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scout

[skout] / skaʊt /




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Maguire told BBC Sport that one reason is English clubs now scout players from abroad so extensively that they are signed much earlier, and made into Premier League players.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

You could fly into a major metropolitan area like Miami to scout places and easily plunk down your entire $2 million nest egg in one day.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Before freedom of movement ended, English clubs could scout a vast European market without having to consider whether EU players were eligible to work in the UK.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

“Outside he was shy, very quiet,” former Barcelona scout Carles Rexach once wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

“We were supposed to start at dawn today, head out to the southern valley and scout for another branch location. A few more weeks of this overcrowding and I might get snippy.”

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

She said he was loved by friends, talented in music and sport, having played the fiddle, accordion and enjoyed judo, chess and sea scouts.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

NBA scouts who requested anonymity to speak candidly on the matter said Williams is athletic but hasn’t figure out his game yet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Carr was viewed by NBA scouts as athletic with his 42½-inch vertical leap and as having a good jump shot.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2026

BBC Sport has been speaking to the coaches and scouts who played a part in the footballing journeys of the England stars.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

“And he’s a senior. Maybe those college scouts are giving him money.”

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers




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