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But the Manchester United captain called over Joao Neves, the 21-year-old Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, to practise with him and the pair took free kicks using a Trackman device to assess their stats.—Chris McKenna, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026 Midfielders Lo LaBonta and Hutton were physical in the midfield, pressing attackers and winning the ball, with attacking midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo free to disperse to streaking attackers.—Pj Green
april 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026 With speed on the right wing as essentially a pure winger rather than her usual right-back role, Oke gave Reign’s defense fits, especially when another midfielder joined and created overloads.—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026 Galaxy midfielder Marco Reus had tied it at 1-1 on rebound in the 57th minute.—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for midfielder