The sweeper is a defensive position in
The sweeper is sometimes also called 'libero' from the italian for 'free'
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football — /foot bawl /, n. 1. a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent s goal line and by place… … Universalium
sweeper — sweep|er [ˈswi:pə US ər] n 1.) someone or something that sweeps ▪ a road sweeper 2.) BrE a football player who plays in a position behind other defending players … Dictionary of contemporary English
sweeper — noun (C) 1 someone or something that sweeps: a road sweeper 2 BrE a football player who plays in a position behind other defending players … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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