Sentence examples for by not playing for from inspiring English sources

Although he returned to Spain last summer, he disappointed some at home by not playing for his country; he worked with the Grizzlies' strength and conditioning coach, Mike Curtis, instead.

It didn't leave the best imprint on my memory, but one of my great regrets was responding to that by not playing for a few years".

By not playing for England, I got another six years out of my career, playing at a level everyone was happy with, including myself.

Meanwhile, the International Team captain, Peter Thomson, left himself open for criticism by not playing Shigeki Maruyama today.

He prepared for the Masters by not playing any competitive golf in the three weeks leading up to the tournament.

Torre, now the Yankees' manager, related his experience in 1969, when the Atlanta Braves renewed his contract at the maximum 20percentt cut and he responded by saying he would not play for them until they offered him the same salary he earned the previous season.

He was immediately suspended by the club and has not played for Sunderland since.

Essex all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate has been rested by his club and will not play for two weeks.

The 29-year-old, whose early career with Sunderland was hampered by a similar injury, has not played for the Edinburgh club since 11 January.

He was fined £1,000 by his county Hampshire, and has not played for England since.

Bale's focus has been affected by the situation and he has not played for Tottenham since their opening pre-season friendly against Swindon Town on 16 July.