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...hungry and aggressive Black Bear attack pushed the Crimson defenders towards their own goal mouth while the Maine fullbacks sealed off the pitch at midfield, halting Harvard’s advances...
...takes all four backs talking to each other and maintaining shape, it takes all three of the central midfielders getting hard pressure on the ball in the midfield and it takes our forwards giving us shape wide,” Hodel said...
...Football fans want to know: Why did Real Madrid pay a majestic $41 million for Manchester United star and England captain David Beckham? The Spanish club already has another magician in right midfield, Luis Figo, who produces more goals and assists than Beckham does and leads him in free-kick conversions, the English player's stock-in-trade. The answer came last week from Tokyo, where Beckham and his wife, Victoria, arrived to promote a brand of chocolate and a chain of beauty salons. Wherever they went, the couple was mobbed by fans wearing Beckham shirts and waving Beckham dolls...
...Real? Buying David Beckham enriches Real Madrid's commercial prospects but may leave it poorer on the pitch. Rumors swirling around the Spanish soccer club suggest the arrival of the English star has upset Luis Figo, Madrid's spiky-haired Portuguese ace. Figo plays on the right side of midfield, Beckham's best position. Although Figo is by common consent the better player, insiders say he is worried the club may give his role to the new guy for purely commercial reasons. Rather than warm the bench, Figo is said to be looking for another team. Europe's biggest clubs...
...also earned first-team All-Ivy honors. Scott, a back, was named to the second team, as were sophomore midfielder Shelley Maasdorp and junior goalkeeper Katie Zacarian. Jen McDavitt and sophomore midfielder Kate Gannon earned honorable mention selections, meaning that the Crimson’s entire starting midfield was recognized...