center back
Americannoun
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“Whoever comes, comes,” teenage center back Pau Cubarsí said in Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Against Switzerland, its center back received a red card in the 80th minute for a dangerous tackle that denied a goal scoring opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
It will be something of a new-look Galaxy with three new starters in center back Jakob Glesnes, midfielder/center back Justin Haak and striker Joao Klauss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
United, however, found an equalizer when Colombian center back Jefferson Diaz nodded home a header in the 62nd minute off an assist from Morris Duggan.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
I sit with the dorks in the center back, by the long, rattling heating and air-conditioning unit.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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