captain

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The most significant is captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, who missed the New Zealand ODIs with a "minor" calf tear and has now been ruled out of the subsequent T20 series.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The off-field upheaval will coincide with the need to appoint a new captain as Bernardo Silva leaves this summer, along with popular England defender John Stones, when their contracts expire, while more could follow.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

His former City captain, Vincent Kompany, just won the German league as manager of Bayern.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

"Football changes. Life changes," Casemiro said in his recent interview with former United captain Ferdinand.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Calmly the captain picked up the boy by the back of his coat and moved him, arms flailing, to sit on his mother’s other side, uncomfortably squeezed between his parents.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood