Clearance

How it is used

Defenders make a clearance, and a poor clearance can fall straight to an opponent. The verb is clear: "clear the ball", "clear it off the line". Coaches shout "Clear it!" when the ball is loose in the box.

Example sentences

1. His weak clearance fell to their midfielder, who scored from the edge of the box.

2. That goal-line clearance saved us a point.

Common collocations

• make a clearance
• goal-line clearance
• poor clearance
• headed clearance

Related terms

• defenderA player whose main job is to stop the other team from attacking and scoring, usually playing in the line closest to their own goal.
• centre-backA defender who plays in the middle of the back line, marking strikers, winning headers and clearing danger from the penalty area.
• headerA shot or pass made by hitting the ball with the head, usually with the forehead.
• own goalA goal that a player accidentally scores into their own team's net, so it counts for the opponents.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• clearance · Aviation
• clearance · Pharmacy & Pharmacology
• clearance · Interior Design

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• score
• pass
• shot
• tackle
• cross
• dribble
• assist
• save
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