Sentences with phrase «presence around the football»

Not exact matches

There isn't much of a presence for this sport in New York City, for example, and while there are games in or around Chicago and Los Angeles, those aren't what you would naturally call college football towns.

«To those who loved, as I did, the old - time football — the very thud of the ball, the scent of bruised grass, the mighty rush of a hundred men, the swift and cool defense — there is something insufficient in the presence of a whole university sitting and shivering in the chill wind around an arena where a few picked gladiators push and wrestle.»

Lampard may not be an automatic starter any more but he will be a crucial presence around the camp and can help those not used to the pressures of tournament football cope with the attention.