midfield

“As long as the game is not happening right in front of my nose but somewhere in the midfield, I let it twitch,” he said.
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The midfield is mechanical, and their goalkeeper, Julio Cesar, a source of constant anxiety.
World Cup 2014 Nail-Biter: Host Country Brazil Defeats Chile on Penalty Kicks|Tunku Varadarajan|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I saw Nobby Stiles, George Cohen, and the giant Jack Charlton winning every ball in midfield and distributing beautifully.
The Ghosts of England's Soccer Past|Harold Evans|June 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She then tried her second forward-pass and made it good, taking the ball just past midfield.
Quarter-Back Bates|Ralph Henry Barbour

Twice Kenwood made her distance through the opposing line, yet, once past midfield, her plunges failed.
Center Rush Rowland|Ralph Henry Barbour
A kick-off at midfield which Turner ran back 30 yards, a single rush, and the whistle ended the game.
Frank Armstrong at College|Matthew M. Colton
Claflin punted to midfield and Corcoran made one yard through the enemy's centre.
Left End Edwards|Ralph Henry Barbour
A penalty set her back five and then came another long forward-pass and the pigskin was back in midfield.
Center Rush Rowland|Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for midfield

midfield

/ (ˌmɪdˈfiːld) /

noun

soccer

the general area between the two opposing defences
(as modifier)a midfield player

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