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The game of football
- gridironsThe game of football
- kickoffThe start or resumption of a football game, in which a player kicks the ball from the center of the field
- platoonsgroup of football players who are trained for either offense or defense and are sent into or withdrawn from the game as a body
- soccera game played on a field between two teams of 11 players each with the object to propel a round ball into the opponent's goal by kicking or by hitting it with any part of the body except the hands and arms called also association football
- kickaboutan informal game of football
- kickaroundan informal game of football
- kickaboutsKICKABOUT, an informal game of football
- kickaroundsKICKAROUND, an informal game of football
- halftimean intermission between halves of a game or contest (as in football or basketball)
- hurling(in parts of Britain, esp. Cornwall) a traditional, rural game in which two groups of players, using methods similar to those of football, vie for possession of a ball or other object and try to carry or hurl it into their own parish, village, farm, etc.
- halftimean intermission at a football game
- halftimesHALFTIME, an intermission at a football game
- clockto use up as much game time as possible when one is winning, as to protect a lead in basketball, ice hockey, or football
- rugbya football game in which play is continuous without time-outs or substitutions, interference and forward passing are not permitted, and kicking, dribbling, lateral passing, and tackling are featured
- sacksinstance of sacking the quarterback in football
- midfields(in football, soccer, etc.) The central part of the field
- quarterbackedQUARTERBACK, to direct the offensive play of (as a football team)
- quarterbacksQUARTERBACK, to direct the offensive play of (as a football team)
- backfieldthe football players whose positions are behind the line of scrimmage
- touchlineeither of the lines marking the side boundary in football, etc
- endedplayer stationed at the extremity of a line (as in football)
- touchlinesTOUCHLINE, either of the lines marking the side boundary in football, etc
- weaksidethe side of a football formation having the smaller number of players
- receiveprepare to take possession of the ball from a kick in football
- receivermember of the offensive team in football eligible to catch a forward pass
- backfieldin American football, playing in the position of a back / the backs collectively
- jammerblock, crowd, or bump (a pass receiver) near the line of scrimmage in football
- slantyfootball running play in which the ballcarrier runs obliquely toward the line of scrimmage
- takeaways(in football and hockey) An act of regaining the ball or puck from the opposing team
- takeaway(in football and hockey) An act of regaining the ball or puck from the opposing team
- possessions(in football, basketball, and other ball games) Temporary control of the ball by a particular player or team
- possession(in football, basketball, and other ball games) Temporary control of the ball by a particular player or team
- keyingobserve the position or movement of an opposing player in football in order to anticipate the play usually used with on
- flagged(of an official in football, soccer, and other sports) Raise or throw a flag to indicate a breach of the rules
- flagging(of an official in football, soccer, and other sports) Raise or throw a flag to indicate a breach of the rules
- sidelinesEither of the two lines bounding the longer sides of a football field, basketball court, tennis court, or similar playing area
- tweenera player who has some but not all of the necessary characteristics for each of two or more positions (as in football or basketball)
- quarterbackin American football, the player between the linemen and the halfbacks, who directs the teams's attacking play / to direct the offensive play of (as a football team)
- trapfootball play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then is blocked from the side while the ballcarrier advances through the spot vacated by the defensive player
- ruggerform of football, played between two teams of 15 members each, that differs from soccer in freedom to carry the ball, block with the hands and arms, and tackle, and is characterized chiefly by continuous action and prohibition against the use of substitut