route one football en · NOUN
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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:
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Translations (2)
pl route one football (Translations) · es patapum parriba (Translations)