A former member of the midfield ranks at La Liga giants Real Madrid has this week backed a current member of Carlo Ancelotti’s engine room setup to lift the Ballon d’Or down the line. James Rodríguez, ...

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.

Former FC Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara has claimed that Hansi Flick’s men are ‘undoubtedly’ one of the favourites to win the UEFA Champions League this season. Thiago, who retired from ...

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 ...

Weighing in on the perpetual Cristiano Ronaldo/Lionel Messi debate, Rio Ferdinand memorably pleaded with UK audiences during a punditry stint to avoid comparisons and “just enjoy ’em, man.” But ...

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 ...