Situation that arises when a draw cannot be accepted, generally from the quarter finals of a tournament onwards. If the match has finished as a draw after 90 minutes play, the players take a short break in which they cannot leave the field of play and play another 30 minutes, divided into two halves of 15 minutes (without a break, only changing ends). If one of the teams scores before the end of the 30 minutes, it wins the match and plays stops. This is known as the golden goal or sudden death.

Synonym that sports journalists and commentators use to avoid tiresomely repeating team, formation, side, line up, so and sos men, etc.

Ancient Greek game considered by some to be an antecedent of football. Others cite the speromachia played in ancient Athens as a precursor of the modern game.

(Spanish term) Spectacular, acrobatic action in which the player dives forward as if to head the ball but then surprises the goalkeeper by letting the ball pass over his back and back-heeling the ball. Just three goals scored in this way are immortalised in football history, all of them by Alfredo Di Stéfano.

A decision that is the exclusive responsibility of the referee, who obliges the player to leave the field of play for the remainder of the match, without the possibility of being substituted. The referee can also now expel coaches. The most common reasons for the expulsion of a player are: a player (other than the goalkeeper, needless to say) handling the ball to stop a move by the opposing team with clear possibility of scoring a goal second yellow card violent tackle or tackle from behind violent behaviour towards an opponent off the ball or when the ball is not in play protesting to or insulting the referee and anything the referee considers sufficient cause for expulsion (in Argentina, a referee expelled a player for celebrating a goal in an excessive way, provoking the crowd).

Part of the foot (instep) often used to put swerve on the ball or to trip up opponents.