centre half
Britishnoun
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The peak of the chaos came seven minutes into stoppage time when Toulouse failed on multiple occasions to clear their lines, allowing young centre half Quansah to seemingly slam home his first senior goal.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023
He had been a centre half, but got injured in one match and typically refused to go off so they stuck him between the sticks, where he remained for ever after.
From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2019
No. We need a world-class centre half, and a holding midfielder, and left-back, although I love James Milner but he's not playing in his natural position.
From The Guardian • Apr. 19, 2017
Patrick O'Connell, a centre half and the side's captain, stepped up and hit it so far wide it nearly hit the corner flag, according to match reports.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2015
In the centre, half on the green and half on the white, is a curious brown smudge.
From The First Hundred Thousand by Hay, Ian
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