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Advantage

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

/ədˈvæntɪdʒ/nounCommon term

In football (soccer), advantage means: The referee's decision to let play continue after a foul because stopping it would hurt the team that was fouled.

In Turkish: avantaj

How it is used

The referee plays advantage and signals it with both arms stretched forward. If the expected advantage does not happen within a few seconds, the referee can go back and give the free kick. A yellow card can still be shown when play next stops.

Example sentences

  1. Great refereeing: he played advantage and we scored from the move.

  2. The referee waved play on, signalling advantage.

Common collocations

  • play advantage
  • signal advantage
  • come back for the foul
  • advantage rule
  • refereeThe official in charge of a match who applies the rules, blows the whistle, gives fouls and shows yellow and red cards.
  • foulAn unfair or illegal action against an opponent, such as tripping, pushing or holding, for which the referee gives a free kick or a penalty.
  • free kickA kick awarded after a foul or another offence by the opponents, taken from where the offence happened while opponents stand at least 9.15 metres (10 yards) away.
  • bookingA caution shown with a yellow card, which the referee writes down in a notebook; to be booked means to receive a yellow card.

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