There was once a time when midfielders were required to do it all. Now, however, sides are seeking specialists and defensive midfield is an integral area of any team. From the enforcers to the artists ...

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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 search for a defensively sound midfielder has resurfaced, with reports from Caught Offside linking the Reds to Stuttgart’s breakout star, Angelo Stiller. The 23-year-old German ...

'The best defensive midfielders in the world' is the kind of list we might not have been able to publish 20-odd years ago. According to a raging Roy Keane, midfielders weren't separated into ...

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 ...

Houston Dynamo FC have signed defensive midfielder Diadié Samassékou, the club announced Saturday. The 29-year-old Mali international is under contract through 2026 with a club option through 2028. He ...

The role of the defensive midfielder has evolved significantly in recent years. What was once primarily about breaking up play and making crunching tackles is now a position that demands more: not ...

August 23 - The Houston Dynamo signed free agent defensive midfielder Diadie Samassekou on Saturday. The 29-year-old Mali native is signed through 2026 with club options for 2027-28. He will occupy an ...