Sentence examples for described the players from inspiring English sources

Sarkozy described the players' actions as "unacceptable".

More than one commentator in breathless explication as their second group match evolved, described the players as "demi-gods who have come to save our country".

The then minister for sport, Roselyne Bachelot, described the players as acting like caïds immatures – immature petty gangsters (there is also a racial twist here; caïd is a word borrowed from north African Arabic).

One of the last stories he wrote before he was jailed was about Iran's tiny but emerging baseball scene, in which he described the players' love of the game and the impact of the economic sanctions on their aspirations.

When they were relegated in 2011, Graves described the players' performances as "a disgrace".

The name "lacrosse" comes from their reports, which described the players' sticks as like a bishop's crosier la crosse in French.

Zinedine Zidane said afterwards that Bale had a "small complaint" but Madrid's coach described the player as "fine" and suggested leaving him out was a precautionary measure.

But England's coach, Andy Flower, who described the player's chances of making it as "probably 50-50," added: "Collingwood didn't face the quicks in the nets.

Little wonder Wenger described the player as being "at the top of his game" as he lavished more praise on him afterwards.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With an actor's showmanship, a man wearing black glasses and a white fedora described the player behind each of the 10 bronze statues that greeted a small group of visitors inside the lobby of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

Bartomeu described the player's apology as "honourable" and "good for football".