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- noun soccer A method of restarting play in a game where the
referee drops the ball between two players of opposing teams.
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Examples
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Charging over from 50 yards away to accuse Van Der Vaart of diving, then diving a couple of times himself, gaining an advantage from a drop-ball situation by booting the ball back to Spurs for a throw-in by the corner flag and instructing his team to pen them in, constantly in the ref's ear.
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Newcastle United | Premier League match report 2010
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Simple soil tests may be performed to judge quality such as the agitating jar, ribbon extrusion, or drop-ball.
Chapter 10 1985
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Seconds after the game resumed with a drop-ball, Jordan's Hasan Abdel Fattah shaved the post with a clever volley as the tempo accelerated.
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The corner came about following a drop-ball in the Barrow box.
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The referee for that match, Stephane Lannoy awarded a drop-ball instead.
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The corner came about following a drop-ball in the Barrow box.
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The corner came about following a drop-ball in the Barrow box.
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Agbonlahor should have put the game beyond reach in the 83rd minute after breaking from a drop-ball, only to steer a low effort wide as Jaaskelainen raced off his line.
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie / TCM 2010
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Gammel goes right at the opposition with her drop-ball approach.
GatorCountry.com - Latest Headlines ray@gatorcountry.com 2010
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The referee for that match, Stephane Lannoy awarded a drop-ball instead.
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