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In the sport of association football, a midfielder is an outfield position which plays primarily in the middle of the pitch. [1] Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they ...
In a practice that ended after the 1998 World Cup, Italy gave low squad numbers to defenders, medium to midfielders, and high ones to forwards, while numbers 1, 12 and 22 were assigned to goalkeepers. In July 2007, a FIFA document issuing regulations for the 2010 World Cup finally stated that the number 1 jersey must be issued to a goalkeeper.
List of players. Information correct as of the match played on 1 June 2024. Raúl is Real Madrid's most-capped player with 741 appearances for the club. With 180 caps, Sergio Ramos made the most international appearances as a Real Madrid player. Luís Figo became the first Real Madrid footballer to win the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2001.
DF. Defender. MF. Midfielder. FW. Forward. Hugo Lloris is the most-capped male France international having appeared in 145 matches and captained France to victory at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Olivier Giroud (131 caps, 57 goals) is the national team's all-time leading goalscorer. Michel Platini (72 caps, 41 goals) captained France to victory at ...
Early life and career Frenkie de Jong was born on 12 May 1997 in Gorinchem and grew up in Arkel, a town in the province of South Holland. His parents, Marjon Schuchhard-de Bruijn, who works in home care, and John de Jong, a community service officer working with parking restrictions, named him after the British pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood. He has a younger brother, Youri de Jong ...
A standoff between FIFA and officials in Los Angeles, including Rams owner Stan Kroenke, could jeopardize LA's involvement in the 2026 World Cup, which will be played across North America.
LW. CF. The most common positions used in association football. Teams must always have a goalkeeper, but the remaining 10 players may be arranged in any combination. 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. A team is made up of one goalkeeper and ten ...
Alessandro Del Piero has made 705 appearances for Juventus and he is the all-time top scorer of the club, with 290 goals Gianluigi Buffon, second most appearances for Juventus Raimundo Orsi — five-time champion with Juventus Sívori, Charles and Boniperti, the Magical Trio of the Juventus squad during the ending of 1950s and beginning of 1960s Antonello Cuccureddu — played 433 matches and ...