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The one paid handsomely to do exactly nothing for 89 minutes, then everything in one.
means A striker is the attacking player whose main job is to score goals, positioned furthest forward on the team.
from From the verb "strike," rooted in Old English "strican," which originally meant to stroke, smooth, or move lightly over a surface — a cousin of German "streichen." Over centuries the gentle sense hardened into the forceful one we know: to hit, to deliver a blow. The football "striker" — one who strikes the ball into the net — is a 20th-century specialization of that older, fiercer meaning, the same root that gives us workers who "strike" by downing tools and clocks that "strike" the hour.
- job description
- Loiter near goal, punish hesitation, celebrate shamelessly
- match used
- Friction-lit fire on a tiny stick
- boxing role
- The fist that lands, not the brain
- poacher's art
- Greatness measured in inches and split seconds
- labor weapon
- To strike is to stop, powerfully
harry kane — england and bayern munich striker with 213 international goals
cristiano ronaldo — portugal forward with 890+ career goals across manchester united, real madrid, and other clubs
alexia putellas — barcelona women's striker, 2-time ballon d'or winner (2021, 2022)