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  Midfielder

  In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play (highlighted in blue on the diagram) is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. Their main functions are to dispossess (tackle) the opposing team, to retain possession of the ball, and to feed it to the...
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  Defender

  Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from scoring. There are four types of defender - centre back, sweeper, full back, and wing back. The job of the centre back, centre half, central defender, or stopper is to...
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  Striker

  Striker is a football video game released by Rage Software in 1992 for the Commodore Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, PC, Sega Mega Drive, and Super Nintendo. It was bundled in one of the Amiga 1200 launch packs. It was one of the first football games to feature a 3D viewpoint, after Simulmondo's I...
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  Goalkeeper

  In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal. The goalkeeper is the only...
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  Wing half

  In association football, the position of wing half or wing half back) was popularly used in the late nineteenth and first half of the 20th centuries. Forming part of the half back line, the wing-half would occupy the flanks of the pitch in a Defensive Midfield position, in a position either known...
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  Inside forward

  In football, the position of inside forward was popularly used in the late nineteenth and first half of the 20th centuries. The inside forwards would support the centre forwards, running and making space in the opposition defence, and, as the passing game developed, supporting him with passes. The...
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  Outside forward

  Outside forward is a position in football which refers to a footballer who plays as an advanced forward on the right or left wing - as an outside right or outside left. Typically as part of a 2-3-5 formation or one of its variants. As football tactics have developed, and wingers have dropped back...
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  Right Wing Back

  In association football (soccer), a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from scoring. There are four types of defender - centre back, sweeper, full back, and wing back. The job of the centre back, centre half, central defender, or stopper is to stop...