Midfield

Midfield
For other uses, see Midfield (disambiguation).

Midfield is the part of a sports pitch that lies approximately in the center. It is a term most commonly associated with football to refer to the area in and around the center circle, as well as the players who occupy that region, but it can be used in field hockey to describe the same area, or in rugby to refer to the area occupied by the players in the center positions. The term "midfield" is also used in baseball to describe the area between the infield and the outfield.

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  • midfield — UK [ˈmɪdˌfiːld] / US [ˈmɪdˌfɪld] noun [uncountable] 1) the middle part of the field in football, hockey, and other games played with a ball in midfield: Both teams are strong in midfield. 2) the players who play in the middle part of the field in …   English dictionary

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