How To Use Touchline In A Sentence
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The only use he serves as a coach is that his nose just about crosses the touchline when he's sat in the dugout, so there's every chance he'll be able to trip up a tricky winger with his conk.
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We who stand on the touchline are glad you are happy.
Paul VI - The First Modern Pope
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From high up in the stand the manager bellowed instructions to the players via the touchline.
Times, Sunday Times
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From high up in the stand the manager bellowed instructions to the players via the touchline.
Times, Sunday Times
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Bought by the club, rather than Roberto Mancini, Johnson was at first hectored from the touchline by City's manager, who doubtless knew little about him, but has impressed his leader with his dash and daring at outside-right.
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Then, last Saturday, Liverpool adjusted to cope with the pre-match loss of two key players, came back from conceding an early goal, and proceeded to thoroughly humiliate Manchester United at Old Trafford: "Ferguson, standing on the touchline in a coat reminiscent of Michael Foot, had the legs cut from under him and took to twitching from a seat in the dugout," whilst Wayne Rooney was reduced to an arm-whirling figure of anger and despair.
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Fabrizio Ravanelli had been impressive harrying the home defenders but had contributed little in attack until he took possession on the right touchline.
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It certainly had the sour - faced Arsene Wenger hopping mad on the touchline.
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He stood on the touchline wearing just a suit as protection against the sub-zero temperatures.
The Sun
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He has been handed a touchline ban.
The Sun
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Under pressure, the Motherwell midfielder Simo Valakari tried to chop the ball back from the touchline to his central defender Grieg Denham.
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Finally the ball came down on the touchline and Levi was there in a second, kicking the ball into the goal.
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From high up in the stand the manager bellowed instructions to the players via the touchline.
Times, Sunday Times
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She had gone to stand at the cemetery end after spotting Uncle Vernon on the touchline in front of the club-house.
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The only issue is whether it should be a touchline or stadium ban.
Times, Sunday Times
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The shock of the random; a stadium seat fizzing through the air and landing at your feet as you stretch and saunter along the touchline.
Times, Sunday Times
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Liley had no problems with the conversion from the touchline and suddenly here was a match both of quality and drama.
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An operation removed a blockage from his arteries and he was back on the touchline in three weeks.
The Sun
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Winger Chris Watts was soon in action with a determined touchline dash as the second half began and Sinfield was again to the fore with a barging 20-metre burst.
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60 mins: they get in another tangle down on the touchline.
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He will get a touchline ban - which could be more than one game - plus a fine.
The Sun
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And somehow he got away with just a stern warning after a touchline bust-up in stoppage time.
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She spends her Saturday afternoons standing on the touchline, watching her boyfriend play rugby.
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I saw him on the touchline shouting and bawling and jumping up and down.
Times, Sunday Times
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The shock of the random; a stadium seat fizzing through the air and landing at your feet as you stretch and saunter along the touchline.
Times, Sunday Times
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We who stand on the touchline are glad you are happy.
Paul VI - The First Modern Pope
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Lizarazu gets booked for clattering Chris Sutton over on the right touchline.
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Either way, on Tuesday it is the turn of skinny-tied touchline croucher Andre Villas-Boas to attempt to sate his master's Euro urge as Chelsea kick things off at home against Bayer Leverkusen.
The Guardian World News
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André Villas-Boas has demanded the Chelsea players celebrate goals with him on the touchline as part of his attempt to instil harmony throughout the club.
André Villas-Boas banishes Chelsea reserve squad from training centre
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There will come a time when Ryan Giggs is stood besuited before the TV cameras on a touchline somewhere in Europe as Manchester United fans sing his name and reminisce in the stands above, as they did for Roy Keane in Lisbon.
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You only had to look at the coach skulking up and down the touchline throughout the second half to see that.
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His conversion five minutes earlier had come from virtually exactly the same spot on the right touchline, and had arrowed between the posts.
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She had gone to stand at the cemetery end after spotting Uncle Vernon on the touchline in front of the club-house.
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A touchline ban does not stop a manager contacting his coaches - but a stadium ban does.
The Sun
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But when it really mattered, and with an air of anticipation filling the ground, Benn calmly slotted the ball straight between the sticks from the left touchline.
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The wantaway Eagles winger removed his shirt as he crossed the touchline, walking towards the dug-out and dropped it on the turf, before he sat down with the rest of the Palace playing and coaching staff.
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Teenage stand-off James Young converted from the touchline then added a penalty as Albion took control.
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He forced his way over in the corner and Barnes tagged on a touchline conversion.
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Richards got a hug from his boss in the touchline euphoria that followed his 75th-minute header.
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He pondered whether such video evidence might be used to counter the threat of a touchline ban.
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He is a true winger in the Ryan Giggs mould, hugging the touchline and whipping in crosses and lethal shots in great quantity.
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The raw-boned wing still had much to do, but he cleverly chipped ahead over the cover and won the race for the touchdown, Stenhouse converting from the touchline.
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They are the touchline terrors whose aggression and foul language is matched only by the players on the pitch.
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But the independent regulatory commission, which ruled on the charge yesterday, decided a lengthier touchline ban was more appropriate.
The Sun
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It would be more likely that a fine would be imposed rather than another touchline ban for next week's return game against Udinese.
The Sun
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Howley, hemmed in on the left flank, dabbed a clever grubber kick up the touchline, and set off in pursuit.
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With managers, you can issue them with touchline bans.
The Sun
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Even standing on the touchline was a hazardous occupation as these two old rivals laid on an exciting and absorbing encounter played in the teeth of a gale blowing straight across Stacks Field.
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Now he is considering sitting away from the touchline on a permanent basis.
The Sun
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If he challenges the charge and is unsuccessful, he will be given a two-match touchline ban and a fine.
Times, Sunday Times
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With a brilliant kick from the touchline Cooke ended the scoring.
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The man on the touchline was the one with the cool haircut, the stylish coat and the designer stubble.
Times, Sunday Times
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He was given a five-match touchline ban.
Times, Sunday Times
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In the rugby world there is certainly lustier singing and there is lusty singing from the touchlines.
Times, Sunday Times
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I saw him on the touchline shouting and bawling and jumping up and down.
Times, Sunday Times
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We who stand on the touchline are glad you are happy.
Paul VI - The First Modern Pope
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The closer you play to them, either as goalkeeper or someone on the touchline, the more chance there is of being in their eyeshot, earshot, or both.
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It would be more likely that a fine would be imposed rather than another touchline ban for next week's return game against Udinese.
The Sun
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So you do not get the same atmosphere like you do at Old when the fans are Trafford right on the touchline.
The Sun
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Goddard, the man with the magic touch, could do no wrong and sent the ball straight between the sticks from the touchline.
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Burton was talking to Gray off-air on the touchline at Molineux before the kickoff on Saturday and said: "Apparently a female lino today, bit of a looker.
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Jones maintained his perfect record with a superb kick from the touchline.
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Typical of his contribution was Chelsea's third goal, which saw him dispossess Peter Odemwingie on the left touchline near the halfway line and send Florent Malouda sprinting away to cross for Lampard, who finished with dead-eyed accuracy from 16 yards.
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Kearney, who was looking sharp again, combined with Windass on the left touchline before feeding the ball into Dele Adebola in the Hull penalty area.
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A gust of wind resulted in one kick from the touchline blowing right back to the corner flag at the same side of the pitch.
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What's more they don't even have to make every decision themselves because of two equally inept individuals who maraud up and down the touchlines waving their flags whenever it appears appropriate.
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The shock of the random; a stadium seat fizzing through the air and landing at your feet as you stretch and saunter along the touchline.
Times, Sunday Times
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LVG had to run the gauntlet down the touchline at the final whistle as the atmosphere turned poisonous after a terrible afternoon.
The Sun
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We who stand on the touchline are glad you are happy.
Paul VI - The First Modern Pope
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He stood on the touchline wearing just a suit as protection against the sub-zero temperatures.
The Sun
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A touchline ban does not stop a manager contacting his coaches - but a stadium ban does.
The Sun
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He continued to drive his team on from the touchline in the face of taunts from the home fans.
The Sun
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Maybe it was a day for Florent Malouda to hug the touchline, but Chelsea's narrow formation was well controlled by the visitors' midfield barrier.
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Yet two minutes into the game he was racing down from his seat in the directors' box to the touchline where, in typical vein-bulging fashion, he frantically tried to shake his players out of their slumbers.
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In the stands, on the pitch and indeed on the touchline, there were jubilant scenes.
Times, Sunday Times
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And he forgot to mention that he's got a touchline ban.
Times, Sunday Times
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Racing move up quickly and then look to shepherd the opposition wide, to use the touchline as an extra defender.
Times, Sunday Times
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He continued to drive his team on from the touchline in the face of taunts from the home fans.
The Sun
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The first chink of light fell to Blake, who was perfectly placed to receive James Walker's miskick as the keeper came thundering out to the right touchline to clear.
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Cano de buonanotte a neri Diego Buonanotte (River Plate) vs. Boca Jrs 11.07 (This clip captures the backdrop to a legend: it was the cheeky Buonanotte gambeta in the previous November's clasico against hated Boca-audaciously nutmegging hard man Neri Cardozo at the touchline-that first hinted of this wisp of a lad's surprising competitive fires … not to mention his budding dramatic skills.)
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Burton was talking to Gray off-air on the touchline at Molineux before the kickoff on Saturday and said: "Apparently a female lino today, bit of a looker.
Sky Sports Soccer Commentator Fired Over Sexist Comments
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Ronaldo is getting his knee sprayed on the touchline, but appears to be okay.
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A little water, a quick hobble to the touchline and seconds later he was sprinting round like a 10-year-old.
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Stephenson had to kick the touchline conversion to claim the spoils and while he lost his footing as he struck the ball, his kick still went clean through the middle to end a superb cup tie of the highest order.
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The first real goalmouth action comes as Mills makes himself a yard near the right touchline and welts a ball across the turf to where Heskey is sliding in.
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Andy Bowness kicked a great conversion to level the scores from the right hand touchline.
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Coaches must stand on the opposite touchline and no one is allowed to stand behind the goals.
Times, Sunday Times
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The Eagles boss watched from the stands as he served the second of a two-match touchline ban.
The Sun
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I saw him on the touchline shouting and bawling and jumping up and down.
Times, Sunday Times
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It was a superb effort too, Hawley cutting in from the left touchline, dropping the shoulder and then curling a wonderful right-footer on to the inside of the right post with Hart beaten all ends up!
The Guardian World News
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The gloss on a stunning score came when Stephens converted the touchline kick, giving Kendal a 22-0 lead.
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The home fans reckoned the ball had cannoned off Sean Lamont and their frustration deepened when Priestland kicked a towering touchline conversion to make it 14-3.
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The whole squad joined in the celebrations with a wild dance on the touchline.
The Sun
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As any manager of a boys' team will tell you, ranting and raving on the touchline is of limited motivational value.
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I saw him on the touchline shouting and bawling and jumping up and down.
Times, Sunday Times
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A turnover from James Dalton, back in the thick of things after a long spell out in the cold, sent Dean Hall winging down the left touchline.
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So the discrepancy over touchline bans should come as no surprise.
Times, Sunday Times
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My antics on the touchline are going to have very little bearing on how we play.
Times, Sunday Times
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In the stands, on the pitch and indeed on the touchline, there were jubilant scenes.
Times, Sunday Times
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And yes, it was a tough kick from close to the touchline with the clock ticking and a massive amount of scoreboard pressure.
The Sun
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A giant roar greets the youngster's appearance on the touchline.
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Roy Appleyard converted from the touchline, an excellent kick considering the very windy conditions.
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It was needless from the Belgium centreback as it was right on the touchline.
The Sun
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This did not dispel Calderwood's good humour and buoyancy in a season far from finished as he embraced Levein on the touchline before kick-off.
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Scott Parker clatters a Stuttgart player on the touchline - not the first meaty tackle the chippy former Charlton midfielder has put in tonight.
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The man on the touchline was the one with the cool haircut, the stylish coat and the designer stubble.
Times, Sunday Times
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She spends her Saturday afternoons standing on the touchline, watching her boyfriend play rugby.
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It started with a back-heel from a centre back on the touchline.
Times, Sunday Times
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The first chink of light fell to Blake, who was perfectly placed to receive James Walker's miskick as the keeper came thundering out to the right touchline to clear.
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Players score tries by getting the ball over the opponents' touchline.
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His appearance on the touchline cranked up the volume in Celtic Park.
The Sun
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Racing move up quickly and then look to shepherd the opposition wide, to use the touchline as an extra defender.
Times, Sunday Times
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For once, the lineout maul was regenerated closer to the posts and O'Gara was able to float his pass towards an overlap near the left touchline.
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In the stands, on the pitch and indeed on the touchline, there were jubilant scenes.
Times, Sunday Times
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His clashes with officialdom have led to three touchline bans and he has annoyed a wide cross-section of an entire football culture.
Times, Sunday Times
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He broke close to the right touchline, threw an outrageous dummy and then flipped the ball out of the back of the hand to give Walker a clear run to the line.
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She spends her Saturday afternoons standing on the touchline, watching her boyfriend play rugby.
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Trapped against the left touchline he showed a devastating turn of pace to speed in-between two defenders and slam a shot into the top corner from inside the box.
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Its single stand runs the length of one touchline but the roof covers only a small central section.
Times, Sunday Times
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At one point in the game, Franco Baresi chipped the ball out to the left where Paolo Maldini was waiting on the touchline.
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The video ref gave it and Lansdowne Road erupted, especially after O'Gara added the conversion from wide on the touchline.
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Minutes before the end sections of the crowd streamed over the fence around the ground and formed groups around the touchlines, often overflowing onto the field.
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Having won a free-kick out on the left touchline, the midfielder whipped the ball deep into the box.
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As he ripped off his shirt and raced towards the touchline he was confronted by the pitch invader.
Times, Sunday Times
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There will come a time when Ryan Giggs is stood besuited before the TV cameras on a touchline somewhere in Europe as Manchester United fans sing his name and reminisce in the stands above, as they did for Roy Keane in Lisbon.
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The camera cuts to the dug-out where Sir Alex Ferguson looks most unimpressed.33 min: Sean Scannell, who boasts a similar barnet to Steven Pienaar he used to be quite a promising footballer, goes down injured after a collision with Antonio Valencia, allowing Crystal Palace manager Dougie Freedman to summon a few of his charges to the touchline to issue some instructions.
Manchester United v Crystal Palace
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His appearance on the touchline cranked up the volume in Celtic Park.
The Sun
