There are several terms for the player in the deepest midfield role. The defensive midfielder. The holding midfielder. The sitting midfielder. The anchorman. They all convey roughly the same kind of ...
Liverpool’s summer transfer plans are already under intense scrutiny after a disappointing 2025/26 campaign, and one former Reds favourite believes the club’s priorities are pointing in the wrong ...
To advance in the 2026 World Cup, the USMNT must be sound and stable defensively. With the tournament less than a year away, things are looking good at center back with Chris Richards and Tim Ream.
Sport Bild reports that Eintracht Frankfurt are targeting Mainz “Iron Man” Kaishu Sano as a defensive midfield reinforcement. The Japanese international’s remarkable run-of-form at his current ...
Being a defensive midfielder in soccer isn’t always the most glamorous job on the field. They’re rarely the ones scoring goals or grabbing headlines like strikers, gliding past defenders like elite ...
Chief football writer Phil McNulty has been answering your questions on all things Premier League. David asked: Should Liverpool buy a defensive midfielder? We can look soft in the centre of the team ...
Every great team in history has almost always been built around a world-class central defensive midfielder. Think Roy Keane at Manchester United, Claude Makélélé at Chelsea, Sergio Busquets at ...