playmaker

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They broke the British transfer record to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle for a fee of £125m having previously bought Bayer Leverkusen and Germany playmaker Florian Wirtz for a then-club record £116m.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Manchester United playmaker Bruno Fernandes - who set a new single-season assists record - narrowly missed out in second, while Brentford's 22-goal striker Igor Thiago came third.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Dortmund saw off Manchester United in the semi-finals to set up a showdown against Juventus in Munich in 1997, with Lambert handed the task of man-marking a playmaker emerging as one of the world's greatest.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

This will also be a first home match in charge for the great Gheorghe Hagi, the former Barcelona and Real Madrid playmaker who scored in Cardiff 33 years ago.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

When she had gone, the playmaker sat for a long while in meditation; and then smilingly he took up his pen.

From The Certain Hour by Cabell, James Branch