From old-school destroyers to more modern-day deep-lying playmakers, here is a look at some of the best defensive midfielders in the history of the game... *Note: Current players under the age of ...

defensive midfield is an often-overlooked position. On this week’s Extratime, host Andrew Wiebe, David Gass and Matt Doyle discussed their top picks for this valuable role — including some ...

THERE'S a large group of elite midfielders in the NAB AFLW competition, but one stands above them all. Womens.afl conducted an exclusive survey among 14 players – one from every club – to find out who ...

THE MIDFIELDERS are the stars of the game. Brownlow Medal winners, Norm Smith Medal winners, best and fairest winners. More often than not, they're the onballers who are finding the footy at the coal ...

Diego Simeone, Fernando Redondo, Jens Jeremies and Emerson could all be in contention for the accolade of best defensive midfielder in the game, it does seem that Vieira is in outstanding form at ...

Here’s your chance to cast your vote for who has been the best midfielder during the 2011-12 season in the EPL (English Premier League) Awards. The heartbeat of most Premier League clubs is in the ...

Naturally a defensive midfielder, he has added more going forward of late, with three goals and three assists in his past 10 league games. Guardiola: "He's the best midfield player in the world ...

59 games. 395 days. That's when Manchester City midfielder Rodri last tasted defeat in blue. City's 3-1 win over Manchester United at Etihad Stadium on Sunday means the 27-year-old is now on the ...

Rice had been Chelsea’s central midfield target for a long ... won in the middle third. The defensive numbers speak for themselves – he’s top of the league or close to it in all of them.