route one football

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route one football (uncountable)

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

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