Definitions
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- adjective Of one who plays sports with their
left foot inpreference to, or moreskillfully than theirright . - adjective Played using the left foot
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Examples
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This is a people's club in which Clark has assembled a mix of youth and experience in the left-footed shape of Gary Naysmith and Kevin Kilbane on loan from Hull City.
Lee Clark busy fashioning bullets for Huddersfield Town's promotion push 2011
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Pugh's left-footed strike in the 18th minute means Tony Pulis's side need only a draw in the return leg at the Britannia Stadium next week to move through to the next stage.
FC Thun 0-1 Stoke City | Europa League play-off first leg match report 2011
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Leicester nearly added a third in the 62nd minute, Konchesky's left-footed free-kick hitting a post, with Davis well beaten.
Southampton 0-2 Leicester City | Championship match report 2012
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He began with three left-footed players on his left side, and a fourth left-sider, Matthew Kilgallon, joined the game when Wes Brown fell victim to a groin strain in the first half.
Martin O'Neill rejigs Sunderland's backline to stifle Manchester City | David Pleat 2012
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He brilliantly feints to shoot, throwing the Zambian defence off course, but having worked the opening, he drags his left-footed shot agonisingly past the right post.89 min: "Does anyone with knowledge of the stadium location know whether Drogba's penalty would have landed in the Congo or the Gulf of Guinea?" honks Simon Ward in London.
Ivory Coast v Zambia - as it happened | Jacob Steinberg 2012
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Shirokov's left-footed winner came 13 minutes from time.
Dynamo Kiev thrash Beskitas to set up Manchester City clash in last 16 2011
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A naturally left-footed, zippy runner and lethal crosser is bound to appear a different player when deprived of his chance to run straight and true.
Gareth Bale's zip for Wales reminds England what they are missing | Paul Hayward 2011
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This season the left-footed midfielder will hope to establish himself much as Jack Wilshere has done at Arsenal.
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A native of Melbourne, the left-footed Wing grew up playing Australian Rules Football, where precise punting and goal kicking are the game's most important skills.
An Aussie Who Rules at Football Scott Cacciola 2011
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Eleven minutes in, Cristiano Ronaldo struck a low, hard left-footed shot that flew past José Pinto, close to his body.
Barcelona see off Real Madrid and José Mourinho with little problem 2012
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