Soccer player tasked with slowing the opponent's attack Crossword Clue, 8 letters

Here you will find the answer to the 'Soccer player tasked with slowing the opponent's attack' crossword clue with 8 letters that was last seen April 14 2025 in WSJ Crossword. The list below contains all the answers and solutions for "Soccer player tasked with slowing the opponent's attack" from the crosswords and other puzzles, sorted by rating.

Rating	Answer	Length	Clue
100%	DEFENDER	8	Soccer player tasked with slowing the opponent's attack
37%	MESSI	5	Professional soccer player with the most goals for a single club (Barcelona)
34%	CRISTIANO	9	___ Ronaldo, Portuguese soccer player who is the most followed athlete on Instagram with over 238 million followers
33%	SUN	3	___ Wen, retired Chinese soccer player who won the FIFA Female Player of the Century along with 44a in 2000
33%	LANDONYOURFEET	14	Cry to soccer player Donovan when something is wrong with the body parts at the bottom of his legs?
33%	MESSI	5	Lionel ___, Argentine soccer player who is one of the most followed athletes on Instagram with over 166 million followers
33%	BALE	4	Gareth ___, Welsh soccer player who is one of the most followed athletes on Instagram with over 43 million followers
33%	DAVID	5	___ Beckham, British soccer player who is one of the most followed athletes on Instagram with over 64 million followers
33%	NEYMAR	6	___ Jr., Brazilian soccer player who is one of the most followed athletes on Instagram with over 142 million followers
32%	SEEKER	6	Quidditch player tasked with getting golden snitch
32%	GOALIE	6	Soccer player who guards the net
32%	BOG	3	Slow the progress of, with "down"
31%	ERIC	4	With 1-Down, player of the Hulk in 2003's "Hulk"
31%	MARADONA	8	With Pelé, co-winner of FIFA's Player of the Century award
31%	TAXDODGERS	10	California baseball players in trouble with the I.R.S.?
31%	KAHN	4	Soccer player Oliver ___, the only goalie in history to win FIFA's World Cup Golden Ball (2002)
31%	PACKERSTRACKERS	15	Detectives tasked with tailing Wisconsin players?
31%	PELE	4	Brazilian soccer player of the 1970s
30%	KICK	4	Attack with the foot
30%	BIT	3	Attacked with the teeth
29%	WINGER	6	Attacking player in soccer or hockey
29%	AMBUSHING	9	Attacking with the element of surprise
29%	KICKEDUPARUCKUS	15	The troublesome soccer player __
29%	USA	3	Country with the most wins at soccer's Women's World Cup: Abbr.
29%	SETTER	6	Volleyball position that's responsible for tossing the ball to the attacking players
29%	CLINTDEMPSEY	12	Soccer player who achieved a hat trick for the US Men's National Team in 2015 and 2017: 2 wds.
29%	AGENT	5	Person representing a soccer player out of the pitch
29%	URUGUAY	7	S. American country with the longest anthem
29%	MIA	3	Hamm who was named U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year five times
28%	GEHRIG	6	Player with the first retired number in baseball

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