"route one football" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

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. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} route one football (uncountable)
  1. (soccer) A tactic involving kicking the ball from defence high and far straight towards the attackers. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: route-one Translations (Translations): patapum parriba [Spain, colloquial] (Spanish)
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