ball carrier

(American) 1. to have sex (with). An American term which, apart from a brief vogue in the hippy era, has rarely been used in Britain or Australia. Originally an item ...

ball

Earth science; Mapping science

A sphere plus all points inside the sphere.

butter finger

Sports; Soccer

The term was created when a french goalie Fabian Barthez was a player. It means a goalkeeper is unreliable and makes easy errors that causes an opponent team to score with ease.

Feyenoord

Sports; Soccer

Professional football club from Rotterdam, Netherlands. Winner of 14 Dutch championships, 11 Dutch cups, the 1970 European Cup, the 1970 Club World Cup, as well as two UEFA Cups ...

tiki-taka

Sports; Soccer

Style of play in soccer, commonly associated with Barcelona, characterized by short, quick passing and high levels of possession. It is often seen as an upgraded version of Johan ...

panna

Sports; Soccer

The act of playing the ball between the opponent's legs, and remaining in possession afterwards. The British term for the move is a 'nutmeg' but panna is more widely used around ...

elastico

Sports; Soccer

Soccer dribbling move whereby, with the use of the outside of one foot, the ball is first moved outwards and then snapped inwards with the inside of the foot. Key move of ...

akka

Sports; Soccer

Soccer dribbling move and variation to the elastico dribbling move. The only difference is that the akka is performed slightly above the ground, whereas the elastico is a ground ...

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Tour de France

The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. It was first staged in 1903 and the tour typically covers around ...