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Feint

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounCommon term

In football (soccer), feint means: A movement suggesting one action or direction while the player intends another.

In Turkish: aldatma hareketi

How it is used

A body feint can deceive without touching the ball; feint is also a verb.

Example sentences

  1. A shoulder feint made the defender move before she took the ball inside.

    The body signals a direction that the ball does not follow.

  2. He used a passing feint to open space for a shot.

    The false suggestion concerns the action, not only movement direction.

Common collocations

  • body feint
  • passing feint
  • use a feint
  • dribbleTo run with the ball while keeping it under control with small touches, often to get past one or more opponents.
  • passA kick, header or throw that sends the ball to a teammate. As a verb, to pass means to send the ball to a teammate in this way.

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