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Screamer

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounCommon term

In football (soccer), screamer means: An informal name for an especially powerful and spectacular shot or goal.

In Turkish: füze gibi gol, çok sert etkileyici şut

How it is used

Usually score a screamer; it expresses excitement rather than a measured shot category.

Example sentences

  1. Her screamer from outside the box left the goalkeeper standing.

    The word highlights the spectacular power of the attempt.

  2. The keeper pushed his screamer onto the crossbar.

    A spectacular attempt can be called a screamer even without a goal.

Common collocations

  • score a screamer
  • long-range screamer
  • absolute screamer
  • shotAn attempt to score by kicking or heading the ball towards the opponents' goal.
  • goalA point scored when the whole ball crosses the goal line between the posts and under the crossbar; also the frame with a net that teams try to put the ball into.

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