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In association football, a cross is a medium- to-long-range pass from a wide area of the pitch towards the centre of the field near the opponent's goal. Specifically, the intention of a cross is to directly bring the ball into the box from an angle that allows the attacking forwards to more easily aim for goal with their head or feet.
A player doing a keepie-uppie Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture. The evolution of the sport has been mirrored by changes in ...
In American football, only one offensive player can be in motion at a time, cannot be moving toward the line of scrimmage at the snap, and may not be a player who is on the line of scrimmage. In Canadian football, more than one back can be in motion, and may move in any direction as long as they are behind the line of scrimmage at the snap.
The first known use of the rabona in American football was by Dallas Cowboys placekicker Toni Fritsch, who was a former soccer player.He used it late in the fourth quarter of the 1972 NFC Divisional playoffs during an onside kick, that contributed to a historic come from behind 30–28 victory against the San Francisco 49ers.
A winger (left winger and right winger) (historically called outside-left and outside-right, or outside forward) is an attacking player who is stationed in a wide position near the touchlines. They can be classified as forwards, considering their origin as the old outside forward who played out on the "wing" (i.e. side of the pitch). They ...
The offensive line is made up of a left and right tackle, a left and right guard, and a center. The offensive line has two different jobs. When the offense runs a pass play, their job is to guard the quarterback from the defense rushing the quarterback. When the offense runs a run play, their job is to clear a path for the running back to run ...
The ball touches a match official, remains on the field of play, and one of the following occurs: A team starts a promising attack; The ball goes directly into the goal; The team possessing the ball changes [1] The first criterion can be phrased as "all of the ball must cross all of
This diagram uses the modern terms. In the original single wing, the primary ball handler was called the "tailback" and "quarterback" was used as a blocking back. This archaic formation was popular for most of the first 50 years of modern American football, but it is rare today, except as a novelty.