Yes, civilization seems to be on the defensive.

Of the 736 players participating in the tournament, over half played their club football in five European domestic leagues those in England (117 players), Germany (84), Italy (80), Spain (59) and France (46).

Now, during the Cold War, that may have been a defensible position for the United States to take.

It was reputed to be the most difficult military defence line in North Africa.

He's a tennis player.

I'm a football player...

You are a tennis player.

Every player can either create their own Lady club or can join an already existing one.

From 1976 until 2010, the Spanish sports magazine Don Balón conferred the Don Balón Award ( Premio Don Balón ) to the best Spanish player, the best foreign player, the best referee, and the breakthrough player in La Liga.

I hear that you are a good tennis player.

I'm on a hockey team.

He is the greatest player the team has had.

Rubén Castro, Real Betis player.

The ruling on the case, which had been brought by the Philippines in 2013, quickly put China on the defensive.

And the less convinced people are about their future, the more they tend to focus on their identity in a negative, defensive manner.

Last but not least, a work of advocacy will be undertaken for the implementation of judiciary and police reforms.

At age 15, Fischer became both the youngest grandmaster up to that time and the youngest candidate for the World Championship.

And, evolutionists, confronted with this response, tend to circle the wagons and insist that everyone is in agreement.

Palestinian footballer Sarsak on his way to Gaza.

Giorgi Basilashvili, 24, footballer

He is a great chess player but no genius .

Winner of the 2013 Africa Best Player of the Year.

Winner of the 2012 Africa Best Player of the Year.

Winner of the 2008 Africa Best Player of the Year.

It was an important moment in China s evolution from a defensive to an offensive player on the international scene.

Patrick Kluivert of Ajax is the youngest (18 years, 327 days) player to score in a Champions League final, doing so in 1995.

On 12 January, he became the first Premier League player ever to be named the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to being the first Portuguese player to win the award since Luís Figo in 2001.

When a war of salvation and survival turned into a war of conquest, occupation, and annexation, the international community recoiled and Israel went on the defensive.

And you know one of them was a starting player for a season and a half.

Portuguese Footballer of the Year in 1972.

The altitude of each cloud represents the height of that player's tower.

They walk past a barn, where a polo player is sitting.

Decker is married to tennis player Andy Roddick.

Paolo Maldini of Milan is the oldest (36 years, 333 days) player to score in a Champions League final, doing so in 2005.

Following Euro 2008, Van der Sar had the distinction of playing more minutes at the European Football Championship than any other player.

The Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best Premier League player each month of the season.

A sweeping defense review that Japan recently carried out reaffirms that it will continue to oppose its immediate neighbors possession of nuclear arms.

Sabino Barinaga was the first player to score in the new stadium.

As a teenager he was a promising football player.

Then a player from the opposing team throws a boule.

In a historical reversal, Japan has found itself on the defensive against the increasingly muscular foreign policy of its former colony and old rival.

True, their security from military attack is currently no longer at stake. But NATO is more than just a defense pact.

By early 1982, the Iraqi occupation forces were on the defensive and were being forced to retreat from some of their forward lines.

That's what we just did.

In 1981, he was awarded African Footballer of the Year.