Sister's pinching wheels for some footballers (8)
I believe the answer is:
strikers
'some footballers' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'sister's pinching wheels' is the wordplay.
'sister's' becomes 'sr's' (abbreviation as in names of nuns).
'pinching' indicates putting letters inside (taking inside).
'wheels' becomes 'trike' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'srs' going around 'trike' is 'STRIKERS'.
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for strikers that I've seen before include "Forwards" , "on the picket lines?" , "More than one 5 across [FOOTPAD], according to the bard" .)