route one football

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.

Noun

route one football (uncountable)

(soccer) A tactic involving kicking the ball from defence high and far straight towards the attackers.
- 2011 January 15, Nabil Hassan, “Wigan 1 - 1 Fulham”, in BBC‎^[1]:
  It was route one football from Wigan with Rodallega latching onto Al Habsi's long clearance after it was misjudged by Aaron Hughes.

Derived terms

route-one

Translations

Spanish: patapum parriba (Spain, colloquial)