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Wingers or wings play on either the extreme left or the extreme right. They are usually the fastest players on the field and score the most tries. Wingers often fall back with the fullback to take kicks from the opposition. There are two wings in a rugby league team, numbered 2 and 5. There are two wings in a rugby union team, numbered 11 and 14.
A winger (left winger and right winger) (historically called outside-left and outside-right, or outside forward) is an attacking player who is stationed in a wide position near the touchlines. They can be classified as forwards, considering their origin as the old outside forward who played out on the "wing" (i.e. side of the pitch).
George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United.A skillful dribbler, he is considered one of the greatest players of all time, [2] along with being considered one of the most talented to play.
It is known in some parts of the world as "soccer"; a derivative of the word "association". In others, it is known simply as "football". For more information on the sport, see association football. For information about all sports known as football, see football.
Kaoru Mitoma (三笘 薫, Mitoma Kaoru, born 20 May 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Japan national team. He is known for his dribbling ability.
Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃k ʁibeʁi]; born 7 April 1983) is a French former professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, preferably on the left side, and was known for his pace, energy, skill, and precise passing. [2]
Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE (né Wilson; born 29 November 1973 [3]) is a Welsh football coach, former player and co-owner of Salford City.He is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, [4] [5] and one of the best wingers in the history of football.
Pedro Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma (born 28 July 1987), known as Pedro, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Lazio.. Pedro scored 99 goals in 321 appearances across all competitions for Barcelona from 2008 to 2015.