Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. soccer A sweeper.
- n. volleyball A designated back-row player intended to be used as a ball-control specialist.
Examples
“And so, while listed as a defender on the team sheet, he often stepped into midfield to orchestrate his team's attacks, thereby adding the word libero to the football lexicon.”
“I had been sick with glandular fever, so I was playing as a libero, which is a position I don't usually play, so it wouldn't be as physical and I wouldn't burn out," she said.”
“Pietro Rinaldi (6) and Edoardo Ciabattini (2) play libero - defensive players who can freely ( "libero") replace any of the back-row players during a game.”
“When his stamina started to wane David Beckham attempted to reinvent himself as a deep-lying creative midfielder, who would sit in front of the defence – a sort of pre-emptive libero – pinging passes around the place like a coarse fisherman laying ground bait.”
The Guardian: When a sportsman's elk-hunting days are over | Harry Pearson
“The position of libero was ideal for the player of whom observers would say: "His legs have gone but he's still got a lovely touch.”
The Guardian: When a sportsman's elk-hunting days are over | Harry Pearson
“Earlier, Penn State libero Dennis Del Valle added 17 digs and setter Edgardo Goas recorded 49 assists in the 30-21, 30-23, 30-28 win.”
“Surely it's the more technically-gifted Agger in the libero role rather than Carragher?”
The Guardian: The day Liverpool played Carlo Ancelotti at his own game – and won | Richard Williams
“So Terry and Cole, at least, must have been amazed by what they witnessed on Sunday, when Liverpool sent out Carragher to act as a sort of libero alongside the man-markers Martin Skrtel and Daniel Agger, with Martin Kelly and Glen Johnson pushed up the flanks.”
The Guardian: The day Liverpool played Carlo Ancelotti at his own game – and won | Richard Williams
“I dont have to explain to any demo libero progresso nimrod anything.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘libero’.
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football (soccer) jargon
or terms I learned from soccer coverage even if they are not specific to the game
gol olimpico, rabona, catenaccio, shambolic, nous, gormless, libero, enganche, carrilero, Total Voetbal, Die Mannschaft, geste
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Jules Rimet A-Gleaming
Thinking of a better title. This list is about football/soccer. I don't want it to be simply a list of favourite players, clubs, etc. It's more about documenting key moments and concepts in the gam...
blattini, jules rimet, association football, offside, marking, striker, world cup, fifa, equaliser, booking, save, penalty box and 68 more...
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