Sentence examples for revered player from inspiring English sources

Ronaldo entered the 1998 World Cup as the world's most revered player, but he endured some sort of murky episode before the final match against France.

From 1939 to 1943 he studied with Ralph McLane, a revered player and teacher who later became the principal clarinetist of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Or, rather, the next Archie Manning — another legend of Southern football, a revered player for a terrible hometown team with an image that no 12-loss season can tarnish.

A revered player who made his first division debut for Boca Juniors in November 1996 at 18, he would become one of the most emblematic wearers of the iconic No10 jersey, gaining supporters and critics in equal measure as he took a rebel stand off the pitch and stayed true to his pace and style on it, no matter what.

After watching France tie Uruguay, 0-0,Zinedine 0-0,Zinedine Zidanece's mone revered players, said Dofenech was "not a coach".

The World Cup celebrations were already tempered by the fondness of the farewells to these revered players.

Among Zambia's most revered players have been the late Godfrey Chitalu, who died in the 1993 crash, and Kalusha Bwalya, one of the best-loved sportsmen in the country.

April 19 , 1972Recife, Brazil Rivaldo, byname of Rivaldo Vitor Borba Ferreira (born April 19 , 1972 Recife, Braz)., Brazilian football (soccer) player who was among the game's most revered players in the 1990s and a vital component of the powerful Brazilian national team that included the similarly mono-monikered Romário and Ronaldo.

Like Davis, Madden revered his players, and liked them as people.

I'm an old-school role-playing game fan, and the tongue-in-cheek postapocalyptic Fallout series is revered by players like me.

Rubin asked Ritchie to record the album in Malibu, and he assembled a band of revered session players, including David Hidalgo, from Los Lobos, and Benmont Tench, from Tom Petty's band.