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route one football

route one football noun: a tactic involving kicking the ball from defence high and far straight towards the attackers.

Noun

route one football (uncountable)

  1. A tactic involving kicking the ball from defence high and far straight towards the attackers.
    • It was route one football from Wigan with Rodallega latching onto Al Habsi's long clearance after it was misjudged by Aaron Hughes.2011 January 15, Nabil Hassan, “Wigan 1 - 1 Fulham”, in BBC

Origin of route one football

Linked by some sources to the 1966-1972 BBC quiz show Quiz Ball, in which players could choose one of several "routes" of football-related questions to reach the goal. "Route 1" was the most direct, where players only needed to answer one question to get directly to the goal.

Words formed from route one football

Questions about route one football

What does route one football mean?
Route one football means a tactic involving kicking the ball from defence high and far straight towards the attackers.
What part of speech is route one football?
Route one football is a noun.

Words near route one football in the dictionary

  1. route marches
  2. route marching
  3. route mile
  4. route miles
  5. route of administration
  6. route one football
  7. route planner
  8. route planners
  9. route redistribution
  10. route runner
  11. route runners

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