In his only season there, he played sweeper and anchored the defence of the A.S.L. champion Skyhawks.

During his time at Thistle, he initially played at right back, but later played at right centre-back and occasionally sweeper.

He plays sweeper and defensive midfield position.

Take Kendall Romine, 12, who plays sweeper and is one of the team's star defenders.

This season he's played full-back, midfield and sweeper.

Mohammad Khakpour, the Iranian international, will play sweeper, or libero, as the position is known in soccer parlance.

Like Dooley, Matthaeus is 37 and plays sweeper.

Zaun started playing sweeper early in the season because Alexi Lalas was ill.

Parker, a defender of genuine quality, is at his best when playing sweeper.

Remember last year when Speed played sweeper all preseason?!?