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Javier Mascherano

Javier Alejandro Mascherano (born 8 June 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Chinese club Hebei China Fortune.

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Jürgen Grabowski

Jürgen Grabowski (born 7 July 1944 in Wiesbaden) is a German former footballer.

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Jimmy Johnstone

James Connelly Johnstone (30 September 1944 – 13 March 2006), nicknamed "Jinky", was a Scottish football player.

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Jonathan Wilson (writer)

Jonathan Wilson (born 9 July 1976) is a British sports journalist and author who writes for a number of publications, including The Guardian, The Independent and Sports Illustrated.

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José Mourinho

José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix, GOIH (born 26 January 1963), known as José Mourinho, is a Portuguese football manager and former football player.

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Jupp Heynckes

Josef "Jupp" Heynckes (born 9 May 1945) is a German retired professional footballer and manager.

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Lionel Messi

Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentine national team.

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Luís Figo

Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo OIH (born 4 November 1972) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan before retiring on 31 May 2009.

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Luka Modrić

Luka Modrić (born 9 September 1985) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and captains the Croatia national team.

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Manager (association football)

In association football, a manager is an occupation of head coach in the United Kingdom responsible for running a football club or a national team.

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Marcelo Bielsa

Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera (nicknamed Loco Bielsa, Madman Bielsa; born 21 July 1955) is an Argentine football manager, currently in charge of English side Leeds United.

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Marco Tardelli

Marco Tardelli (born 24 September 1954) is an Italian former football player and manager.

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Megan Rapinoe

Megan Anna Rapinoe (born July 5, 1985) is an American professional soccer midfielder/winger who plays for Seattle Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League.

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Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position.

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Nobby Stiles

Norbert Peter "Nobby" Stiles (born 18 May 1942) is an English retired footballer.

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Passing (association football)

Passing the ball is a key part of association football.

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Penalty area

The penalty area or 18-yard box (also known less formally as the penalty box or simply box) is an area of an association football pitch.

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Playmaker

In association football, a playmaker is a player who controls the flow of the team's offensive play, and is often involved in passing moves which lead to goals, through their vision, technique, ball control, creativity, and passing ability.

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Raúl (footballer)

Raúl González Blanco (born 27 June 1977), known as Raúl, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.

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Real Madrid C.F.

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol ("Royal Madrid Football Club"), commonly known as Real Madrid, or simply as Real, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain.

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Sami Khedira

Sami Khedira (born 4 April 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Juventus and the Germany national team.

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Sergio Busquets

Sergio Busquets Burgos (born 16 July 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Barcelona and the Spanish national team.

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Serie A

Serie A, also called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Coppa Campioni d'Italia.

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Shooting (association football)

Shooting is easily the most common way for goals to be scored.

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Squad number (association football)

Squad numbers are used in association football to identify and distinguish players that are on the field.

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Stanley Matthews

Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer.

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Sunday Oliseh

Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh (born 14 September 1974) is a Nigerian football manager and former player.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Touch-line

The touch-line is the line on either side of the playing area of a games of rugby league, rugby union and association football.

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U.S. Sassuolo Calcio

Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio is an Italian professional football club based in Sassuolo, in the province of Modena.

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United States women's national soccer team

The United States women's national soccer team (USWNT) represents the United States in international women's soccer.

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Uruguay

Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (República Oriental del Uruguay), is a sovereign state in the southeastern region of South America.

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Xabi Alonso

Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano (born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central midfielder.

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Yaya Touré

Gnégnéri Yaya Touré (born 13 May 1983) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

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Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Yazid Zidane (born 23 June 1972), nicknamed "Zizou", is a French professional football coach and former player who last managed Real Madrid.

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1966 FIFA World Cup

The 1966 FIFA World Cup (officially: World Championship-Jules Rimet Cup-England 1966) was the eighth World Cup and it was held in England from 11 to 30 July.

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1970 FIFA World Cup

The 1970 FIFA World Cup was the ninth FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for men's national teams.

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1974 FIFA World Cup

The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany (including West Berlin) from 13 June to 7 July.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midfielder

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