When all is said and done, Terry's aforementioned title as the best defender of all time might be given to Van Dijk. Phillip Lahm was soccer's first great inverted full-back—meaning rather than ...

From tough tackling sweepers to marauding wing-backs, who will be ranked the greatest-ever defender in women's soccer history ...

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In May 2009, football fans from around the world cast their vote for what was the best EPL defender during the 2008/2009 Premier League season. <br /&amp ...

In soccer, defenders struggle to achieve the kinds of milestones that put them in the conversation as their sport’s best player. Their teammates are almost all better positioned for statistical ...

Women's soccer has its first million-dollar player ... the former coach at Chelsea, called Girma "the best defender I've ever seen." "Naomi is a world-class defender who is now coming into the ...

Arsenal star Riccardo Calafiori says Paolo Maldini was the best defender of all time, while Alessandro Bastoni is the current best Italian defender. Calafiori replied to questions from Sky Sports ...

USWNT defender Naomi Girma has completed her move from the San Diego Wave to Chelsea and become the most expensive transfer in women’s soccer history ... “She’s the best defender I ...

The defender, however, was arguably the ... Following the shift, Sammer established himself as world soccer's best "libero", winning consecutive Bundesliga titles with Dortmund in 1995 and 1996 ...