Route One

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | 252 words | Copyright

Route One in soccer, the use of a long kick upfield as an attacking tactic. The term comes from a phrase used in the 1960s television quiz show Quizball, in which questions (graded in difficulty) led to scoring a goal, Route One being the direct path.

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