Human barrier formed by two or more players to stand between the ball and the goal before a free kick is taken. The wall must be at least 9.15 metres (10 yards) from where the ball is placed to take the free kick. This is the same distance as that between the penalty spot and the goal, the radius of the central circle and the radius of the arc drawn from the penalty spot in the penalty area. The result of forming the wall is that the player taking the free kick can see only half of the goal, and the goalkeeper covers that half. The consequent difficulty of scoring a goal from a free kick has led to the appearance of specialists at this type of shot, players who can bend the ball over the wall or curve it into that part of the goal not covered by the goalkeeper. Some of the most beautiful and spectacular goals in the history of the game have been scored in this way.

Tactical play. Occurs when a player moves up with the ball and passes it to a teammate when coming up against an opponent. The former continues his run without the ball, his teammate immediately passes back to him and the first player receives it behind the opponent. The second player has actually acted as the wall, returning the ball as if it had rebounded from it. Very effective play to move up field and very difficult to prevent without committing a foul.

A series of movement, stretching exercising and running that team players go through before the start of a match, as do players instructed to do so by the coach during the match in preparation to substitute for one of their teammates, to tone up the muscles and enter the match prepared to perform full out. These days, many coaches use the trick of ordering several players on the bench to start warming up so that no one knows who is actually going to enter the field of play until the last moment. Sometimes, the substitution does not even take place, the entire exercise a subterfuge to confuse the rival coach or to spur his own players to raise their game at the risk of being taken off.

A hose-pipe used by home team coaches to slow down the pitch against faster or more skillful teams, using a difficult, muddy pitch to level the game.

Instrument used by referees to indicate the initiation or stoppage of play. Consists of a tube blown by the official, through which air comes out in a small cylindrical chamber and in which the air moves a small ball, making a loud, strident noise.

Used to describe shots that are powerful but misdirected.

Meteorological phenomenon that rarely influences in the result of a match, unless it reaches a certain velocity. Due to the depression caused by the form of stadiums, the wind can make high balls take strange trajectories. Teams generally prefer to play with the wind behind them.

1. In the early years of the sport, a pair of players normally in the forward positions formed by five men in line. They were deserving of the label wing only when the outside man and the inside man show a good connection between them. Among some of the first (1920s) famous pairs who demonstrated this form of play and deserving of this label are Adolfo Baloncieri and the Argentine scorer Libonatti, from Torino those known as the wings from hell, composed of two Spaniards Enrique del Collar and Joaquín Peiró, from Atlético de Madrid and from River Plate, the famous Machine formed by Labruna and Lostau. 2. Side of the pitch at right angles to the goal-line, denominated left or right.

1. Player that moves along the sides of the pitch or wings. He is required to be fast with a body swerve and is usually the player to cross the ball into the area or deliver the pass of death. 2. A forward who plays close to the side lines (also known as wings). The wingers natural function is to dribble, reach the goal-line and cross the ball into the penalty area, opening up defences and giving width and variety to a teams. 3. Forward who plays on the outside of the forward line in a wide position along the wings. His main function is to beat the opposing full back and supply crosses to the forwards but the position is somewhat obsolete nowadays and the function is frequently carried out by the full backs or half backs.