SOCCER GLOSSARY
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Dangerous play: when a player attempts a play that the referee considers dangerous to that player or others, such as trying to kick the ball out of the goalie's hands, even if no contact is made.
Defenders: the players on the team that does not have possession of the ball.
Defending team: the team that does not have possession of the ball.
Defense: a team's function of preventing the opposition from scoring.
Defensemen: the 3 or 4 players on a team whose primary task is to stop the opposition from scoring; also called fullbacks.
Defensive midfielder: the player positioned just in front of his team's defense; he is often assigned to mark the opposition's best offensive player; also called the midfield anchor.
Defensive pressure: when one or more defenders closely mark a ball carrier to harass him into losing the ball.
Deflection: the ricochet of a ball after it hits a player.
Direct free kick: a kick awarded to a player for a serious foul committed by the opposition; the player kicks a stationary ball with no opposing players within 10 yards of him; a goal can be scored directly from this kick without the ball touching another player.
Diving header: a ball struck near ground level by the head of a diving player.
Draw: a game that ends with a tied score.
The Draw: the selection of World Cup teams to place them into playing groups for the tournament and the event surrounding this selection.
Dribbler: a player who advances the ball while controlling it with his feet.
Dribbling: the basic skill of advancing the ball with the feet while controlling it.
Drop ball: a method of restarting a game where the referee drops the ball between 2 players facing each other.
Drop kick: when a goalie drops the ball from his hands and kicks it just after it hits the ground.
Endline: see Goal line.
English Football Association: an association of English soccer teams founded in 1863 to set soccer rules.
European Cup: the championship tournament played between Europe's top national teams.
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