Continuing in the rundown of what Vanderbilt will be putting on the pitch this soccer season, we move to a group that lost 3 of its 5 starters who were key contributors in both attack and defense.

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 ...

'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 ...

As the 2025 season winds down, MassLive is taking a position-by-position look at some of the year’s top high school boys soccer players in Massachusetts. Our latest list focuses on the best ...

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 ...

Manchester United are in the market for a midfielder, with at least seven names are under consideration. But which one would fit best?